Robert M. Kingdon Prize

Robert McCune Kingdon, 1927 – 2010, was the Hilldale Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin where he taught from 1965 to his retirement in 1998. Kingdon was a prolific scholar and the author of numerous books and scores of articles. He was one of the founders of the Sixteenth Century Society and the Sixteenth Century Journal. He served as editor of the Journal from 1970 to 1995. At the University of Wisconsin, Kingdon directed over thirty dissertations and sat on many more committees. It did not take long for anyone who knew Bob to discover that mentoring and supporting graduate students was one of his life’s greatest passions. The Sixteenth Century Society has a reputation for being welcoming to graduate students in large part because of the ways in which Bob went out of his way to model encouragement and offer support wherever and whenever he could. One did not need to be a Kingdon student to benefit from his kindness.

The Kingdon Prize honors Bob’s legacy by offering travel grants to help graduate students attend and present at the Society’s annual conference. Graduate students must have a paper accepted for presentation to apply.

To apply, please click here.

Applications are due by 1 August.

Graduate students may apply for support more than once. Winners will be announced in the conference program. The award is based on need, with a maximum award of $500.00. Up to 10 awards are made every year.

If you wish to help support the Kingdon Prize, please donate here.

To learn more about Robert M. Kingdon, please read SCJ’s Memorial here.