(a) Essays must be original and between 500 and 2,000 words in length.
(b) The topic shall be chosen each year by a committee that consists of 1 member of the Delaware Higher Education Office designated by the Director of the Office, 1 member designated by the president of the Delaware Society Sons of the American Revolution, and 1 member designated by the regent of the Delaware State Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
(c) The topic of the essay must relate to:
(1) Events, persons, philosophies, technologies, governments or ideals in American history;
(2) The approximate 90-year period from 1770 to 1860, including events leading up to the American Revolutionary War, but excluding the Civil War; and
(3) A positive approach to the overall theme of “Building the Foundations of the Modern United States of America.”
73 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 431, § 12.