Prizes Information

The SCSC awards 5 book prizes, 3 article prizes, a graduate student/early career award, a publication award — the Founders’ Prize – and, on occasion, the Society’s most prestigious award – The SCSC Medal, which recognizes significant contributions to the Society over the winner’s career. Nominations for these prizes may be made by anyone, and self nominations are also welcomed.
To support the various prizes of the SCSC, please consider making a donation to the SCSC endowment. Please visit our endowment page.
For book prizes, please send 3 copies of the book; article prize submission may be made electronically. Submissions for the Founders’ Prize must include the manuscript. Please submit all materials for prize nominations to the Sixteenth Century Society’s Executive Director:
Bruce Janacek, Executive Director
Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
Department of History
North Central College
30 N. Brainard St.
Naperville, IL 60540 USA
bnjanacek@noctrl.edu
For information about the specific prizes and to view lists of past prize winners, click on the links to the left.