Announcement: AFU Third Essay Competition 2026
Fri, Feb 06
|advocacyfortheunique.com
Time & Location
Feb 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 01, 2026, 11:59 PM
advocacyfortheunique.com
About the event
Announcement: AFU Essay Competition 2026
Calling All Middle and High School Students from Around the World!
Share Your Story. Inspire Change. Shape Inclusion.
Advocacy for the Unique (AFU), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and amplifying the voices of students with learning differences, is proud to announce the Third Annual AFU Essay Competition (2026). We invite middle and high school students from across the globe to share their experiences, perspectives, and ideas through a compelling personal essay.
Learning differences refer to the diverse ways individuals understand, process, and express information, which—unlike traditional views of learning or developmental disabilities—are recognized not as deficits but as unique ways of learning and strengths. This may include conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, and learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia).
Essay Prompts