[We have the following announcement from the Cromwell Dissertation Prize Committee of the American Society for Legal History. DRE]The Cromwell Dissertation Prize Committee welcomes submissions as the June 1 submission deadline approaches, and encourages members to forward this announcement to any graduate student or dissertation director who may be interested. To apply, one need only submit a copy of the completed dissertation and a CV. Click here for full submission details.
The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to the best dissertation in any area of American legal history, including constitutional and comparative studies, although topics dealing with the colonial and early national periods will receive some preference.
The author of the winning dissertation receives $5,000. Anyone who received a Ph.D. in 2019 will be eligible for this year’s prize, which is awarded by the Foundation after a review of the recommendation of the Cromwell Prize Advisory Committee of the American Society for Legal History.
