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Technology & Humanity
Examine the moral responsibility, human values, and political choices hidden inside technical progress.
View questions2026 Global Essay Competition
Think beyond
the syllabus.
A global English-language essay prize for high school students ready to explore the human questions behind science, engineering, economics, and business.
01 AUG
Entries open
01 SEP
Submissions close
01 OCT
Results announced
$30 USD
Entry fee
The challenge
Four disciplines.
Twelve questions.
One original argument.
School teaches students how to answer. Lattice asks them to decide what deserves to be asked—and then defend a position with clarity, evidence, and intellectual courage.
Designed especially for students drawn to science, engineering, economics, and business, the competition rewards the ability to think beyond technical performance and commercial success.
Choose one question from one category. Submit one essay in English. Every eligible entry is read through an anonymous review process.
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Philosophy & Ethics
Test the assumptions that guide expert judgment, ambition, rationality, and responsibility.
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Economics & Business
Ask what profit, innovation, and market success owe to people beyond the transaction.
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Society & Public Policy
Consider how expertise, institutions, and ideals of efficiency shape collective life.
View questionsWhy enter
Your ideas deserve
a serious reader.
Rigorous questions
Prompts designed to reward reasoning rather than recall.
Scholarly review
Evaluated by 10+ scholars from leading U.S. universities.
Recognition at every level
Category prizes plus percentile-based distinctions.
How it works
Create an account
Register with your school and eligibility details.
Choose a question
Select one prompt across the four categories.
Submit your essay
Upload one original English-language essay as a PDF.
Receive your result
Results and awards are released in your portal.
Entries open 1 August 2026