On the occasion of the centennial of World War I, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are pleased to announce an open competition for scholars under the age of 30 to research and write a scholarly paper on a major aspect of how scientists and engineers in the United States were engaged in the World War I effort.
The focus, drawing on the creation of the National Research Council associated with World War I, is on institutional changes (e.g., the charter of the NRC) and the research enterprise in America. In effect, scholars should look at how the war experience shaped long-term relationships among scientists and engineers and U.S. policymakers regarding national security and public welfare. Research grants in the amount of $5,000 will be available to five scholars who submit the most compelling proposals by December 1, 2017. An NAS review committee will judge the proposals, and the authors of the best ones will be invited to submit fully developed research papers. A winning paper will be selected by the review committee, and the paper’s author will be awarded a $10,000 prize.