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. An online submission system will be open at this location on November 1, 2010.  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 $5,000, although higher amounts may be awarded in exceptional cases.   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 Gregory Clark, Committee on Research in Economic History, at gclark@ucdavis.edu.

Deadline for applications: March 1, 2010. Awards announced by March 31, 2010.

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 progress towards completion.  Funds awarded during this application cycle are intended to provide support during the 2010-11 academic year.   Applicants must be members of the Association, and dissertation fellowships are not renewable.

There are two Awards:

 EHA Graduate Fellowships ($10,000)

Sokoloff Fellowship ($15,000)  Thanks to a generous gift from Ken Sokoloff's estate and other individual contributions, this fellowship honors the major contributions of Kenneth Sokoloff to economic history, and in particular his care and concern for the many students he introduced to economic history. 

Please direct any questions about these fellowships to Professor Gregory Clark, chair, Committee on Research in Economic History, at gclark@ucdavis.edu Applicants must be current members of the Association.

Deadline for Applications:  January 15, 2010. Awards announced by February 22, 2010.

Exploratory Travel and Data Grants

Exploratory Travel and Data Grants are early stage grants for doctoral students writing 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 subsequently for a Graduate dissertation fellowship (see above).

Please direct any questions about these grants to Professor Gregory Clark, chair, Committee on Research in Economic History, at gclark@ucdavis.edu   . Applicants must be current members of the Association.

Deadline for Applications: January 15, 2010.  Awards announced by February 22, 2010.

Annual Meetings Travel and Hotel Subsidies

Poster Session

Intended for disseminating preliminary results from graduate thesis work.   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.

The online system will be open for this category of submission on February 1, 2010. Deadline for applications: April 30, 2010.  Awards announced by May 31, 2010.

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, 2010. Awards announced by July 31, 2010.

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 chair of the Committee on Research in Economic History (gclark@ucdavis.edu).