NPG Is Pleased to Announce the Winners of our 2024 Essay Scholarship Contests
- NPG
- July 11, 2024
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NPG is proud to offer challenging contests as part of our mission to enlist a new generation of activists who will be focused on calling attention to the dangers of population growth. We send our thanks to all of our members and friends who have so generously contributed, as well as our appreciation for the tens of thousands of students who have competed in our contests. It is your support and participation that make this critical program possible!
Please scroll down to see the winners from both of our Essay Scholarship Contests!
2024 Graduate Students Essay Scholarship Topic
Imagine yourself 20 years in the future. The population in your area has doubled in size since 2024. Name three of the most serious problems your community faces as a result of this population growth. What can local officials and community leaders do today to prevent these problems in the future? What can you, as an individual, do now to help protect your community in the future?
Click on each name to view the text of the winning essay.
Award | Winner Name | School |
|---|---|---|
$5,000 - The Donald W. Mann Memorial Scholarship for Population Studies | Essence Roark | Yale University (Yale School of Public Health) |
$3,500 | Alex Blake | University of Nevada |
$2,500 | Joy McFadden | College of Architecture and Planning/University of Colorado |
$1,500 | Michelle Berg | National University of Natural Medicine |
$1,500 | Jessica Davis | Vanderbilt University |
$1,500 | Tyler Kleinsasser | SD School of Mines and Technology |
$1,500 | Jill Koundakjian | The University of Kansas |
$1,500 | Monica Monroe | Eastern Illinois University |
$1,500 | Jennifer Powers | The University of Chicago |
$1,500 | Zion Richardson | Emory University- Goizueta Business School |
$1,500 | Sarah Slay | UNC Chapel Hill |
2024 High School Seniors & Undergraduate Students Essay Scholarship Topic
Imagine yourself 20 years in the future. The population in your area has doubled in size since 2024. Name three of the most serious problems your community faces because of this population growth. What can you, as an individual, do now to help protect your community in the future?
Click on each name to view the text of the winning essay.
Award | Winner Name | School |
|---|---|---|
$4,000 | Youssef El-Mankabady | University of CA: Berkeley |
$2,500 | Jose Rodriguez | Florida International University |
$2,000 | Matthew Schneider | Berklee College of Music |
$1,500 | Jack Casey | University of Arizona |
$1,500 | Viera Fisher | Wright State University |
$1,500 | Jace Hersey | Southwestern University |
$1,500 | Jessica Nguyen | University of Louisville |
$1,500 | Lily Ogburn | Northwestern University |
$1,500 | Christian Santos | California State University |
$1,500 | Christopher Slack | Hartwick College |
$1,500 | Zoe Thomas | University of Vermont |
$1,500 | Brooklyn Wagner | California Baptist University |
