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 may range from $100 to $2000 depending on the award and available funds. 2025 Annual Undergraduate Awards program 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 28 for spring study away and February 28 for summer programs and April 17 for fall programs. Adam Cramond Martin Travel Award 2025: Grace Wilson (UGA Exchange-Aberustwyth University) Drew and Dorianne Norwood Award 2025: Ann Burdell (UGA Oxford, Spring '26) Heggoy Travel Scholarship 2025: Jillian Taglialatela (UGA en Espana, Cadiz) Thomas Pleasant Vincent Travel Scholarship 2023: Girard Boudreau, Sam Tripp, Elizabeth Van Der Blom, and Shelby McWhirter Linda Piper Award for Study Abroad 2022 (awarded in even years): Margaret Bethel Outstanding Student in Museum Studies 2025: Emma Fass 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 AwardPresented annually to an undergraduate for the best senior paper 2025: Jack Steyer History Department Award (Undergraduate)Presented to an outstanding undergraduate in a field other than U.S. history 2025: Kristen White Hostilo Family Scholarship in HistoryPresented to an outstanding undergraduate from a population that has been historically disadvantaged within the academic field of history 2025: Lilianna Kehnle Joe Brown Connally AwardPresented to an outstanding junior who has demonstrated excellence in history and whose interests include Georgia history 2025: Lewis Sinclair Kay Parker Digital Humanities Award Presented annually for an outstanding undergraduate project in the digital humanities 2025: Caleb Lee Delmarter Outstanding History Major Award Presented to an outstanding senior history major for excellence in academics and classroom engagement. 2025: McKenna White, Joshua Condra Outstanding History Major Award - Phi Alpha Theta, Epsilon Pi.Presented to a history major and member of the National History Honor Society in recognition of outstanding leadership and program engagement. 2025: Samuel Guimond Peggy Galis Graduation Award Presented to a graduating senior in history for outstanding academic achievement 2025: Kathryn Gottsman Phyllis Jenkins Barrow ScholarshipPresented to an outstanding junior history major 2025: Addisen Kameron Thomas Pleasant Vincent Sr. AwardPresented to a distinguished undergraduate or graduate student of history with a special interest in the history of Georgia 2025: Sahra King Warner-Fite AwardPresented to an outstanding graduate or undergraduate student in American/U.S. history 2025: Peter Dunda
