SMDSC Gilman Montgomery French Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $1,500
3 winners
Eligibility
Location
South Carolina
Major
History
Education level
High school
Age
Age 18-24
About this scholarship
Students in South Carolina or descendants of a Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of South Carolina member may apply across three divisions. Awards are $500 (middle school), $1,000 (high school), and up to $1,500 (college or continuing education, ages 18 to 24).
Submit an NHD-aligned essay or project following National History Day rules by noon May 1 to the designated email. Projects must relate to the current NHD theme.
Essay question
What else to submit
- NHD-aligned essay or project
- Cover sheet
- Title page
- Annotated bibliography
- Process paper for project submissions
- Word count is a range: essay shall be 1500-2500 words (minimum 1500, maximum 2500).
- Essay topic is not a fixed question; it must relate to the annual National History Day (NHD) theme, which changes each year (NHD 2024 theme: 'Turning Points in History'). Students choose their own his
- Must include a Title Page and an Annotated Bibliography per NHD Contest Rule Book section 5.2, Rules 15-20, pp. 18-21.
- Submission follows the NHD Paper Category rules (Section 6.1 Paper, A1-A5, pp. 22-24 of the NHD Contest Rule Book).
- All submissions must have a cover sheet with: (1) applicant contact info (name, phone, mailing address); (2) for MS/HS, an adult point of contact (teacher/advisor/parent); (3) indication of Division (
- Middle/High School applicants may alternatively submit an NHD project instead of an essay (with Title Page, Process Paper, and Annotated Bibliography). College/Continuing Ed must submit an essay.
- Deadline: noon, May 1 (or postmarked by May 1). Electronic submissions to edasst.sc.mayflower@gmail.com encouraged.
- Divisions/awards: $500 Middle School (6-8), $1000 High School (9-12), $1500 College/Continuing Ed (age 18-24).
- Submission must relate to the current National History Day theme and follow National History Day rules.
- College and continuing-education applicants must submit an essay; middle- and high-school applicants may submit an NHD project instead.