Robert J. Dole Congressional History Prize
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Conard Award
Tacha Freedom Award
KCHE Award
Milken Award
NSAD Prize
Worthy Prize
This prize will be awarded to up to three Junior or Senior Division entries at the Kansas History Day State Contest.  To qualify, entries must focus on one of the following subjects:  
  1. The history of Congress as an institution OR
  2. The history of a piece of legislation OR
  3. Individual members or committees of the US House of Representatives or the US Senate OR
  4. Other branches/processes of the U.S. government OR
  5. ANY topic that uses materials from the Dole Archives, which documents a diverse array of cultural, social, and political issues of the latter half of the 20th century, as well as the career of Senator Bob Dole. Examples can be found at:  http://dolearchives.ku.edu/topics and http://dolearchives.ku.edu/digital.
​Contact us for assistance developing an eligible topic!

  • 1st place - $150
  • 2nd place - $100
  • 3rd place - $50

The Robert J. Dole Congressional History Prize is named in honor of Senator Bob Dole who served Kansas as both a member of the House of Representatives (1960-1969) and Senate (1969-1996).  The Dole Institute of Politics houses the archive of Senator Dole's legislative career which is available for research use Monday-Friday from 9-4.  Please visit the Dole website for more information about the archive, the Robert J. Dole Congressional History Prize, project ideas, on-line primary sources documents, and research assistance: http://dolearchives.ku.edu/historyday.

To be eligible for this award, students must complete the award nomination information within the online registration system, including an entry description and how the entry is related to the award by the registration deadline date of April 1.

Nominations must include the following to be considered:  
  • Entry description and how it relates to the award topic
  • Mailing address for each student associated with the entry 

If it is deemed that there is not an entry that meets the criteria, the award will not be given. 

Dole Institute of Politics Contact Information
Julie Clover
Public Education Coordinator
2350 Petefish Drive
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-1420
jbergene@ku.edu