Brevia Research Writing Competition
The Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association (HCURA) is pleased to announce its inaugural research writing contest for high school students. All high school students from anywhere in the world are eligible. Students on a gap year are also eligible as long as they have not begun post-secondary schooling. Winners will be published in Brevia, the official publication of HCURA, and Harvard College’s premier popular research magazine. Brevia’s mission is to engage the general public in research through articles explaining particular areas of research in simple, accessible language. Check out Brevia’s latest issue for examples of our articles.
In addition to being published in Brevia, the top 3 winners will receive a research conversation with a Harvard faculty member in their discipline of interest as well as free admission to the nation’s largest undergraduate research conference, where they can hear from esteemed keynote speakers and meet undergraduates from across the nation. The top 10 winners will receive personal article feedback from Harvard faculty.
We encourage anyone to submit, regardless of your background in research or writing. We especially encourage those who are part of underrepresented communities to apply!
In addition to being published in Brevia, the top 3 winners will receive a research conversation with a Harvard faculty member in their discipline of interest as well as free admission to the nation’s largest undergraduate research conference, where they can hear from esteemed keynote speakers and meet undergraduates from across the nation. The top 10 winners will receive personal article feedback from Harvard faculty.
We encourage anyone to submit, regardless of your background in research or writing. We especially encourage those who are part of underrepresented communities to apply!
Submission Timeline
Oct 3rd: Competition Opens
October 17th: Presubmission workshop led by Brevia Editors-in-Chief (Recording & Slides)
Oct 31st (midnight EDT): Deadline for article submission
Nov 14th: Top 50 articles announced
Early December - Top three articles announced
October 17th: Presubmission workshop led by Brevia Editors-in-Chief (Recording & Slides)
Oct 31st (midnight EDT): Deadline for article submission
Nov 14th: Top 50 articles announced
Early December - Top three articles announced
Submission Guidelines
The article must be under 500 words and written in the form of a Brevia article: a popular press article explaining a specific area of research. It does not have to be research that you have done yourself, but simply an area you are interested in and have read research papers on. The article should have a single author, but you are allowed to get feedback from peers, teachers, or any other sources before submitting. You are only permitted to submit one article.
We recommend reading at least 1-2 Brevia articles first to get a sense of what we are looking for. We hosted a pre-submission workshop to discuss what makes a strong Brevia article. Please see our style guide below for more information on how to format your article and references.
Sign up for email updates at tinyurl.com/rwcupdates2020
Submit your completed article at tinyurl.com/hcurarwc2020
Reference the writing style guide at tinyurl.com/rwcguide2020
Contact brevia+writingcompetition@hcura.org with any remaining questions!
We recommend reading at least 1-2 Brevia articles first to get a sense of what we are looking for. We hosted a pre-submission workshop to discuss what makes a strong Brevia article. Please see our style guide below for more information on how to format your article and references.
Sign up for email updates at tinyurl.com/rwcupdates2020
Submit your completed article at tinyurl.com/hcurarwc2020
Reference the writing style guide at tinyurl.com/rwcguide2020
Contact brevia+writingcompetition@hcura.org with any remaining questions!
