Annual Caffery Competition: Submission Deadline March 5

The deadline to submit a paper for consideration in the annual Caffery Competition is coming up next Thursday, March 5. The Caffery Competition recognizes the most outstanding research paper using primary source materials held in the Special Collections, which includes the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Louisiana Room, Rare Book Collection, Ernest J. Gaines Center, Cajun and Creole Music Collection, Microforms and U.S. Government Information.

The competition is open to both undergraduates and graduate students of UL Lafayette who are not full-time continuing faculty or staff. The $500 award is based on competitive review of original research papers submitted by the deadline.

The recipient of this year's award will be announced by March 27.

For more information, view the Caffery Competition Guide.