Heirs Insurance Essay Championship 2025 – Apply Now
The Heirs Insurance Group has announced the Heirs Insurance Essay Championship 2025, a nationwide competition designed to inspire, empower, and reward the next generation of thinkers and leaders. This flagship initiative, now in its fourth year, is open to junior secondary school students across Nigeria in JSS1 to JSS3. The competition seeks to unlock the creative potential of young learners and engage them in critical conversations about the importance of insurance in everyday life.
About the Essay
Essay Topic:
“The Role of Insurance in Keeping Families Safe and Secure”
This topic offers students a chance to explore how insurance supports families during difficult times, promotes financial security, and helps build a resilient society. It also provides a platform to develop writing, research, and critical thinking skills.
Rewards for Outstanding Performance
Heirs Insurance is committed to rewarding excellence. The prizes for the top essays reflect the organization’s belief in the power of education to transform lives.
- Winner: ₦5,000,000 Scholarship
- 1st Runner-Up: ₦2,000,000 Scholarship
- 2nd Runner-Up: ₦1,000,000 Scholarship
- Winner’s School: ₦1,000,000 Grant
These scholarships are designed to cover educational expenses and ensure that financial constraints do not hinder a child’s academic journey.
Participation Guidelines
To ensure a fair and standardized process, participants are required to follow the instructions below. Non-compliance will result in disqualification.
- Maximum word count: 500 words
- All essays must be typed; handwritten entries will not be accepted
- The document must include the student’s name, school, and class
- File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) only
- Save the file with your full name as the file name
- A passport photograph and any valid form of identification (student ID, birth certificate, etc.) must be uploaded with the application form
Deadline:
All entries must be submitted on or before July 8, 2025, by midnight. Early submission is highly encouraged to avoid disqualification due to technical delays or oversight.
Submit your entry through the official application portal.
The Teachers’ Insurance Awareness Prize: Honouring Educators Driving Change
In addition to the student competition, Heirs Insurance is also launching the Teachers’ Insurance Awareness Prize, a special recognition program to celebrate educators who actively promote insurance education within their schools and communities.
This initiative acknowledges the vital role teachers play in fostering financial literacy and cultivating a culture of preparedness and protection.
Prize Package
- ₦1,000,000 Cash Prize for the most outstanding teacher
- ₦500,000 Grant for the winner’s school to support further awareness activities
How to Participate
Teachers are encouraged to initiate insurance-related educational activities and showcase their impact. Here’s how to enter:
- Implement an awareness initiative in your school or community. This could involve organizing workshops, writing and publishing articles, creating educational materials, or using any method to promote the importance of insurance.
- Ensure that Heirs Insurance Group is featured or acknowledged in your initiative to make it easy to track and verify.
- Document your initiative thoroughly with supporting materials such as photographs, video clips, written testimonials, presentation slides, or lesson plans.
- Submit your entry through the official application channel.
This prize is not only about celebrating leadership in the classroom but also about building a national culture of financial responsibility, resilience, and informed decision-making.
Past Winners: A Legacy of Excellence
Heirs Insurance has a proud history of supporting academic achievement. Some of our previous champions include:
- 2024: Hephzibah Chidi, Seacrest Preparatory School, Port Harcourt — ₦5 Million Scholarship
- 2023: Kentimfon Ndanyongmong, Beulah International School, Akwa Ibom — ₦2 Million Scholarship
- 2022: Ugbomyke Princewill, Gateway Schools, Enugu — Brand New Laptop
These winners continue to inspire their peers and exemplify the values of hard work, innovation, and vision.