📢 CICA Essay Contest 2025 – Fully Funded Trip to Azerbaijan! 🇦🇿 ✍️ Write. Win. Travel. Inspire! Submit your essay and win a fully funded 3-day trip to Baku, Azerbaijan, in October 2025, for the prestigious CICA Youth Conference! 📍 Location: Baku, Azerbaijan 📅 Program Dates: October 2025 ⏳ Deadline to Apply: 15th July 2025 🎓 Essay Theme: “Youth as Catalysts for Peace, Cooperation, and Sustainable Development in the CICA Region” 🔗 Based on SDG 16 & SDG 17 — highlight your ideas on peace, global partnerships, climate change, energy security & economic development! 💰 Fully Funded Benefits: ✈️ Round-trip economy airfare 🏨 3 nights' accommodation in Baku 🚖 Airport transfers 🏙️ Free sightseeing tour of Baku 📜 Official certificate from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan 🧑‍🎓 Eligibility Criteria: ✅ Age: 18–30 ✅ Citizen of any of the eligible CICA countries ✅ Only one essay per participant ✅ Must submit a brief biography with the essay (but not your name on the essay!) 📄 Essay Requirements: Language: English Format: PDF Word Count: 1,500–2,000 words (excluding bibliography) Font: Arial, size 14 Line Spacing: 1.3 cm Margins: 2 cm Page Numbers: Bottom right corner Include a bibliography in standard citation format Must be original and plagiarism-free 🌍 Eligible Countries Include: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam & many more. 📢 Results Announcement: September 2025 📲 Check updates on the CICA website > Events section 👉 Official Link: In the comments! Take your ideas global and represent your country in Baku! #cicaessaycontest2025 #scholarshipgoat #fullyfundedtrip #youthforpeace #sustainabledevelopment #globalyouth #bakusummit #studyabroad #youthvoices #sdgs