National Contest Judges’ Information

The 2022 National History Day Contest will be held virtually in June 2022. National History Day (NHD) is looking for historians, educators, and others to judge student projects.

Judging Dates:
First Round
Junior – Tuesday, May 24 to Wednesday, June 1 (includes Memorial Day)
Senior – Wednesday, June 1 to Wednesday, June 8

Final Round
Junior – Friday, June 3 to Wednesday, June 8
Senior – Friday, June 10 to Wednesday, June 15

Students in 6th through 12th grades conduct extensive research on topics related to an annual theme and present their findings as historical papers, exhibits, documentaries, performances, and websites.

Registration for judges is open now. To sign up, please create a Judge account here.

If you have any questions, please contact judges@nhd.org .

Would you like to judge for a regional or affiliate NHD contest? Check out this list of contests that need judges.

Judging Process

NHD relies on consensus judging. That means that instead of giving entries numeric scores, you will be ranking them. If you are confirmed as a judge, you will be assigned to a team of 3 judges, one of whom will be designated as the captain. It is important that everyone on your team agrees on the overall rankings of the entries you judge.