Apply for the School of Undergraduate Studies Writing Flag Award, honoring the best writing produced by UT undergraduates in courses carrying the Writing Flag! Students must submit their work by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, to be eligible for prizes of up to $300, awarded in three categories—Research, Persuasive/Critical, and Creative/Reflective. The Writing Flag Awards will recognize student writing that best demonstrates clarity, inventiveness, and intellectual rigor.

Eligible works must be written by an undergraduate student and submitted for credit in a UT-Austin Writing Flag class in the Spring, Summer, or Fall semester of 2021. Collaborative entries are allowed in all categories.

For full contest rules, submission guidelines, and other information, please see the Center for the Skills and Experience Flags website.