WERTHEIMER AND BELLUSH PRIZES: APPLY NOW!
The New York Labor History Association has officially opened up its application process for two awards, both recognizing outstanding contributions by students to the field of labor history. Click read more for information about the awards and on how to submit a paper for consideration.
- BARBARA WERTHEIMER PRIZE IN LABOR HISTORY: To recognize serious study in American labor and work history among undergraduate students, the New York Labor History Association annually awards the Barbara Wertheimer Prize for the best unpublished research paper written during the previous academic year. Wertheimer was a leading labor educator and scholar.
- BERNARD BELLUSH PRIZE: The Bernard Bellush Prize recognizes outstanding unpublished scholarship by graduate students in American labor and work history. Please do not submit a full dissertation. The Bellush Prize honors the contribution to labor history made by Bernie Bellush as a scholar and as an activist.
Both the Bellush and Wertheimer Prizes provide an award of $250 for the best research paper written during the 2020-2021 academic year. An abstract of each paper will be posted on the NYLHA website. Please encourage anyone you may know to consider submitting their work. Entries will be evaluated on the basis of scholarship and literary merit.
Entrants should email their paper to Brian Greenberg by July 1, 2021 at bgreenbe@monmouth.edu.