Announcing the Winston Family Honors Best Student Paper Awards

The University Honors Best Honors Student Paper Awards were established in honor of the founding director of the Maryland University Honors Program, Dr. John Portz.

These three awards recognize the best essay, research paper and thesis written by an Honors College student.

Student winners, alongside their faculty mentors, will be honored at a special luncheon on Friday, May 2, 2014. Student winners will receive a cash prize applied to their student account, a photograph taken with their faculty mentor, and a certificate acknowledging their award. Prizes for each of the three categories are:

Best Honors Essay:  $250

Best Honors Research Paper:  $500

Best Honors Thesis:  $1,000

Submissions must have been completed or presented during the spring 2013 or fall 2013 semester. The submission deadline is Monday, April 7, 2014 by 2pm.

For more information about the Winston Awards, please visit http://universityhonors.umd.edu/bestpaper-univhonors.php.