Please fill out your information below and upload your essay submission as a Word and PDF file with the following format: Last Name_First Name_School Name_Kantessay. The submission deadline is October 3rd at 12pm ET. We will not be accepting late submissions.

For questions regarding the completion of this form, please contact teacherservice-usa@goethe.de

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. E-mail address

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* 4. Secondary e-mail address

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* 5. School name

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* 6. School address

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* 7. Current education level

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* 8. What course/subject are you completing this competition in affiliation with?

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* 9. Which topic did you write your essay about?

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* 10. What is your first language?

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* 11. In which language did you write your essay?

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* 12. Do you confirm that your essay submission is between 1500 and 2000 words?

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* 13. Do you confirm that you abided by the following honor code?

By participating in this essay competition, you agree to use AI tools like language models responsibly. You should only utilize them for brainstorming, research, and drafting, acknowledging and citing any AI-generated content used. Furthermore, you commit to academic integrity by avoiding plagiarism and ensuring that your work reflects your own critical thinking and creativity and cites all sources used. Violating this honor code may result in disqualification from the competition.

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* 14. Please upload your essay submission as a Word document here with the following format:
Last Name_First Name_School Name_Kantessay

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* 15. Please upload your essay submission as a PDF here with the following format:
Last Name_First Name_School Name_Kantessay

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