Each year the faculty recognize outstanding history majors for their achievements in historical scholarship. The Department maintains a list of past winners here. Undergraduate student awards range from $100 to $300 depending on available funds. Awards by student application with faculty recommendation Study Abroad Scholarships Any undergraduate history major can fill out an Application for the Study Abroad Scholarship to participate in an official UGA study abroad program. Applications due October 1 for fall 4990s and conferences, and February 28 for spring 4990s and conferences or summer conference travel. recipients of the department's Thomas Pleasant Vincent Travel Scholarship in 2021-22: Girard Boudreau, Sam Tripp, Elizabeth Van Der Blom, and Shelby McWhirter recipient of the Adam Cramond Martin Travel Award in 2021-2022: Máille Heneghan Drew and Dorianne Norwood Award for study abroad in 2021-2022: Raine Jada Cox recipient of the Piper Award for study abroad in 2021-2022 (awarded in even years): Margaret Bethel Summer Program in Public History Scholarship The Summer Program in Public History scholarship is dedicated to helping defray the costs of students enrolled in the Department's Summer Program in Public History in Washington, D.C. Any history major can fill out an application for this scholarship as part of their application to the program. Application deadline: 1 February. 2019: Griffin Bates, Haley Higingbotham, Andrew Smallwood History Undergraduate Research Award Any undergraduate history major can fill out an Application for the Undergraduate Research Award to help fund research for a HIST 4990 senior seminar research paper, or for travel to present a history paper at a professional conference. Applications due October 1 for fall 4990s and conferences, and February 28 for spring 4990s and conferences or summer conference travel. Awards by faculty nomination Alf Andrew Heggoy Award Presented annually to an undergraduate for the best senior paper 2022: Elijah Woodyard History Department Award (Undergraduate) Presented to an outstanding undergraduate in a field other than American history 2022: Benjamin Barrett Hostilo Family Scholarship in History Presented to an undergraduate from a population that has been historically disadvantaged within the academic field of history 2022: Alysa Matsunaga Joe Brown Connally Award Presented to an outstanding junior who has demonstrated excellence in history and whose interests include Georgia history 2022: Jetta Hattaway Kay Parker Digital Humanities Award Presented annually for an outstanding undergraduate project in the digital humanities 2022: Joseph Bilek Peggy Galis Graduation Award Presented to a graduating senior in history for outstanding academic achievement 2022: Monica Berg Phyllis Jenkins Barrow Scholarship Presented to an outstanding junior history major 2022: Margaret Bethel Thomas Pleasant Vincent Sr. Award Presented to a distinguished undergraduate or graduate student of history with a special interest in the history of Georgia 2022: Thomas Russell Warner-Fite Award Presented to an outstanding graduate or undergraduate student in American/U.S. history 2019: Valerie King
