<p>Essay Competitions for arts applicants + some sciences</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Cambridge Peterhouse Essay Competitions</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/essay-prizes">https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/essay-prizes</a></p><p>Kelvin Science Prize</p><p>Thomas Campion English Prize</p><p>Vellacott History Prize</p><p>Open to all "The prizes are open to all students in year 12 or equivalent (i.e. in their penultimate year of school and usually aged 16 or 17), regardless of nationality or school country.”</p><p>Awards: Winner, Second Winner, Highly Commended</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Deadline: mid March</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Cambridge Corpus Christi Essay Competition</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/year-12-essay-competitions/">http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/year-12-essay-competitions/</a></p><p>Medicine</p><p>Psychology</p><p>English</p><p>Biological Sciences</p><p>Computer Sciences</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Open to year 12 students in studying in the UK.</p><p>Deadline: Early/Mid February</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Oxford</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/open-days-outreach/events-students-teachers/resources-teachers/academic-competitions-schools-and-colleges">http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/open-days-outreach/events-students-teachers/resources-teachers/academic-competitions-schools-and-colleges</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.rpc.ox.ac.uk/staton-essay-prize/">http://www.rpc.ox.ac.uk/staton-essay-prize/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Philosophy (Oriel)</p><p>Computer Science</p><p>History (Keble)</p><p>Biochemistry, Chemistry, Materials Sciences (Corpus Christi)</p><p>Classics</p><p>Medicine</p><p>English</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most are only available to students studying in the UK. A number of individual colleges hold their own competitions which can be easily found on google.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Deadline: All through out check the webpage for specifics.</p>