A number of $3,500 MasterÔÇÖs Thesis Fellowships, established to memorialize the Marine CorpsÔÇÖ first woman judge advocate, are awarded each academic year to qualified graduate students working on topics pertinent to Marine Corps history. Topics in U.S. military and naval history and history-based studies in the social and behavioral sciences, with a direct relationship to the U.S. Marine Corps will be considered. Within this context, topics may encompass wars, institutions, organization and administration, policy, biography, civil affairs and civic action, civil-military relations, weaponry and technology, manpower, training and education, strategy, tactics, and logistics, as well as diplomatic, political, economic, social, and intellectual trends affecting the Marine Corps in war and peace.