CNO Naval History Essay Contest for Rising Historians
U.S. Naval Institute
amount
Up to $5,000
awards available
3
deadline
April 30, 2026 Add to Calendar
Description
The CNO Naval History Essay Contest for Rising Historians is open to active duty, reserve, retired, and federal civilian personnel from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marines. You must submit a 3,000-word maximum essay that examines historical touchpoints and derive insights that sharpen our understanding of how to generate, deploy, and fight a Naval Fleet that is resilient, agile, globally present and combat credible. This contest is an opportunity to harness the intellectual capital of the Fleet and the Nation, leveraging history to strengthen the Foundry, the Fleet, and the way we Fight. Areas of Historic Interest for this year's contest continue to highlight how lessons from the past can inform the Navy’s modernization and operational challenges.
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