George Watt Prize
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives
Award given to: Ramón Solans, Francisco Javier
Announced at: 01/01/2013
Date of awarding: 01/01/2013
About the distinction
Comments & annotations: Francisco Javier Ramón Solans (Universidad de Zaragoza). Zaragoza, Ciudad de Retaguardia (1936-1939).
About the award
This annual essay competition was established in 1998 to honor Lincoln vet George Watt, a writer and lifelong activist central to the creation of ALBA. Students from anywhere in the world are invited to submit an essay or thesis chapter about any aspect of the Spanish Civil War, the global political or cultural struggles against fascism in 1920s and 1930s, or the lifetime histories and contributions of the international volunteers who fought in support of the Spanish Republic from 1936 to 1938. Work will be judged on the basis of originality, quality of research, and effectiveness of argument or presentation.
Type of award: Other prize for young scientists and scholars
Website of the award or committee: https://alba-valb.org/education/essays/
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 1998