OAH Awards and Prizes

Since 2001, OAH has published a "Presidential Address and Award Ceremony Program" booklet for each annual meeting which describes each award and its winner. You can view the booklets from the following years (in PDF): 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

Read brief descriptions of OAH awards, prizes, grants and fellowships

The Organization of American Historians sponsors or cosponsors awards, prizes, and grants given in recognition of scholarly and professional achievements in the field of American history. The awards and prizes are presented during the OAH Annual Meeting.

The deadlines listed refer to the dates by which each award or prize committee member should receive a copy of the submission to be considered.

For book awards, bound page proofs submitted by the publisher may be used for books to be published after October 1 and before January 1 of the following year.  If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received no later than January 7 of the year in which the award is given. No late submissions will be accepted. Bound page proofs not followed with a bound copy of the book will not be considered. If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct time frame making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to committee members.

If you have questions, please contact the OAH Award and Prize Coordinator, Organization of American Historians, 112 North Bryan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, tel: (812) 855-7311.

Please note: The EBSCOhost America: History and Life Award (formerly the ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award, is no longer given.

• Willi Paul Adams Award
• Erik Barnouw Award
• Ray Allen Billington Prize
• Binkley-Stephenson Award
• Avery O. Craven Award
• Merle Curti Award
• Friend of History Award
• Ellis W. Hawley Prize
• John Higham Travel Grants
• Darlene Clark Hine Award
• Huggins-Quarles Dissertation Award
• 2011 Japan Residencies
• Richard W. Leopold Prize
• Lerner-Scott Dissertation Prize
• Lawrence W. Levine Prize
• Liberty Legacy Foundation Award
• Louis Pelzer Memorial Award
• James A. Rawley Prize
• Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award
• Tachau Teacher of the Year Award
• David Thelen Award
• Frederick Jackson Turner Award
  
  October 1 Deadline:
  
• Ray Allen Billington Prize (book, biennial)
  
• Avery O. Craven Award (book, annual)
  
• Merle Curti Award (book, annual)
  
• Ellis W. Hawley Prize (book, annual)
  
• Darlene Clark Hine Award (book, annual)
  
• Richard W. Leopold Prize (book, biennial)
  
• Lerner-Scott Dissertation Prize (dissertation, annual)
  
• Levine Award (book, annual)
  
• Liberty Legacy Foundation Award (book, annual)
  
• James A. Rawley Prize (book, annual)
  
• Frederick Jackson Turner Award (book, annual)
  
  December 1 Deadline:
  
• Erik Barnouw Award (film, annual)
  
• John Higham Travel Grants (annual)
  
• Huggins-Quarles Dissertation Award (annual)
  
• Japanese Residencies (annual; contingent on grant funding)
  
• Louis Pelzer Memorial Award (essay, annual)
  
• Tachau Teacher of the Year Award (annual)
  
  May 1 Deadline:
  
• Willi Paul Adams Award (book, biennial)
  
• David Thelen Award (article, biennial)
  
  Other:
  
• Binkley-Stephenson Award (for best article published in the Journal of American History, annual)
  
• Distinguished Service Award (for an individual whose contributions have significantly enriched our understanding and appreciation of American history, annual)
  
• Friend of History Award (for an individual who is not a professional historian or an institution or organization for outstanding support for the pursuit of historical research, for the public presentation of history, or for the work of the OAH, annual)
  

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