Alabama Humanities Alliance
Alabama History Day (special awards with cash prizes)
Alabama History Day is a statewide history research contest for grades 6 to 12. Public, private, and home school students can enter, and many special awards carry cash prizes.
- Amount
- Cash prizes on many special awards (2027 amounts not posted)
- Can a for-profit school apply?
- Unclear: ask the funder
- Deadline
- Next round not posted
- Who this fits
- Private school · Homeschool co‑opThe 2027 flyer names public, private, and home schools. Co-ops are not named, but home school students can enter.Religious schools: not stated, ask the funder
- New schools
- Brand-new schools can apply
- Where
- Alabama only
- Last checked
- Oct 20, 2026on alabamahumanities.org
Unconfirmed: check with the funder
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.
- 2027 special award amounts not posted
- Registration deadline not posted
- Entry fee not stated
What to do now
- Step 1: Read the 2027 theme and guidelines
- Step 2: Have students pick a topic and research it
- Step 3: Contact the program coordinator about registering
- Step 4: Enter a regional contest in February 2027
Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.
Who can apply
“public, private, and home schools.”
This is a student history contest for grades 6 to 12. Prizes go to students. Classroom and school contests are encouraged. A school with three or more teachers in a division and more than five projects must hold a school runoff, and its top three advance. Where a regional contest is held, projects advance from it to state.
- Students in grades 6 to 12
- Project tied to the 2027 theme
- Advance through a regional contest where one is held in your area
Timing
Regional contests are in February 2027 and the state contest is April 1, 2027. Registration deadlines are not posted on the pages read.