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The Colonial Society of Massachusetts Announces the
2025 Walter Muir Whitehill Prize in Early American History

This prize of $2500, established in memory of Walter Muir Whitehill, for many years Editor of Publications for the Colonial Society and the moving force behind the organization, will be awarded to an outstanding and previously unpublished scholarly essay on American history before 1825, with preference given to New England subjects. 

The Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) and the Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI) invite nominations and submissions for the 2026 Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize, which includes a $1,000 honorarium.

To promote and highlight excellence in research and scholarship,

The Syrian Studies Association awards annual prizes for the best scholarly writing on the region known as Bilad al-Sham until 1918 and Syria since then.

Please note: The SSA awards prizes for outstanding book and article /book chapter in odd years, and for outstanding dissertation in even years. The text below refers to the 2023 call for prize submissions.

The Association for the European Biennale of local history in partnership with the Istituto storico italiano per l’étà moderna e contemporanea welcomes applications for the 2023 Étienne Baluze Prize for European Local History. A prize of €2,000 will reward a first research work devoted to the history of food in Europe (production, distribution, consumption) between the 14th and 21st centuries.

Research Fellows are experienced researchers who play a central role in GovAI’s research agenda. They conduct independent, high-quality research with direct relevance to governance and policy and contribute to our vibrant intellectual community.