Western History Association--Awards and Scholarships
				
Walter Rundell Graduate Student Award
A graduate student research award of $1,500 given annually to 
a doctoral candidate in the field of Western history who has 
completed comprehensive Ph.D. exams and is in the process of 
researching the dissertation subject. Students must be nominated 
by their graduate adviser.
Deadline: June 15th


Sara Jackson Award
A graduate student (M.A. or Ph.D.) research award of $500 given 
annually for research support. Preference is given to 
African-American or other minority students.
Deadline: June 15th


Western History Association graduate Student Conference Scholarship
Two $250 annual awards given to graduate students, M.A. or Ph.D., 
to help lessen the burden of costs to attend annual Western History
Association conference. In addition, the award includes the cost of
conference registration and conference event tickets.
Deadline: June 15th


Arrel Gibson Award
A $400 cash prize for the best essay of the year on the history
of Native Americans. No time period or geographic restrictions
apply. To be eligible, articles must have appeared in 1997 in 
a journal or edited volume. Any WHA member, as well as the 
publisher or author of the essay, may nominate an essay.
Deadline: July 15th


Contact: Western History Association
	 1080 Mesa Vista Hall
	 University of Mexico
	 Albuquerque, NM 87131-1181
	 Tel. (505) 277-5234
	 Fax  (505) 277-6023
	 Email: wha@unm.edu
	 Web site: http://www.unm.edu~wha



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