The Phi Alpha Theta Lynn W. Turner Graduate Scholarship

Name: The Phi Alpha Theta Lynn W. Turner Graduate Scholarship in History

Award Amount: $500

Information and Eligibility:
The Lynn W. Turner Prize, awarded by Phi Alpha Theta, recognizes the best research paper submitted by an undergraduate member of the honor society. The competition aims to promote original historical research and outstanding writing among undergraduate history students.

Eligibility criteria include:

• Membership: Applicant must be an undergraduate student member of Phi Alpha Theta.
• Original Work: The submitted paper must be original research in history, based on primary or secondary sources, and submitted in the proper format.
• Submission Applicants must follow the competition guidelines for formatting (e.g., title page without identifying information, double spacing, page limit).

Application Requirements:

• Completed paper submission per Phi Alpha Theta’s guidelines including title page, anonymized file, and required cover information.
• Institution and chapter identification: the applicant must indicate college/university affiliation and year of induction into Phi Alpha Theta.
• The paper should not exceed the length specified by the competition rules (e.g., 25 double-spaced pages excluding bibliography).

Selection Criteria:

• Originality and significance of the historical research.
• Quality of writing, organization, coherence and historical argument.
• Adherence to competition rules and standards (formatting, anonymity, length).

Additional Details:

• The winning paper may be considered for publication in The Historian, the official journal of Phi Alpha Theta.
• Submission deadline is typically July 1 (each year) for the paper prize awards competition.

Deadline:

• July

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