Mary M. Hughes Research Fellowship in Texas History

$1,000

The Mary M. Hughes Research Fellowship in Texas History is awarded annually for the best research proposal on twentieth-century Texas history.

The application, which should be no longer than one page, should specify the purpose of the research, the need for the money, and a description of the end product (article, book, or exhibition). Please include a complete vita with the application. The award will be announced at the Association's annual meeting in March 2014. Judges may withhold the award at their discretion.

Individuals should submit an entry form, four (4) copies of vita, and four (4) copies of a proposal to the TSHA office by December 31, 2013.

Hughes Research Fellowship Committee
Texas State Historical Association
1155 Union Circle #311580
Denton, TX 76203-5017

The Mary M. Hughes Research Fellowship in Texas History was established in 1999 by the thirteen children of Mary M. Hughes, to celebrate their mother's eighty-ninth birthday and her fiftieth year in Texas. The award honors her great love of Texas and its history.