Harvey Rabin Writing Prize

Thanks to generous funding from the Rabin family, the Department of History offers a $500 writing prize in honor of Harvey Rabin. This prize will be awarded for the best undergraduate paper written on U.S./North American History, with preference given to papers dealing with one of the following subfields: Disability Rights and History, Jewish History, Social Activism, or the Civil War Era.

How to Apply
Students will be considered for the Harvey Rabin Prize by completing the Department of History Undergraduate Writing Prize Application in WiSH.

For questions about this award, please contact: undergraduateprogram@history.wisc.edu.

Award
$500
Deadline
03/18/2026