Student Prizes

NGPHC Grad Papers

Judges for the best graduate paper submitted and presented at the 2025 Northern Great Plains History Conference are:

Please submit papers to all three members of the committee by August 15, 2025. Please submit what you are going to present in the time (usually 20 minutes) at the conference. That means no more than 10-12 pages of text (not counting footnotes), depending on the font.

NGPHC Undergrad Papers

Judges for the best paper by an undergraduate submitted and presented at the 2025 Northern Great Plains History Conference are:

Please submit papers to all three members of the committee by August 15, 2025. Please submit what you are going to present in the time (usually 15-20 minutes) at the conference. That means no more than 8-12 pages of text (not counting footnotes), depending on the font.

Society for Military History Student Papers

The Society for Military History sponsors the award for the best graduate student paper in Military History at the NGPHC. For information on competing for this prize please send inquiries to George Eaton.

Papers must be submitted in electronic format by August 31, 2025 to George Eaton at smhatngphc@gmail.com

The William E. Lass Award will be awarded for the best student paper on any topic in the geographic spaces where Professor Lass, who was prolific, carried out research. This region includes Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

Please submit your paper to the prize committee members (listed below) no later than August 15, 2025. Please submit what you are going to present in the time (usually 15-20 minutes) at the conference. That means no more than 8-12 pages of text (not counting footnotes), depending on the font.

 

William E. Lass Award