History Day
2025 MICHIGAN HISTORY DAY REGION 4 - Saturday, March 15, 2025
Registration opens: Monday, January 6, 2025
2025 THEME: Rights and Responsibilities
There are 11 different districts that participate in the Michigan History Day® program. Winners of these district competitions move on to the Michigan History Day state final competition, which is scheduled each year in April.
Register and submit materials online at https://mi-mhdd4.nhd.org/
CONTEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Annotated Bibliographies for all entries by—Monday, February 24, 2025
Papers, Websites, and Documentaries entries received by— Monday, February 24, 2025
Registration fee ($10 per student)
Registration fee deadline is February 21, 2025
Send checks to: Grand Valley State University, History Dept. MAK D-1-160, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401
Please also include the invoice provided by the registration page with your check. On the check's memo line, please write: History Day 2025
NEW! You can use the online payment form below instead of mailing in a check, if you prefer.
Contest Material Submission Deadlines:
Process Papers and Annotated Bibliographies for all entries by—Monday, February 24, 2025
Papers, Websites, and Documentaries entries received by—Monday, February 24, 2025
Region 4 will follow the same submission requirements as HSM’s state requirements.
· We are asking for the Process Papers and Annotated Bibliography by Monday, February 24 for all entries. Students may continue to revise both up until the contest and expect the judges to ask them what changes they may have made.
· The entries that we need by February 24 are Papers, Websites, and Documentaries. The judges will have an opportunity to evaluate these entries in advance.
· Materials will be submitted online through the Zfairs program, used by HSM and NHD.
· We are not requesting photographs of Exhibits or video of Performances this year.
· Registration fee deadline is February 21, 2025 Send checks to: Grand Valley State University, History Dept. MAK D-1-160, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401 Please also include the invoice provided by the registration page with your check. On the check's memo line, please write: History Day 2025
For questions, please reach out to:
Sean O’Neill
Department of History
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401
(616) 331-3325
[email protected]
Additional information about this year's Michigan History Day can be found on the Historical Society of Michigan's Website
NEW! Pay your registration fee online instead of mailing a check.
History Day Online Payment Option
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Apply now for the 2025 Young People's Continental Congress
Apply now for the 2025 Young People's Continental Congress. The Young People’s Continental Congress (YPCC) will provide an opportunity for student-teacher teams to study history and civics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 13–19, 2025. A student-teacher team consists of one student and one teacher.
- To be eligible, students must be enrolled in the tenth or eleventh grade in the 2024/2025 academic year.
- Teachers can teach grades 4-12 from any subject area. School librarians are eligible for this program. Teachers may come from any type of school (public, parochial, charter, private, or homeschool).
To be eligible, students must be enrolled in the tenth or eleventh grade in the 2024/2025 academic year. Learn more and/or apply.
Applications for YPCC 2025 will close at 11:59am ET on Friday, November 1, 2024. All student-teacher teams will be notified of their application status by Monday, December 9, 2024.
Photos from History Day
