2024 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM ABROAD

Duha Shabir
Presentation Convent School
Srinagar, India
1st Prize

Rwiti Roy
Billabong International High
Mumbai India
2nd Prize

Nadia Alexander
Homeschooled
Western Cape South Africa
3rd Prize

2024 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM THE U.S.

Hugo Richards
Walter Payton Preparatory
Chicago, Illinois
1st Prize winner

Yulisa Ma
Miss Porter’s School
Farmington, CT
2nd Prize Winner

Joon Kim
Stuyvesant High School
New York City
Shared 3rd Prize

Ivy McMullin
West Shore High
Melbourne, FL
Shared 3rd Prize

2023 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM ABROAD

Duha Shabir
Preservation Convent School
Srinagar, Kashmir
1st Prize

Justin Kim
Barker College
Hornsby NSW, Australia
Shared 2nd Prize

Samuel Pozdech
Gymnasium Jur Hronec
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Shared 2nd Prize

2023 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM THE U.S

Tiffany Li
Chadwick School
Palos Verdes, California
Shared 1st Prize

Ivy Nichols
Early College Academy
Greeley, Colorado
Shared 1st Prize

Trisha Rastogi
Blue Valley High School
Overland Park, Kansas
Shared 1st Prize

2022 ESSSAY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS ABROAD

Sangeun Noh
1st Prize
Raffles Institution,
Singapore

Liam Harte
2nd Prize
Holy Cross College,
Northern Ireland

Yewon (Patricia) Jung
3rd Prize
Chadwick International,
Korea

Nuzhat Mahjabin Arpita
3rd Prize
Adamjee Cantonment College,
Bangladesh

Sam Sihan Zhang
3rd Prize
Quality Schools International,
Shekou, China

2022 U.S. ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

Sylvie Raab
Shared 1st Prize
The Ramaz School, NY

Matthew Oh
Shared 1st Prize
Laurel Springs School, CA

Gideon Witchel
3rd Prize
Liberal Arts & Science Academy, TX

2021 ESSSAY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS ABROAD

OWEN HU
1st Prize

JUSTIN KIM
2nd Prize

AYDA KO JING XUAN
Shared 3rd Prize

ADELAIDE ASIAA MFUM
Shared 3rd PRIZE

2021 U.S. ESSSAY CONTEST FOR US STUDENTS

1st Prize
Sara Anderson
Hunter College High School, NY.

2nd Prize
Alan Vellenga
Grandville High School, MI.

3rd Prize
Thanmay Kumar
Edgewood Jr/Sr High School, FL.

2025 ESSAY CONTESTS

Thanks to the 385 students who participated in KHREF’s 2025 essay contests and to the schools, teachers, and parents who supported their participation. The contests’ winners will be posted later in January. For more information please go here.

2024 Winning Essays

2024 Participants

2024 Essay Excerpts

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