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York Mason Prize |
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Graduate Research Paper
The
University of Washington Department of History announces the
competition for the annual York-Mason Prize, named after York,
the explorer with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Bridget
“Biddy” Mason, one of the early settlers of Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles. The award is presented in conjunction
with the study of African American history in the American West.
A $1,000 award will be given to the author of the best graduate
research paper on a topic in the history of African Americans
in the 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.
To
be eligible a student must have written the paper for a UW graduate
course or for UW credits offered in the previous academic year.
Dissertation and Thesis chapters, published work or manuscripts
submitted for publication during that period will also be considered.
All papers should be typed and double-spaced with endnotes.
A review committee for the Department of History will select
the best paper on the basis of the significance of the work,
its readability and style of presentation, and its contribution
to an understanding of African American history in the West.
The winner will be announced at the annual Awards Reception
sponsored by the Department of History in mid-May.
Applicants
should submit their papers and a cover letter to the Graduate
Advising Office, Department of History, University of Washington.
Undergraduate
Research Paper or Project
The
University of Washington Department of History announces the
competition for the annual York-Mason Prize, named after York,
the explorer with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Bridget
“Biddy” Mason, one of the early settlers of Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles. The award is presented in conjunction
with the study of African American history in the American West.
A $500 award will be given to the author of the best undergraduate
research paper or project (including scripts, photo essays,
radio productions, television or film documentaries, oral histories,
etc.) on a topic in the history of African Americans in the
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 or projects on western Canada or northern
Mexico will also be considered.
To
be eligible a student must have submitted the paper or project
in a UW undergraduate course or for UW credits taken during
previous academic year. All papers should be typed and double-spaced
with endnotes. A review committee for the Department of History
will select the best paper or project on the basis of the significance
of the work, its style of presentation, and its contribution
to an understanding of African American history in the West.
The winner will be announced at the annual Awards Reception
sponsored by the Department of History in mid-May.
Applicants
should submit their papers and a cover letter to the Undergraduate
Advising Office, Department of History, University of Washington.
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