Contest Rules

Click here to read the current National History Day Contest Rule book. (The 2012 contest will follow the same rules listed in the 2010-2011 rule book.) Click here to read a Q&A about the NHD contest rules.

Web Site Category Rules

• Students are required to build their web site through the NHD Weebly portal, accessible through http://nhd.weebly.com ONLY! Do not use the main Weebly portal. 
• New in 2011-2012: After the contest, students do not have to convert their web sites from the NHD Weebly portal to the main Weebly server in order to preserve their work, as was the case last year. Web site students will have to create a new username and password on the NHD Weebly portal each year.
• When registering for competitions, students will no longer submit paper copies of their process paper and annotated bibliography because both are required within the web site.
• Additional information about Web Site category rule changes are on the NHD website.