Award Name/Title: Society for the History of Discoveries Prize Essay Contest
Amount: Two Awards $500 (US), $250 (US)
Application Status: Closed
Application Due Date: June 01, 2021
Awards Details:
ELIGIBILITY: A post-secondary (college or university) student from any part of the world who will not have received a doctoral degree before June 1 of the submission year is eligible to enter the contest.
THE ESSAY: The essay (research paper) shall be original and unpublished, in the English language and between 3,000 and 8,000 words, plus footnotes or endnotes. Papers previously submitted for class assignments are encouraged. A reasonable amount of illustrative and tabular material will be welcome. The essay must be typed using a standard font (Times, Palatino, Century), double-spaced and printed on one side of the paper. Do not place the author's name on the pages of text. Include a cover page that lists the name, mailing address and e-mail address of the student, the college or university, and the student's current status, i.e., sophomore, junior, 1st year MA, etc.
CRITERIA:
All papers will be evaluated by a panel of judges from the Society for the History of Discoveries. New for 2021, the Society will award two prizes: one for the best graduate student research paper and one for the best undergraduate research paper. The panel’s decision will be final and will be announced on the SHD website after July 15. The committee reserves the right to award no prizes based on the quality of the submissions, and in the event of a tie, the committee may decide to award additional prizes.
Specific criteria:
• Originality
• Contribution to new knowledge or insights
• Relevance to the subject
• Cogency of the argument and appropriateness of the documentation
• Quality of writing (including grammar and spelling, as well as style)
How to Enter
For more information on how to apply for this award, please visit https://discoveryhistory.org/student-prize/
There is no Application Form need to be downloaded.