2025 Student Contests: Take a deep dive into American history—and win cash prizes

This spring, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to offer a series of contests for students in grades 3 through 12. All contests are free to enter, provide cash prizes for the winners, and allow students the opportunity to explore a particular topic, theme, or individual from American history. 

Learn more about each contest below, and please email education@gilderlehrman.org if you have any questions!

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Q&A with Sara Ziemnik on APUSH Test Prep: 1890-Present for History School

AP United States History Test Prep: 1890–Present is a Gilder Lehrman History School course that will introduce high school students to the final three time periods (1890–Present) covered by the College Board’s AP United States History Curriculum.
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2021 Teacher Seminar Registration Now Open

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s Teacher Seminars offer K–12 educators the opportunity to work with the nation’s top American history professors and work in-depth with primary sources. This summer, we’re pleased to offer educators the opportunity to study with eminent historians in multiple seminars.
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Book Prize Winners and Finalists Featured on Book Breaks in March

Since the summer of 2020, Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks has featured the most exciting history scholars in America discussing their books live with host William Roka followed by a Q&A with home audiences. This March, discussions range from Thomas Jefferson’s White and Black daughters to women’s roles in the Civil War, along with accounts of slavery in French Louisiana and the transition from Civil War to Reconstruction.
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Gena Oppenheim Helps You Tell Your EduHam Story in Spring History School Course

The Hamilton Education Program Online (EduHam Online) has proven a creative outlet for many students in 2020 and 2021. EduHam Online helps students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece as Lin-Manuel Miranda did in the musical Hamilton, Have you as a student or teacher ever felt the need for more guidance in how to approach starting such a project?
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Young Women of the Revolutionary and Civil War Eras Featured in March Inside the Vault

This March Inside the Vault, the online program that highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, celebrates Women's History Month with explorations of two fascinating teenagers caught in the 1775 siege of Boston and the Civil War.
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Interview with Black Lives in the Founding Era History School Teacher Jason Butler

Black Lives in the Founding Era is one of six Gilder Lehrman History School courses being offered this spring. It will be taught by Jason Butler, a professional learning specialist supporting K–12 social studies instruction in a large, Atlanta-area school district. Butler was an award-winning teacher of social studies, English literature, and Spanish for fourteen years.
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Recent Press Mentions

Graduation Ceremony Held for the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

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On Saturday, July 15, Gettysburg College celebrated the achievements of graduates of the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History.
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International Press for GLI's Spanish-American Curriculum Partnership with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute

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The Sentinel Interviews Kevin Weddle on Winning the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History

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"In today’s 5 Questions, The Sentinel gave Weddle the opportunity to delve deeper into the research and findings of his book that recently earned him the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History."
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