Department of History Writing Awards
Robert B. Carlisle Research Paper Award
For a 15-25 page paper written for a 300- or 400-level History course during the 2024-2025 academic year, including a senior seminar or an independent study SYE (open to History majors and minors only, but closed to History honors projects)
Sophomore/Junior Historiographical Essay Award
For a historiographical essay written for a HIST 299 seminar during the 2024-2025 academic year.
To apply:
- Submit an e-copy, in Word format, of the paper to Jen Berbrich by the award deadline. Please submit as an unlinked Microsoft word document attachment only. Links to Google Docs and cloud-based files will not be accepted.
- All submissions must have a cover page with the following information:
- Submitter's full name
- Paper Title
- Course number and title
- Submitter's contact information
- No identifying information should appear beyond the cover page.
Each award recipient will receive a cash award.
Submission deadline: The deadline for 2024 has passed.
Winners in Spring 2024
Carlisle Award: Benjamin Munn '24, for “The Decision to Create the First Nuclear Weapons: The Role of Science, Germany, and Post-War Power".
Historiography Award: Ethan Hu '25: “Treason or Triumph?: An Historiographic Examination of Queen Liliuokalani and the American Annexation of Hawaii”. Honorable mention to Meghan Weldon '25: “The Legacy of George Wallace: A Historiography”