Military History Essay Contest
To celebrate the success of our Teaching Military History website, we are sponsoring an essay contest for military history students across the United States. The contest is divided into three categories open to AP history students, undergraduates, and ROTC cadets.
The winner in each category will be awarded $100 and a signed-copy of one of the Center’s publications.
And the winning essays in each category will be featured on our website.
We did not receive enough submissions to award prizes in 2022.
2022 Essay Topics
AP History Category
How did the First World War impact your hometown?
Undergraduate Category
Why are women not required to register for the selective service in the United States? Select and analyze one key moment in the debate over women’s military service.
ROTC Category
What is the role of citizen-soldiers in the 21st century United States?
Format
The essay should have a title and clearly state the student’s name, grade or level, institution, and an email address where they can be reached.
The essay must be between 1000 and 1500 words. Any citation style can be used as long as it is consistent throughout the paper.
Submissions should be emailed to centermwss@outlook.com by April 1, 2022. Winners will be announced on May 1.
We did not receive enough submissions to award prizes in 2022.
FAQs
If you have additional questions, please reach out to Marjorie Galelli (galelli@ku.edu)
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Yes, the contest is open to AP History, AP Government, and IB students.
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Yes, cadets from military academies can submit an essay for either the undergraduate or the ROTC category.