Scholarships
Ray Allen Billington Prize
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Awarded for the best book in American frontier history, including the pioneer periods of all geographical areas and comparisons between American frontiers and others.
Maymi Walker Chandler Scholarship
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Selection is based upon GPA, leadership, and need.
Binkley-Stephenson Award
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Awarded for the best scholarly article published in the Journal of American History during the preceding calendar year (March, June, September, December issues).
Avery O. Craven Award
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Awarded for most original book on the coming of the Civil War, the Civil War years, or the Era of Reconstruction, with the exception of works of purely military history.
Jacobs Foundation Award
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Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be involved in service to the school or community.
Merle Curti Award
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Award recognizes books in the field of American social, intellectual, and/or cultural history.
Willi Paul Adams Award
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Awarded for the best book on American history published in a foreign language.
Tausche Martin Lonsdorf Scholarship
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Selection is based upon academic merit, character, and need.
Robert S. Spencer Memorial Foundation Scholarship
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Applicant must plan to pursue a career in risk management.
Ellis W. Hawley Prize
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Awarded for the best book-length historical study or dissertation on the political economy, politics, or institutions of the U.S., concerning its domestic or international affairs from the Civil War to the present.
Huggins-Quarles Award
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Applicant must be a minority and must submit a dissertation project and budget proposal.
Richard W. Leopold Prize
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Prize is given for the best book written by a historian connected with federal, state, or municipal government, in the areas of foreign policy, military affairs broadly construed, the historical activities of the federal government, or biography in one of the above areas.