The Lincoln Prize
The Lincoln Prize is a $50,000 prize given annually for the year's best scholarly work on Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. The prize is endowed by Lewis Lehrman and Richard Gilder and administered through the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.
To see a list of Lincoln Prize recipients, click here.
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