The winner will be asked to submit a summary of the paper for a blog post and to provide a virtual presentation of their research at a Student History Club noon lecture series event
during the 2021-2022 academic year. The winning essays will be published in a collection of essays commemorating the MUSC bicentennial celebration in 2024.

Guidelines
• The research should focus on the United States-Atlantic World History of Health Sciences in the modern era—from the late 1600s to the present. There is a preference for topics that focus on or include events related to Charleston, S.C., but it is not necessary.
• Entries cannot have been published previously, nor submitted more than once.
• Only one entry per person per year.
• The entry must be the original work and ideas of the author.
• Entries must be 4,000-6,000 word for the undergraduate award, and 6,000-8,000 words for the graduate award (excluding notes and bibliography). Pages must be double spaced, type-written, including footnotes or endnotes, with one-inch margins.

Author Eligibility
The author must be a degreeseeking candidate, resident, or intern, at an accredited, higher education institution in the country.

Submission
Manuscripts must be submitted as a PDF by email to waringhl@musc.edu by the end of the business day, May 31, 2021. Notification of the award will occur by the end of the business day August 1, 2021. Questions?  Email waringhl@musc.edu.