Every week, AHA Today showcases a new grant, fellowship, or scholarship of interest to historians which has been posted to our free Calendar. This week we are featuring a dissertation prize from the American Society for Legal History.

Cromwell Dissertation Prize for 2016

The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation has generously funded a dissertation prize of $5,000. The winning dissertation may focus on any area of American legal history, including constitutional and comparative studies; topics dealing with the colonial and early national periods will receive some preference. Anyone who received a PhD in 2015 will be eligible for this year’s prize. The foundation awards the prize after a review of the recommendation of the Cromwell Prize Advisory Committee of the American Society for Legal History.

To be considered for this year’s prize, please send one hard copy of the dissertation and the curriculum vitae of its author to John D. Gordan, III, Chair of the Cromwell Prize Advisory Committee, and each member of the Cromwell Dissertation Prize Advisory Subcommittee with a postmark no later than May 30, 2016.

John D. Gordan, III, Chair, Cromwell Prize Advisory Committee
1133 Park Avenue
New York, NY, 10128

Anders Walker, Chair, Cromwell Dissertation Prize Advisory Subcommittee
Saint Louis University School of Law
100 North Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63101

Alison LaCroix
University of Chicago School of Law
1111 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Catharine MacMillan
University of Reading School of Law
Foxhill House
Whiteknight’s Road
Earley, RG6 7BA
United Kingdom

Christopher W. Schmidt
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 W. Adams St.
Chicago, IL 6066

For more information visit: http://aslh.net/about-aslh/honors-awards-and-fellowships/cromwell-dissertation-prize/

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