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| Society for Women and the Civil War, Inc. Box #9066 8345 NW 66th St. Miami, FL 33166 (804) 244-1864 www.swcw.org |
Call for the SWCW 2011 Scholarship Entries!!!
will be two categories of scholarships: one for students currently attending college and one for high
school students. Each scholarship will be for $100 with the winning essay published in our Quarterly
Journal “At Home And In The Field,” and a complimentary one year membership to the Society for
Women and the Civil War.
The theme of the essay will be “Riots to Relief: Maryland Civil War Women” in keeping with the 2011
Society for Women and the Civil War Conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland in July 2011. The
winners will be announced at the conference.
The Society for Women and the Civil War is dedicated to recognizing the lives and efforts of women from 1861-1865, both
Union and Confederate, showcasing original and innovative research in its conferences.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarship winners will be selected on the basis of an essay on “Riots to Relief: Maryland Civil War Women,” based on
original research, on the lives and efforts of woman in the Civil War era. The subjects may be examined from a microhistory
perspective. The submissions will be judged on the relevance of the topic and on the quality of the research based principally
upon use of primary sources.
Applicants must submit:
1. An essay not more than 5 pages in length.
2. A bibliography of the primary and secondary sources used.
3. A personal biography, not more than 1 page, including age, school attending (or prospective school) and contact
information.
Submissions:
Email submissions are preferred and should be sent to swcwscholarship@yahoo.com no later than April 1, 2011.
If you are submitting by mail, please include both hard copy and a CD. Both Word and WordPerfect are acceptable
formats.)
Mail submissions to:
The Society for Women and the Civil War
Box 9066 at 8345 NW 66th Street
Miami, Florida 33166
Please direct any questions, inquiries or electronic submissions to
Polly Steenhagen at swcwscholarship@yahoo.com, or visit our website,
www.swcw.org, for more information about the Society for Women and the Civil War and the Conference on Women and the
Civil War.
Deadline: All submissions must be RECEIVED by April 1, 2011.
The Society will contact all winners by May 1, 2011.
school students. Each scholarship will be for $100 with the winning essay published in our Quarterly
Journal “At Home And In The Field,” and a complimentary one year membership to the Society for
Women and the Civil War.
The theme of the essay will be “Riots to Relief: Maryland Civil War Women” in keeping with the 2011
Society for Women and the Civil War Conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland in July 2011. The
winners will be announced at the conference.
The Society for Women and the Civil War is dedicated to recognizing the lives and efforts of women from 1861-1865, both
Union and Confederate, showcasing original and innovative research in its conferences.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarship winners will be selected on the basis of an essay on “Riots to Relief: Maryland Civil War Women,” based on
original research, on the lives and efforts of woman in the Civil War era. The subjects may be examined from a microhistory
perspective. The submissions will be judged on the relevance of the topic and on the quality of the research based principally
upon use of primary sources.
Applicants must submit:
1. An essay not more than 5 pages in length.
2. A bibliography of the primary and secondary sources used.
3. A personal biography, not more than 1 page, including age, school attending (or prospective school) and contact
information.
Submissions:
Email submissions are preferred and should be sent to swcwscholarship@yahoo.com no later than April 1, 2011.
If you are submitting by mail, please include both hard copy and a CD. Both Word and WordPerfect are acceptable
formats.)
Mail submissions to:
The Society for Women and the Civil War
Box 9066 at 8345 NW 66th Street
Miami, Florida 33166
Please direct any questions, inquiries or electronic submissions to
Polly Steenhagen at swcwscholarship@yahoo.com, or visit our website,
www.swcw.org, for more information about the Society for Women and the Civil War and the Conference on Women and the
Civil War.
Deadline: All submissions must be RECEIVED by April 1, 2011.
The Society will contact all winners by May 1, 2011.