The Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) is sponsoring the first annual SIG Essay Contest. The writer of the winning essay receives a full scholarship to SIG’s three-week residential program held this summer at college campuses across the country.

Students must submit an original 500-word essay on: “How can American education improve its preparation of today’s students for tomorrow’s world?” Students in grades 4 through 11 are eligible to participate.

SIG will accept submissions through April 1. Winners will be notified in May.

For more information about the SIG Essay Contest, visit www.giftedstudy.com/essay.