Martha T. and Lavern M. Hamand Memorial Scholarship (Graduate Writing Award)

The following criteria must be met:
1. The recipient(s) must be a graduate student enrolled in the department of History’s traditional or Historical Administration program, accepted to Eastern Illinois University.
2. The recipient(s) must be in good academic standing and have achieved an outstanding grade point average.
3. Preference shall be given to the candidate who can demonstrate outstanding scholarly achievement with an emphasis on historical writing as determined by submission of a writing assignment from a Master’s level class and/or chapter from the student’s master’s thesis.
4. Financial need may be a consideration.
5. Should the master’s degree in History and Historical Administration cease to exist, the award may be given as a writing award to an undergraduate History major.
6. The recipient may be eligible to apply for, and receive, the award again provided he/she continues to meet the critieria.
7. One recipient is selected each semester – for fall and spring. Separate application periods will be open for each semester.