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The Merriman Prize 2019-20

17 January 2020
by Grainger, Andy
Lancaster, Prize, Undergraduate
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The Merriman  prize is awarded for an outstanding undergraduate essay on any topic in the fields of international and/or military history from the ancient world to the present day. Offered by the Department of History at Lancaster University, it is open to current undergraduates at any UK or overseas university. The successful candidate will be awarded a prize of £250.

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Possible themes may include, but are not limited to:

  • The rise and fall of great powers
  • The treatment of non-combatants
  • Diplomacy and peace-making
  • Strategy and tactics
  • Battles and operations
  • Wars of propaganda
  • Weaponry
  • Intelligence

Essays, of 2,500 to 3,000 words (including footnotes), should be submitted to Dr Sophie Ambler, s.ambler@lancaster.ac.uk, by 24 April 2020, together with a brief covering letter, which must include the name of your university and title of your degree, signed by a member of your faculty confirming that you are a current undergraduate.

For details of Lancaster’s MA International and Military History, see lancaster.ac.uk/history/masters

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