Merle Curti Award
The Merle Curti Award is a Contest sponsored by Organization of American Historians.
Award Information:
Amount of Contest: Average: $2000
Application Deadline: 1-Oct
Requirements: Award recognizes books in the field of American social, intellectual, and/or cultural history.
Sponsorship provided by:
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Avenue, PO Box 5457
Bloomington, IN 47408-5457
USA
Email Address: awards@oah.org
Phone Number: 812 855 9852
Fax Number: 812 855 0696
http://www.oah.org
You can find out more by contacting:
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator
Bloomington, IN 47408-5457
US
Email Address: awards@oah.org
Phone Number: 812 855 9852
Fax Number: 812 855 0696
It will help if you thoroughly research the background of the contest. Your best chance of success will follow from first understanding the qualifications and then determining if you qualify. Prior to starting, figure out the driving force for the Organization of American Historians and what they hope to achieve with the Merle Curti Award. If you meet the requirements, verify that there is any likelihood of being awarded the contest. Upon determining that there is a good chance of going on to be a recipient of the Merle Curti Award, then you should fill out an application.
A crucial part of applying for the contest is paying close attention to the application. Applications can sometimes be long and tedious, but it is absolutely critical that you fill out the application properly and thoroughly. It would be awful to be bumped because of some minor point.
Once the application is sent off, it's important to know when the Merle Curti Award confers the award and distributes the money so that you can know if it is possible to rely on the contest to assist with any bills associated with your education and its personal usefulness, as there may be restrictions on what bills you can pay with the Merle Curti Award. You might find it challenging to find ways to cover the expenses associated with school, and being awarded the Merle Curti Award as a supplement to your own resources is often invaluable. If you don't end up getting the Merle Curti Award, don't give up, you might find new contests and you may find success elsewhere.