Special Topic Awards
At States, students have the opportunity to receive recognition for their work outside of first, second, and third place. Students can self-nominate for these awards when they register for States, but winners of the awards are selected by a separate panel of anonymous judges. There are currently three special topic awards:
Outstanding New Hampshire History Award
This award recognizes a student for an outstanding project related to New Hampshire History.
Outstanding New England History Award
This award recognizes a student for an outstanding project related to New England History.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Award
This award recognizes a student for outstanding use of primary sources in their project.
Only one student receives the...
New Hampshire Humanities Council (NHHC) Award recognizes the SENIOR project that best represents the spirit of engaging the humanities in ways that embrace public participation.
The humanities explore the essence of the human experience, helping us experience its many facets by interrogating topics (within a field such as history, philosophy, literature, and some social sciences and arts) with the aim of relating them to the present. They help us to remember and understand more about ourselves and our society, bringing potentially life-enhancing ideas to our current moment.
The mission of the New Hampshire Humanities Council is to offer essential opportunities for discovery, self-reflection, and lifelong learning by fostering civil discourse and bringing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire. We connect people with ideas
The NHHC Award recognizes a superior SENIOR project that best represents the Council’s purpose to engage public audiences on a topic within the scope of the humanities.
Outstanding New Hampshire History Award
This award recognizes a student for an outstanding project related to New Hampshire History.
Outstanding New England History Award
This award recognizes a student for an outstanding project related to New England History.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Award
This award recognizes a student for outstanding use of primary sources in their project.
Only one student receives the...
New Hampshire Humanities Council (NHHC) Award recognizes the SENIOR project that best represents the spirit of engaging the humanities in ways that embrace public participation.
The humanities explore the essence of the human experience, helping us experience its many facets by interrogating topics (within a field such as history, philosophy, literature, and some social sciences and arts) with the aim of relating them to the present. They help us to remember and understand more about ourselves and our society, bringing potentially life-enhancing ideas to our current moment.
The mission of the New Hampshire Humanities Council is to offer essential opportunities for discovery, self-reflection, and lifelong learning by fostering civil discourse and bringing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire. We connect people with ideas
The NHHC Award recognizes a superior SENIOR project that best represents the Council’s purpose to engage public audiences on a topic within the scope of the humanities.
Sponsor an Award
NHDNH is looking for historical societies and organizations to sponsor special topic awards at states. These awards can be certificates, scholarships, gift certificates, or something else. If an organization is interested in sponsoring an award, the organization should establish generic requirements for the project or student. Once established, please Contact NHDNH.