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Academic Competitions for Schools and Colleges

Several colleges and departments of the University of Oxford run competitions which are open to students from all schools and colleges.

Please see the table below for further details of each of these competitions, and do encourage your students to enter them. Preparing an entry for one of these competitions is great practice for any aspiring Oxford applicants.

There are also some great prizes to be won!

College / Department  CompetitionTarget GroupDates
Website
Oxford Medical School Gazette (OMSG)
OMSG Essay Competition 2013 Years 11,12,13

18 November 2013

OMSG website
Corpus ChristiSchools Science Prize (2013 Experimental Psychology, Biomedical Sciences and Materials Science)Years 11 and 12

2013 results and 2014 details to be confirmed

Corpus Christi website
Modern Languages
French Film Competition 2013Years 10, 11, 12 and 13

2013 results and 2014 details to be confirmed

Modern Languages website
Christ Church
Christopher Tower Poetry Competition16-18 year-olds
2013 results and 2014 details to be confirmedTower Poetry website
St Hilda'sHistory Essay PrizeYear 122013 results and 2014 details to be confirmedSt Hilda's website
St John'sClassics and Ancient History
Essay Competition
Year 12 students (no previous experience of studying the ancient world is necessary)
2013 results to be confirmed
St John's website