All students are eligible!
Categories and Prizes:
Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition. $9,000 in cash prizes will be awarded with $3,000 of this is designated just for high school students! Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals and authors will have the opportunity to experience the peer review process.
High School | Undergraduate | Graduate |
1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 |
2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 |
3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 |
Our mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families, and future generations by studying, measuring, and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship, and choice on their well-being.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the Fraser Institute has regional offices in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. We produce research about government actions in areas that deeply affect Canadians’ quality of life such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources and the environment.