Prizes
The History Department offers a number of prizes through the generosity of private donors. Applications for these prizes are generally accepted each Winter, with the awards being made in late Spring of each year.
Thomas M. Power Endowed Prize Fund for Excellence in
History: Outstanding Graduate Student Paper
The Thomas
Power Prize is given annually for an outstanding graduate research
paper. First prize carries an award of $600; honorable mention carries
$300. Students must apply
for the award; applications are generally accepted during the month of March each year. Learn More.
Thomas M. Power Endowed Prize Fund for Excellence in History: Outstanding History Teaching Assistant
The Thomas
M. Power Prize for Outstanding History Teaching Assistant
is unique in that the recipient is chosen by a peer committee of teaching
assistants and not by a faculty committee. At present, the prize carries
a cash award of $500. The recipient is chosen by
committee from among eligible teaching assistants. The award is generally presented in the early Spring. Learn More.
York-Mason Award for Research Projects about African
Americans in the American West
The York-Mason
Award is given to the best graduate research paper or project (including
but not limited to scripts, photo essays, radio productions, television
or film documentaries, or oral histories) on a topic in the History of
African Americans in the American West, broadly defined as any of the
states from North Dakota to Texas and west to the Pacific Ocean including
Alaska and Hawaii, over the chronological period extending from 1528 to
the present. Papers on western Canada or northern Mexico will also be
considered. A review committee for the Department will select the best
paper or project on the basis of the significance of the work, its style
of presentation, and its contribution to the study of History. The award
carries $500. Students must apply
for the award; applications are generally accepted during the month of March each year. Learn More.