The John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Awards were established in 1990 by the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS). The Awards are named for the noted scholar John Hope Franklin, the late professor emeritus of history at Duke University, in recognition of his lifetime accomplishments and his dedication to students and teaching. The Center for Documentary Studies makes these awards to undergraduates attending Triangle-area universities to help them conduct sustained work on summer-long documentary fieldwork projects.
The John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award is on pause for Summer 2022.
