For the purposes of the General Education Prize, “resident” means that a competitor is registered as an undergraduate in Harvard College and has not yet completed the requirements for an undergraduate degree. 

No student may apply for this prize while on leave.  

No. A student may not submit a work for this prize if it has been or will be submitted for course credit.  

No. The General Education Prize is designed to recognize the efforts of individuals; therefore, works produced in collaboration with others are not eligible for submission. 

No. A student may submit only one work for this prize in a given year. 

Yes. A student may apply more than one time, provided they submit entirely new work each year they apply.  

No. A student may not submit a work for this prize more than once. 

If a submission is about a single Gen Ed course, a student must have already completed the course.

If a submission is about more than one Gen Ed course, a student must have completed at least one of those courses. It is not required that a student must have completed more than one.

Students apply online by clicking the “Apply Here” link on the General Education Prize page of the Gen Ed website. 

This is the first year this prize will be given. In the future, winning submissions will be published on the Gen Ed website.  

Double-spaced is the preferred format for all written works submitted for this prize. 

Yes. The 1,500-word limit includes all text.

No. All application materials must be submitted by 11:59 pm eastern time on the day of the deadline. This deadline is strictly observed.

No. Competitors are responsible for ensuring that their application materials are complete and submitted to the Program in General Education by 11:59 pm on the day of the deadline. No extensions are granted. 

A student encountering difficulty with any portion of the application should immediately email the Program in General Education at gened@fas.harvard.edu.  

No. Once an application has been submitted, no changes can be made to any part of it. Applicants are advised to review their applications carefully before clicking the “Submit” button.