CNO Naval History Essay Contest
Deadline April 30 (must be received by this date), formerly May 31. Highly recommended free contest awards publication and two top prizes of $5,000 (one to a professional historian and one to a rising historian) for well-researched essays on a naval historical topic that "relates in some way to establishing and maintaining maritime superiority in today's environment" and "provides readers with a lesson learned from history that can be applied to today". The Professional Historians category includes US and international professional historians (historian jobs including history museum curators, archivists, history teachers/professors, PhDs, published history authors); the Rising Historians category includes US Sea Service-wide active, reserve, retired, and civilians who cannot be classified as "professional historians". Author may submit multiple essays, maximum 3,500 words apiece in the Professional Historians category and maximum 3,000 words apiece in the Rising Historians category. Enter online.
Source: https://www.usni.org/essay-contests/2024/2024-cno-naval-history-essay-contest-professional-historian
Published: February 21, 2024