Lefler Award

The Hugh T. Lefler Undergraduate Award

This award is given annually (each academic year) by the Historical Society of North Carolina for the best research paper or project on North Carolina history by an undergraduate student from an accredited senior North Carolina college or university. Each project should be approximately 5,000-25,000 words, or the equivalent substance for a web project, and shall be judged on the basis of  (a) originality of topic; (b) quality of research; (c) quality of work; and (d) overall excellence.  It must focus on North Carolina history.

The purposes of the award are:

1. To promote an early interest in historical research and the development of future historians; and
2. To acquaint young people with the work of historical societies and foster membership and continued support of local and state historical societies.

The award shall consist of $200 in cash and a paid student membership in the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association for one year, together with a suitable certificate bearing the name of the person receiving the award, the title of the paper for which the award was given, the date of the award, and signed by the President and Secretary of the Society. The award shall be presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, at which time the recipient shall be the guest of the Historical Society at the luncheon and dinner meeting of the Association.

Graduate student work is not eligible for the Lefler Award.

ANNUAL DEADLINE (for work completed in the prior academic year): AUGUST 15. Click here to submit an online nomination.

Past Recipients