Student Paper Awards

Enter the History Department Student Paper Competition

Prizes range from $150-$300

Papers are awarded in the following categories:

1. Faith and Reason Essay Competition. $200
2. African or Middle Eastern History. $150
3. Bertis L. and Anna E. C. Embry Award in Global Latter-day Saint History. $150
4. Carol Cornwall Madsen Award in Latter-day Saint Women’s History. $250
5. Cultural History Award. $150
6. DeLamar and Mary Jensen Award in European History. $150
7. Eugene E. Campbell Award in Utah History. $150
8. Fred R. Gowans Award in 19^th C. American West History. $150
9. History of Empire. $150
10. History of the Family Award. $150
11. Latin American History Award. $150
12. Latino/Latina History. $150
13. LeRoy R. Hafen Award in North American History. $150
14. Mark R. Grandstaff Award in Military History. $150
15. American Indian Studies Indigenous History Award. $150
16. Personal Family History Award. $150
17. Sechin Jagchid Award in Non-Western History. $150
18. Women's History Award. $150
19. Ronald and Nelani Walker Award in American West or Latter-day Saint History. $300 (1st place), $150 (2nd place)
20. William J. Snow Award in American West or Latter-day Saint History. $250
21. History of Religious Liberty Award. $300
22. U.S. Constitutional History Award. $300
23. Friedrich Schiller Award for Historical Representation. $300
24. Interdisciplinary History Award. $300

Competition Requirements:

Papers must have been written in the previous calendar year.

1. Students from all majors may apply.
2. Deadline is 11:59 pm on February 10.
3. To enter, upload a PDF of your paper through the submission portal below.