[bioundgrd] Fwd: 2018 History Undergraduate Writing Prize Due May 22

[Janice Chang]

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From: Meghan J Pepin <mjpepin at mit.edu<mailto:mjpepin at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please Circulate: 2018 History Undergraduate Writing Prize Due May 22
Date: May 15, 2018 at 12:01:02 PM EDT


The 2018 History Undergraduate Writing Prize is due Tuesday, May 22, by 5pm.  Would you please email the information below to your student lists?

Thank you,
Meghan

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The History Faculty is soliciting nominations for the 2018 History Undergraduate Writing Prizes, honoring excellence in historical research and writing.  The three awards of $300 each honor MIT historians John W. Dower, Pauline Maier, and Bruce Mazlish.

Eligibility:

MIT undergraduate students and non-MIT students who have taken a 21H subject in 2017-18, taught by an MIT History Faculty member may submit entries.

Requirements:

Papers must have been written for a 21H subject taught by an MIT History Faculty member in 2017-18.

Papers written for non-21H subjects are not eligible unless the instructor has a joint appointment with the MIT History Faculty

Length must be a minimum of 10 pages, double-spaced.

Papers should contain the essay title only. Leave out your name, subject number, and subject title.

How to apply:

Send completed entry form<https://history.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2018%20History%20Undergraduate%20Writing%20Prize%20Entry%20Form.pdf> and paper as a PDF file to mjpepin at mit.edu<mailto:mjpepin at mit.edu> by 5pm, Monday, May 21, 2018.  No late entries accepted.

Evaluation Criteria:

A History Faculty committe will evaluate entries based on excellence in historical analysis, research, and writing.

Winners will be notified by email and their names will appear on the history website by Monday, June 11.

For more information, contact Meghan Pepin<mailto:mjpepin at mit.edu>, History Office, 617-324-5134. Also visit https://history.mit.edu/news/now-accepting-entries-2018-history-undergraduate-writing-prize.

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Meghan Pepin
Undergraduate Administrator
History Section, SHASS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(617) 324-5134
mjpepin at mit.edu<mailto:mjpepin at mit.edu>







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