Notes and Records essay prize

Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science reports on current research and archival activities throughout the field of history of science, technology and medicine. The Essay Award is open to researchers in the history of science who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The previously unpublished essay of up to 8,000 words should be based on original research, and it may relate to any aspect of the history of science, technology and medicine in any period.

The winning entry is chosen using the journal's standard criteria for selection (i.e. excellence and interest to a wide audience) and will be published in the journal.

The award consists of:
*A cash prize of £500
*A runner-up prize of £250
*Three honourable mentions will each receive £100
*Publication of the winning entry in Notes and Records
*All winners will receive a one-year online subscription to Notes and Records
 
The deadline for submission of an essay is 28th February 2021.

For more information and terms and conditions, please see: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/essay-award

For an interview with the 2019 winner of the prize, Patrick Luiz Sullivan de Oliveira, see: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2020/09/notes-and-records-essay-award-2021/

For any further queries, please contact Professor Anna Marie Roos, at aroos@lincoln.ac.uk