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NHD GA Virtual Contest Project Guides

Historical papers are judged in advance of the state contest. Please upload your paper onto the State Contest website (http://bit.ly/GAStateContest) by 6:00 p.m. on April 10th, 2023 for judging. If there are any issues with uploading it onto the website, please just email it directly in PDF form to Abbey Reese Students in the paper category are not interviewed at the state contest. If emailing the paper, the file name should follow this format: Lastname_EntryTitle. 
Example: Turner_ParksTakesAStandByTakingASeat

Website entries should be built through the National History Day web editor, NHDWebCentral.

Websites are reviewed in advance of the state contest. The websites will be locked for judging on April 10th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., so you have until then to make changes.

Documentary, Exhibit, and Performance You will be submitting digital/video versions of your work and should already have detailed instructions. If you do not please contact Abbey Reese.  

Please review the National History Day rule book for further information about category requirements.  It can be viewed at www.lagrange.edu/nhd

National History Day Georgia Mentoring Services

We encourage you to continue to work and to take into consideration the suggestions you received from your local and regional judges.  As you revise and expand your entry for state, please remember that National History Day Georgia provides mentoring services through LaGrange College. For more information, see www.lagrange.edu/nhd

The NHD Georgia State competition homepage can be accessed by visiting Georgia History Day State Contest. Teachers and students have separate registration forms to complete. Teachers must register before their students can register.

Teachers: you can register after accessing the homepage, or go straight to the registration page located here: Georgia History Day State Contest. Teachers should complete the form only if they have students competing in the state competition.

Students: you can register after accessing the homepage, or go straight to the registration page located here: Georgia History Day State Contest. After providing your initial information, you will be instructed to ‘Create a New Project’ or ‘Link/Join Existing Team Project’. Follow the instructions to complete your registration. For GROUP PROJECTS: the first member of your team to register will click ‘Create a New Project’ and will be provided with a ‘team key’ code after his/her registration is complete. That student will need to share the team key code with all other members of your group. Subsequent students to register for a group project will enter their initial information, click ‘Link/Join Existing Team Project’ and then provide the team key code.

For any questions regarding student or teacher registration, please email kshirley@lagrange.edu or jburke@georgiahumanities.org. 

Registration deadline: 6:00 pm, April 10th, 2023

The registration fee for the state contest is normally $10 per student.

National History Day Georgia Fellows Scholarship

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• “Outstanding Use of the Digital Library of Georgia Resources Special Awards & DLG Digital Certificates of Recognition”: Sponsored by the Digital Library if Georgia. NHD GA participants at the state-contest level who incorporate primary sources found in Digital Library of Georgia portals (either the Georgia, Civil Rights, Civil War, or historic newspaper) in their project research are eligible to receive a digital certificate of recognition distributed via email after the state contest. Registering for the DLG Source Recognition Digital Certificate will also serves as a self-nomination for the DLG-sponsored “Outstanding Use of the Digital Library of Georgia Resources” Special Award. 

• “The Alonso Award”: Sponsored by Alisa A. and Joseph B. Alonso, this prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of art, music and literature in history that challenged authoritarianism and championed individual freedom. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes anti-authoritarian ideas and expression in art, music and/or literature in history. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.

• “Awards for Excellence in Military History”: Sponsored by Colonel Richard R. Hallock Distinguished University Chair in Military History at Columbus State, this prize is given in recognition of an outstanding student project in the study of military history.

• “Awards for Excellence in Economic History”: Sponsored by the Edward Jones Investments, this prize is given in recognition of an outstanding student project in the study of economic history.

• "Outstanding Use of the New Georgia Encyclopedia & NGE Digital Certificates of Recognition”: Sponsored by the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

• “Outstanding Use of the New Georgia Encyclopedia”: National History Day Georgia participants at the state contest level who incorporate the New Georgia Encyclopedia in their project research are eligible to receive a digital certificate of recognition distributed via e-mail after the state contest. Registering for the NGE Source Recognition Digital Certificate also serves as a self-nomination for the NGE sponsored, “Outstanding Use of the New Georgia Encyclopedia,” Special Award.

• “Best Use of National Archives or Presidential Libraries Materials & NARA Digital Certificates of Recognition”: Sponsored by the National Archives Assembly. National History Day Georgia participants at the state contest level who incorporate records from the National Archives and Records Administration and/or from NARA’s Presidential Libraries in their project research are eligible to receive digital certificates of recognition from the National Archives Assembly, NARA’s voluntary organization for former and current NARA staff. The certificates will be distributed via e-mail after the state contest. Registering for the National Archives Source Recognition Digital Certificate also serves as a self-nomination for the NAA-sponsored, "Best Use of National Archives or Presidential Libraries Materials" Special Award.

• “Outstanding Maritime History Award”: Sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society, this prize is given in recognition of an outstanding student project in the study of maritime history.

• "The Spirit of Lafayette Award" - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: This prize is given in recognition of liberty, equality, and justice throughout the world. The Marquis de Lafayette, known later as General Lafayette, fought alongside Washington in the American Revolution and was crucial in gaining French aid for the American cause. He was an early advocate for the American democratic experiment and the abolition of slavery. This award is given to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes liberty, equality, and justice through the lens of human liberty and freedom.

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National History Day Georgia 2021-2022 State Contest Full Results!

The 2022 National History Day Georgia State Contest is now a wrap! over 400 students from across Georgia brought projects to the contest.  65 members will attend the National Contest in June as members of Team Georgia 2022.  

Congratulations to all of our 2022 National History Day Georgia State Contest awards recipients!  You can watch the state contest award ceremony on our program YouTube or Facebook pages and review the contest results HERE.