NPG IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF OUR 2022 ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
- NPG
- July 11, 2022
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NPG is pleased 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!
2022 Topic
The 2000 United States Census counted a total U.S. population of 281.4 million people. In 2020, just twenty years later, the U.S. population stood at more than 331.4 million people. That increase of 50 million is roughly the population of New York state and Texas combined. Is this growth good or bad for the United States? Give 5 reasons to explain your answer.
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 | Harrison Hall | Liberty University |
$2,500 | Jadon Lau | Northwestern University |
$1,500 | Aaron Chan | Elon University |
$1,500 | Conner Daehler | Valparaiso University |
$1,500 | Yihan Deng | Georgetown University |
$1,500 | Matthew Doty | University of Notre Dame |
$1,500 | Najya Gause | Harvard College |
$1,500 | Lily Ogburn | Northwestern University |
$1,000 The Michael Hanauer NPG Scholarship | Taylor Gollhofer | The University of Northern Colorado |
$1,000 | Shamona Joseph | University of Central Florida |
$1,000 | Ethan Pellicane | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
$1,000 | Roniel Rivera-Garcia | Iowa State University |
$1,000 | Maryanne Thomas | North Carolina State University |
