Individual projects

Individual projects

John Boswell Prize

THE ENTRY DEADLINE FOR 2025 HAS PASSED. THE NEXT ROUND WILL OPEN IN SUMMER 2026

The LGBTQ+ History Association will award the John Boswell Prize for an outstanding book on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer history published in English in 2023 or 2024. The prize comes with an award of $200. 

Horowitz Book Prize

Bard Graduate Center welcomes submissions for the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Book Prize, awarded annually to the best book on the decorative arts, design history, or material culture of the Americas. The prize rewards scholarly excellence and commitment to cross-disciplinary conversation. The winning author(s) or editor(s) will be chosen by a committee of Bard Graduate Center faculty and will be honored with a research event exploring new directions, critical applications, and intersections of the awarded book’s argument.

Submission Guidelines

European Studies First Article Prize

The European Studies First Article Prize honors the writers of the best first articles on European studies published within a one-year period and will be awarded to two scholars, one working in the humanities and one in the social sciences.

A multi-disciplinary First Article Prize Committee appointed by CES will choose the winners. Each prize winner will receive $250 and public recognition on CES’ website and publications.

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