List of history awards

This list of history awards covers notable awards given to people, a group of people, or institutions, for their contribution to the study of history. It is organized by region. The entries name the prize and sponsoring organization, give notes on the purpose or criteria, and where available give the period in which the prize was awarded. Typically a prize is first awarded in the year after it is established, and applies to work published in the previous year.

Americas

Canada

Award Sponsor NotesAwardedCHA Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History PrizeCanadian Historical AssociationAnnual award for "the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past"since 1977 Cundill History PrizeMcGill UniversityLiterature award for historysince 2008François-Xavier Garneau MedalCanadian Historical AssociationAwarded every five years for an outstanding Canadian contribution to historical researchsince 1980Frank Watson Book PrizeUniversity of GuelphAwarded every two years for "the best monograph, edited collection and/or book-length original work on Scottish History published in the previous two years."since 1993J. B. Tyrrell Historical MedalRoyal Society of Canada Outstanding work in the history of Canada. Named in honour of Joseph Tyrrellsince 1928

Latin America

Award Sponsor Notes Chilean National History Award Government of Chile History of Chile (since 1974) Orden del Pop Universidad Francisco Marroquín Guatemala's cultural heritage (since 1998)

United States

Award Sponsor Notes Awarded Sacknoff Prize for Space History SPACE 3.0 Foundation Encourage original research by university students in the field of space history. since 2011Leadership in History AwardsAmerican Association for State and Local HistoryThe awards recognize projects, programs, publications, and individuals that set standards in collecting, preserving, and interpreting state and local history.since 1945 Herbert Baxter Adams Prize American Historical Association Distinguished first book by a young scholar in the field of European history since 1905 AJHA Book Award American Journalism Historians Association Best book in media history AJHA Teaching Awards American Journalism Historians Association Excellence in teaching journalism and mass communication history Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement Archaeological Institute of America Archaeology since 1965 Bancroft Prize Columbia University Diplomacy or the history of the Americas since 1948 K. Jack Bauer Award North American Society for Oceanic History Life-time contributions to the field of maritime history George Louis Beer Prize American Historical Association Best book in European international history from 1895 to the present since 1923 Bentley Book Prize World History Association First awarded as the World History Association Book Prize. Name changed in 2012 since 1999 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Two prizes, one for work that deals with the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality, one for a first book in any field of history that does not focus on the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality. since 1990 Beveridge Award American Historical Association Best English-language book on United States, Canada or Latin America history from 1492 to the present since 1939 Ray Allen Billington Prize Organization of American Historians Best book about American frontier history, including all of North and South America, all post-1492 pioneer experiences, and comparisons between American frontiers and others around the world since 1981 Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize American Journalism Historians Association Best doctoral dissertation dealing with mass communication history James L. Clifford PrizeAmerican Society for Eighteenth-Century StudiesBest article in 18th-century studiesSince 1978 Cornplanter Medal Cayuga County Historical Society Iroquois studies 1904-1979 Merle Curti Award Organization of American Historians Best book in American social and/or American intellectual history Since 1978 Millia Davenport Publication Award Costume Society of America recognizes and promotes excellence in the publication of costume, dress, appearance, and fashion related scholarship. Dexter Award American Chemical Society History of chemistry (now the HIST award) 1956–2001 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Most outstanding non-fiction book in English on the subject of slavery, abolition or antislavery movements since 1999 John H. Dunning Prize American Historical Association Best book in history related to the United States since 1929 Sidney M. Edelstein Award American Chemical Society History of chemistry (now the HIST award) 2002–2009 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award American Astronautical Society History Committee Truly outstanding book serving public understanding about the positive impact of astronautics upon society. The award is in honor of Eugene M. Emme, NASA's first historian - John K. Fairbank Prize American Historical Association Outstanding book in the history of China proper, Vietnam, Chinese Central Asia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, or Japan, substantially after 1800 since 1969 Frank Gibney Award Journal of American-East Asian Relations Article written by graduate student in any field of American-East Asian relations since 2008 Friend of History Award Organization of American Historians For an individual, who is not a professional historian, or an institution or organization for outstanding support for the pursuit of historical research, for the public presentation of history, or for the work of the OAH since 2005 Leo Gershoy Award American Historical Association Best publication in English dealing with the history of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries since 1977 Louis Gottschalk Prize American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Outstanding historical or critical study on the 18th century since 1976 Gilder Lehrman Prize in Military History Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Best book on military history in the English-speaking world. Before 2016 known as the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History since 2014 HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry American Chemical Society History of chemistry since 2013 J. C. Harrington Award in Historical Archaeology Society for Historical Archaeology For a life-time of contributions to the discipline [archaeology] centered on scholarship since 1982 Hattendorf Prize Naval War College Original research that contributes to a deeper historical understanding of the broad context and interrelationships involved in the roles, contributions, limitations, and uses of the sea services in history since 2011 Ellis W. Hawley Prize Organization of American Historians Best historical study of the political economy, politics, or institutions of the United States, in its domestic or international affairs, from the American Civil War to the present since 1997 Alice Davis Hitchcock Award Society of Architectural Historians Most distinguished work of scholarship in the history of architecture since 1949 Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award Naval Historical Foundation Recognize the lifetime achievements of historians of the United States Navy since 2013 Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History American Journalism Historians Association History of journalism in the United States since 1986 Richard W. Leopold Prize Organization of American Historians Best history book on U.S. federal government agencies, U.S. foreign policies, U.S. military affairs, or biographies of government officials since 1984 Lawrence W. Levine Award Organization of American Historians Best book in American cultural history since 2008 Suzanne J. Levinson Prize History of Science Society Book in the history of the life sciences and natural history since 2006 Wesley Logan Prize American Historical Association Association for the Study of African American Life Outstanding book in African diaspora history since 1994 John Lyman Book Awards North American Society for Oceanic History Excellence in published books making a major contribution to the study and understanding of maritime and naval history since 1995 Mark Lynton History Prize Nieman Foundation for Journalism Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism History, on any subject, that best combines intellectual or scholarly distinction with felicity of expression since 1999 Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement Navy League of the United States Notable literary contribution that has advanced the knowledge of the importance of sea power in the United States since 1957 George L. Mosse Prize American Historical Association European History since 2000George Perkins Marsh PrizeAmerican Society for Environmental HistoryBest book in environmental historysince 1989 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights Works which extend understanding of the root causes of bigotry 1985–2008 New-York Historical Society book prizes New-York Historical Society American History Book PrizeNew-York Historical Society Children's History Book PrizeGilder Lehrman Prize for Military History National Council on Public History book prize National Council on Public History Best book about or growing out of public history published within the previous two calendar years since 2005 Francis Parkman Prize Society of American Historians Best book in American history since 1957 Pulitzer Prize for History Columbia University Distinguished book about the history of the United States since 1917 James A. Rawley Prize American Historical Association Best book in Atlantic history since 1990 James A. Rawley Prize Organization of American Historians Best book on race relations in the United States since 1999 Rome Prize American Academy in Rome Italian studies since 1896 Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History Navy League of the United StatesRoosevelt InstituteTheodore Roosevelt Association Naval History since 1986 Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize History of Science Society Outstanding book or article on the history of women in science since 1987 George Sarton Medal History of Science Society Historian of science from the international community distinguished for a lifetime of scholarly achievement since 1955 John Gilmary Shea Prize American Catholic Historical Association Contribution to knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church since 1945 Philip Taft Labor History Book Award Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Books relating to labor history of the United States since 1978 Frederick Jackson Turner Award Organization of American Historians Author's first book on American history since 1959 Abbot Payson Usher Prize Society for the History of Technology Best scholarly work on the history of technology published ... under the auspices of the Society since 1961 Robert M. Utley Book Award Western History Association Best book on military history of the frontier and western North America from prehistory through the 20th century since 2003 Watumull Prize American Historical Association Best book on the history of India 1945–1982 Justin Winsor Prize (history) American Historical Association History in the Western Hemisphere 1896–1938 Justin Winsor Prize (library) American Library Association Best library history essay since 1978 Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History New-York Historical Society Adult non-fiction book on American history or biographyThe New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. THE 6th ANNUAL COMPETITION (2010) since 2006

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