This award encourages undergraduate research in a broad range of subjects related to Indiana and rewards excellence in historical research and writing. Many areas of the state’s past, especially related to the history of women, minorities (including race, ethnicity, and gender/sexuality), refugees, peace and social justice issues, and the environment have received limited attention in Indiana historiography. The purpose of this competition is to recognize students who examine these topics and produce scholarship that advances our knowledge of these understudied areas of Indiana history.
