Economic History Association

All applicants for or recipients of an EHA grant or prize must be members of the Association, and all application materials must be submitted electronically (see instructions below). Please use Microsoft Word for all email attachments. A downloadable membership form is available online at: http://eh.net/eha/membership.  You can also use Google Checkout to pay for your membership over the web.

Arthur H. Cole Grants in Aid:

The Committee on Research in Economic History awards Arthur H. Cole grants-in-aid to support research in economic history, regardless of time period or geographic area. Awards typically are in amounts up to $2,500, although higher amounts may be awarded in exceptional cases. Applications should be sent as email attachments  to the chair of the CREH (see below) . Required information includes the name of the individual, home address, institutional affiliation, and all contact information. The main body of the proposal should be no longer than five single- spaced pages, inclusive of any footnotes, tables, and bibliography. It should describe the project, and explain specifically how the grant will facilitate completion of the research. A curriculum vita and a project budget should be appended. Applicants must be members of the Association and must hold the Ph.D. degree. Preference is given to recent Ph.D. recipients.  Please direct any questions about these grants to Professor Joyce Burnette, chair, Committee on Research in Economic History, at burnettj@wabash.edu.

Deadline for applications: April 1, 2008. Awards announced by May 15, 2008.

The following three programs are for those who have not yet received the Ph.D. degree:

Graduate Dissertation Fellowships:

Dissertation Fellowships are intended for students whose thesis topic has been approved and who have made some progress towards writing their dissertation. Applicants must be members of the Association. Awards are for $10,000 and are non renewable.

Applications should be submitted by email to the chair of the CREH (see below). Required information includes the name of the student, home address, institutional affiliation, all contact information, and the name of the chair of the dissertation committee. Applicants should also arrange to have two letters of reference sent; one must be from the chair of the thesis committee, and both should be sent to the email address listed below.

The main body of the proposal should be no longer than five single-spaced pages, inclusive of any footnotes, tables, and bibliography. It should describe the dissertation topic, explain specifically how the fellowship will facilitate completion of the thesis (for example, travel to archives, purchase of research materials, release from teaching), describe the work to date, give a time-table for completion, and include a brief bibliography. A one-page copy of the student's current CV should also be included. Although it is not required, applicants for dissertation awards are strongly encouraged to upload a draft of a completed thesis chapter. Please direct any questions about these fellowships to Professor Joyce Burnette, chair, Committee on Research in Economic History, at burnettj@wabash.edu. Applicants must be current members of the Association.

Deadline for Applications:  January 15, 2008. Awards announced by February 15, 2008.

Exploratory Travel and Data Grants

Exploratory Travel and Data Grants are intended for doctoral students considering or intending to write a dissertation in economic history. They provide funding for specific research purposes (for example, visiting archives or purchase of microfilm or CD-ROMs) and in most instances will not exceed $2,500. They are nonrenewable, but recipients are eligible to apply in a subsequent year for a Graduate dissertation fellowship (see above).

Applications should be submitted by email to the chair of the CREH O(see below). Required information includes the name of the student, home address, institutional affiliation, all contact information, and the name of the chair of the dissertation committee. The main body of the proposal should be no longer than three single-spaced pages, inclusive of any footnotes, tables, and bibliography. It should describe the topic of the research, explain specifically how the requested support will facilitate the work, give a timetable for completion, and include a brief bibliography. Students should also include an itemized budget (one page) and a copy of the student's current CV (one page). Please direct any questions about these grants to Professor Joyce Burnette, chair, Committee on Research in Economic History, at burnettj@wabash.edu. Applicants must be current members of the Association.

Deadline for Applications: January 15, 2008.  Awards announced by February 15, 2008.

Annual Meetings Travel and Hotel Subsidies

Graduate Students interested in disseminating preliminary results from their thesis work may apply to participate in the poster session at the Annual Meetings. Those accepted receive the following support:

• Travel subsidies up to $500 for domestic flights or train fare, up to $800 for international flights.
• Complimentary hotel rooms (double occupancy, shared with another graduate student) for up to 3 nights.
• 60 percent discount on the registration fee
• 80 percent discount on the Saturday Presidential Banquet
• Free dinner with other graduate students Friday night. Applicants, who must be members of the Association, should send by email a 100 word abstract along with a one page CV to Professor Paul Rhode (pwrhode@email.arizona.edu) chair, Program Committee.

Deadline: July 7, 2008. Awards announced by July 31, 2008.

Graduate students who have presented a poster are eligible for the dissertation session in a subsequent year, but may not participate in the poster session two years in a row.

Graduate students interested in attending the annual meeting but not participating in the poster session are eligible, depending on funding availability, for up to three nights' complimentary hotel room (double occupancy, shared with another graduate student). Send requests to the email addresses listed above. Applicants must be members of the Association. Deadline: July 7, 2008. Awards announced by July 31, 2008.

Ph.D. recipients selected for the dissertation session will receive a $250 travel subsidy. See procedures for applying for the Nevins or Gerschenkron prizes.

Conditions of Support:

All recipients of EHA fellowship and grant support must file a short (one or two page) report on how they spent their money and how it facilitated their research. This report should be filed by August 31 of the year subsequent to receipt of the funds and can be sent as an email attachment to the EHA Executive Director (afield@scu.edu).