Open to all undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Selected students receive a $250 cash prize and are recognized at the A&S Awards Ceremony in June.
Details for the Scholastic Competition process are published each spring quarter
PLEASE NOTE: The Scholastic Competition for Spring 2022 has been suspended.
A panel of judges including two to three professors (one from each disciplinary category) and one student judge from the Student Executive Council will choose the top three works and possibly honorable mentions. The judging panel will meet during the judging period, after reading or reviewing all submissions.
The categories for the competition are listed below with the appropriate division per discipline. However, acknowledging interdisciplinary work, discretion for category submission is left to the student. This especially applies to students with submissions in Environmental Studies, Global African Studies, Journalism, Latin American Studies, Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, Women Studies, Modern Languages and Cultures, International Studies, and Asian Studies.
Humanities submissions are to be 6+ page pieces of academic writing, double spacing, 11-12 sized font (Times New Roman preferably). In .doc format, preferably. Foreign Language submissions will not be accepted. Please indicate what class (department and class number—example: ENGL 2520) this piece was written for somewhere on the document.
Social sciences submissions are to be 6+ page pieces of academic writing, double spacing, 11-12 sized font (Times New Roman preferably). In .doc format, preferably. Foreign Language submissions will not be accepted. Please indicate what class (department and class number—example: PLSC 2000) this piece was written for somewhere on the document.
Visual arts submissions are to be substantial pieces of academic work. Please submit up to three images of your work in .jpeg format (for videos under 32mb, submit them in .avi or .mov formats—for larger videos see below). You will we receive an immediate email response requesting a word document containing a statement about your project, the medium used, and your project's dimensions.
The Scholastic Competition has been suspended for AY 2022.
Humanities and Social Science submissions should be in .docx format
Visual Arts submissions need to be in .jpeg format (or .avi/.mov for videos). Along with your images, or video, please submit a Word document containing a statement about your project, the medium used, and your project's dimensions.
If you have multiple images to send of your Visual Arts submission, or a video file too large to e-mail, you should contact ASCDean@seattleu.edu to indicate the size of your submission file, and you will receive further instructions on how to complete your submission.