The Mayor's Prize, 2012
An invitation to enter
Instructions and Guidelines for Applicants
An annual prize, currently £100, is offered for an outstanding piece of work which makes an important contribution to the history of St Albans or Hertfordshire. Applicants must be either in full-time education or working as amateur historians. The prize is administered by the Society on behalf of St Albans City and District Council. An application form for submitting an entry can be downloaded here.
Content
Applicants are expected to demonstrate the originality of their work and critical usage of primary sources. Submissions can be in the form of an essay of between about 5,000-10,000 words, including any illustrations. The Society recognises the growing use of IT as an aid to research and will accept submissions with fewer words and various digital images and other data when appropriate.
Procedure
All submissions must be received by the Society before the last day of April. The Society’s President will appoint a panel to assess the submissions. Assessors will be selected for their expertise and will be drawn from the Society’s membership, universities and research institutions. In August the panel will meet with the President to determine the award of the prize. No award will be made if the panel decides that no submission meets the required standard. The prize will be awarded by the Mayor of St Albans at a ceremony which will be held a few weeks after the award is determined.
Further Advice
Any questions about the prize should be sent to the President:
Donald Munro, MA, FRHistS
68 Meadowcroft
St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1UF
01727 760808
or by email from our Contacts page.