Funding

The St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award is a global student essay competition offering students who study at the graduate or postgraduate level around the world the opportunity to apply for participation at the St. Gallen Symposium. Deadline is February 1, 2018.

By Noreen Balos, Funding Peer
Friday, October 6th, 2017 - 2:52pm


The St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award is a global student essay competition offering students who study at graduate or postgraduate level around the world the opportunity to apply for participation at the St. Gallen Symposium. Participation in the symposium is free for all Leaders of Tomorrow. Moreover, expenses for travel, board and lodging are covered by the International Students' Committee (ISC) of the University of St. Gallen.

  • Join the debate with 600 top global leaders and decision makers
  • Share your thoughts, ideas and visions with the global elite
  • Expenses for travel, board and lodging covered, travel service provided
  • Meet 200 of the world's brightest young minds
  • Celebrate the symposium's 30th competition since 1989
  • CHF 30,000 (Swiss Francs) - prize money shared by the three winners
  • Small and intimate gatherings with world leaders, exclusively for the Leaders of Tomorrow
  • Broad media coverage
  • Become member of a truly unique and strong global community

ESSAY PROMPT
Robots are coming for your job. How do you augment yourself to stay economically relevant? Full Description of Essay Prompt here.

CONTEST DETAILS
St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award

DEADLINE
February 1, 2018, 11:59 p.m. last time zone (UTC-12)