The World History Association Book Prize was created in 1999 to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of world history.
WHA Awards
WHA AWARDS
The World History Association bestows a number of awards, prizes, and scholarships to world history students, teachers, and researchers.
PIONEERS IN WORLD HISTORY AWARD
The annual Pioneers in World History Award, presented at the annual WHA conference, recognizes scholars’ exceptional contributions toward advancing the field of world history. The deadline for nominations is 1 April of each year.
PRIZE COMPETITIONS
World History Association Jerry H. Bentley Book Prize
The WHA Jerry H. Bentley Book Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of world history. The deadline for submissions is 1 February of each year.
World History Association Dissertation Prize
The WHA Dissertation Prize is presented for the year’s best doctoral dissertation in world, global, or transnational history. The deadline for submissions is 1 October of each year.
World History Association / Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate & Graduate Student Paper Prize
The WHA/ΦΑΘ Student Paper Prizes are awarded for the best undergraduate and best graduate-level world history papers composed in the academic year. The deadline for submissions has been extended through May 15, 2023.
World Historian Student Essay Competition
The World Historian Student Essay Competition open to K–12 students. The deadline for submissions is 1 May of each year.
Bloomsbury-WHA Monograph Prize
The Diversity in History Monograph Prize improves publishing opportunities for early career scholars in World History. The deadline is September 1 of each year. Follow this link for more information: WHA-Bloomsbury Monograph Prize.
World History Connected (WHC) Book Prize
The World History Connected (WHC) Book Prize recognizes publications of outstanding value to both research and teaching in the field of world history. This prize is funded through the generosity of Professor Emeritus and former WHA President Marc Jason Gilbert. The submission deadline is April 1 of each year. Follow this link for more information on the WHC Book Prize: WHC Book Prize.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The WHA offers a number of scholarships to attend the annual conference each year, including the WHA World Scholar Travel Fund (for scholars outside of North America) and the William H. McNeill Teacher Scholarship (for K–12 and community college teachers) and conference fee waivers (for students).
Bloomsbury Academic and the World History Association are delighted to announce the Diversity in World History Monograph Prize, in a partnership that seeks to improve the publishing opportunities available for early career scholars in world history, and to diversify the voices of those in the early stages of their career.
The World History Association awards the annual WHA Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in world, global, or transnational history.
The World History Association and Phi Alpha Theta jointly sponsor two student paper prizes in world history
Congratulations to Sharon Besong of Jewels International School of Kinshasa, the winner of the 2024 World Historian Student Essay Competition for her essay, "World History: The Machine that Produces Our Future."
The Pioneers in World History Award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of individuals to world history studies that have advanced the field in a significant way.
The World History Connected (WHC) Article of the Year Prize recognizes an article published in the journal of outstanding value to both research and teaching in the field of world history.