Submit Your Essay
Submission is closed.
Essays can only be submitted from October 15 to November 5, 2021
Essay Format
Language: English
File Format: PDF format only
File Name: MEEC_2021_Essay[Contestant Number].pdf
For Example: MEEC_2021_EssayU1023.pdf
Font: Times New Roman size 12
Line Spacing: All text in your document should be double-spaced
Margins: Normal margins
Top/Bottom: 2.54cm; Left/Right: 3.17cm
Contestants should not put their name or school or any identifying information in the essay. Essays should include your contestant number and essay title at the top of the first page. Your contestant number and essay title are not included in the word count limit.
Please do not add diagrams or photos into your essay.

Photo Format
Optional. The photo collected from the registration page will be used in compiling a collection of the winning essays.
File Format: JPG or PNG
File Name: MEEC_2021_Photo[Contestant Number
For Example: MEEC_2021_PhotoU1023.JPG
File Size: 500×500 pixels
- School photos
- Normal photos with a plain background
- Photos with pets
- Selfies or close up shots
- Group photos
- Heavily filtered, washed out, or overexposed images
Parent / Guardian Consent Form
Contestants under the age of 18 (as of September 1, 2021) have to submit a scanned copy of the signed parent / guardian consent form (either English or Chinese version) along with their essays. This form can be found in our Downloads Section.
File Name: MEEC_2021_Form[Contestant Number]
For Example: MEEC_2021_FormU1023.JPG
Submission is now closed.
Submission deadline: November 5, 2021 @ 11:59PM
Thank you for submitting your work.