Consider yourself a talented writer? Submit a piece to the W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Essay Contest!
The W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Essay Contest was established to encourage students to contribute to scholarship about the history of health sciences and to reward those whose work is exemplary.
The Waring Library Society will grant one award for an undergraduate essay ($1,000) and one award for a graduate essay ($2,000).
The essay must be sent to the Waring Historical Library by May 31, 2023.
• The research should focus on the United States-Atlantic World History of Health Sciences in the modern era— from the late 1600s to the present. There is a preference for topics that focus on or include events related to Charleston, S.C., but it is not necessary.
• Entries cannot have been published previously, nor submitted more than once.
• Only one entry per person per year.
• The entry must be the original work and ideas of the author.
• Entries must be 4,000-6,000 word for the undergraduate award, and 6,000-8,000 words for the graduate award (excluding notes and bibliography). Pages must be double spaced, type-written, including footnotes or endnotes, with one-inch margins.