Call for Student Papers
The League of World War I Aviation Historians is a nonprofit organization chartered with furthering the study of aviation history encompassing the World War I period. To this end, the League sponsors the annual Mike Carr Student Paper Competition.
This essay competition is open to both graduate and undergraduate students attending any accredited educational institution. Monetary prizes will be awarded for the best original paper on any aspect of aviation taking place during 1914-1918 (e.g., personal history, unit history, citations, tactics, technical development, political ramifications, aircraft development, balloon activities, etc.).
Papers must be at least 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including bibliography, references, etc.), and if submitted in hard copy, must be cleanly and clearly typed (i.e., no hand-written or faint dot matrix-printed entries). Any generally accepted format may be used. The topic of the essay can be of the student's choosing, except that it MUST deal with some aspect of aviation during the 1914-1918 World War I years.
All entries will be judged by a panel of knowledgeable members of the League of World War I Aviation Historians. Judging will be based on the criteria of originality, technical accuracy, thoroughness of development of the subject, and source documentation. The award for first place is $500, while $200 will be given to as many as five honorable mention awardees. The League reserves the right, at its discretion, to publish one or more of the winning papers in a future issue of Over the Front, with full credit given to the author.
Papers should preferably be submitted in digital form (e-mail with attached document) to Karen Kubal, the administrator of this competition, at OTF-papers@overthefront.com. Alternatively, hard copies or disks can be sent to: Karen Kubal, 909 Pine Street, Yankton, SD 57078-3636. To be considered for the 2007-2008 competition, entries must be received by May 31, 2008. Winners will be announced in the summer of 2008.
Educators and mentors, please encourage your students to submit entries. Students, we look forward to receiving your submission. Good luck!