Anabaptist Research Competition
The Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies at Messiah College announces its tenth annual undergraduate research paper competition in Anabaptist studies. Current undergraduates, as well as 2011 college or university graduates, are invited to submit research papers addressing contemporary or historical Anabaptist topics in any academic discipline.
| AWARDS: |
First Place—$500
Second Place—$300
Third Place—$200 |
| GUIDELINES: |
Papers should address an Anabaptist-related subject (contemporary or historical), show evidence of thorough research in primary sources, and demonstrate original thinking and, ideally, findings or perspectives that are not typically referenced in the existing secondary literature. Disciplinary possibilities include history, theology, sociology, political science, philosophy, literature, etc.
Length: 3,500—5,000 words. Consult the Sider Institute’s website at messiah.edu/siderinstitute for complete competition guidelines.
Questions and submissions should be directed to Carol Hostetter, Assistant to the Sider Institute, PO Box 3008, Messiah College, Grantham, PA 17027; 717-766-2511, ext. 2720; or hostette@messiah.edu |
| ELIGIBILITY: |
Papers must have been written by undergraduates during the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 academic years. Persons who graduated from a college or university in 2011 are eligible to submit a paper they wrote as an undergraduate during the 2010-2011 academic year. |
| DEADLINE: March 1, 2012 |
Award winners will be announced in April 2012 |
