Event Details

End: December 15, 2017
Contact: sbyers@csis.org
More Info: http://www.smh-hq.org/awards/awards/appliedmilitarysubmission.html

The Society for Military History and the CSIS Project on Military and Diplomatic History are pleased to announce the second annual Graduate Student Prize in Applied Military History. The prize will be awarded to the author of the best essay of 5,000 to 8,000 words that uses military history to inform current international security problems. Contestants are permitted to use any historical period, place, or persons to offer insights into current international security issues. The competition is open to graduate students studying military history, including those pursuing a second degree.
 
The prize will be awarded at the Society’s awards dinner. The awardee will receive $1,000, and will be reimbursed for up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting. In addition, the awardee will receive a paid trip to Washington, DC to deliver the essay’s findings to members of the national security policy community. The winning essay will be considered for publication in the Journal of Military History.
 
Essays should be submitted in electronic form to Sam Byers at sbyers@csis.org. The application deadline is December 15, 2017, and the winner will be announced by early March 2018.