Sandra Trudgen Dawson Award for Service, Scholarship, and Teaching
Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH)
Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
To recognize a graduate student completing a dissertation in a history department. Qualifications: Applicants must be a graduate student historian in a history department in a U.S. institution; must have passed to A.B.D. status by the time of application; may specialize in any field of history; may hold this award and others simultaneously; must be a current CCWH member; must be a graduate student writing a dissertation in history; must have passed to A.B.D. status by the time of the application; may not apply for other CCWH awards simultaneously; need not attend the award ceremony to receive the award; may specialize in any field of history. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee's criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit on online form; should include, scan of the completed signature form verifying ABD status and current CCWH membership; a current curriculum vitae; a summary of the dissertation project, an explanation of how the dissertation project will advance our understanding of the issue(s) under study, a survey of the major primary sources, a discussion of the historiography, a summary of research already accomplished, and an indication of plans for completion of the dissertation in no more than 1200 words, double-spaced; two letters of recommendation from members of the dissertation committee in separate e-mails with name of applicant in the subject line. If a signature is not obtained, at least one of the letters should state that applicant has advanced to A.B.D. status. Focus: History.
Eligibility
- States: US