Berman Family Endowed Scholarship in American Studies

Fall / Spring Award

Berman Family Endowed Scholarship in American Studies

The Berman Family Partnership in American Studies was established with the College of Coastal Georgia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation for students to be able to participate in an in-depth study of antebellum America, which is the time span between the end of the War of 1812 (1815) and the beginning of the Civil War (1861). Topics could include land management, architectural details, and human resources in plantation economics (including slavery) and their respective impacts upon the evolution of the Industrial Revolution. This is not about the South only, and is open to any topic that falls in the respective timeframe in American History.

CRITERIA

• Major in the American studies program,
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 
• Preferred yet not required that the student posses a passion for antebellum America – American History between 1815-1861
• Preferred yet not required that the student submit a work product to both institutions for collegiate or peer review, and/or publication, either alone or in collaboration with a more senior author.