Beveridge Family Prize in American History Grant

The Beveridge Family Prize in American History, awarded annually by the American Historical Association since 1945, recognizes exceptional historical writing. Eligible works include biographies, monographs, and interpretations published in 2024. This prestigious award honors Senator Albert J. Beveridge and aims to promote outstanding scholarship on American, Latin American, and Canadian history.

The Association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, films, or digital projects and resources. Since 1896 the Association has conferred over a thousand awards. The names, publications, and projects of those who received these awards are a catalog of the best work produced by members of the historical discipline.
To promote and honor outstanding historical writing, the American Historical Association offers each year the Beveridge Family Prize in American History. The award is given for a distinguished book in English on the history of the United States, Latin America, or Canada, from 1492 to the present.
The award was established on a biennial basis in 1939 and has been awarded annually since 1945. It originally honored US Senator Albert J. Beveridge (Indiana, 1899–1911), a longtime member of the Association and an active supporter of history as both a lawyer and a senator. The Beveridge Fund was created by a gift of $50,000 from Mrs. Catherine Beveridge in honor of her husband in 1927. Mrs. Beveridge wrote to the AHA of her desire for “a separate fund bearing my husband’s name and devoted to research in American history.” The fund was augmented by donations from friends of Senator Beveridge and the scope of the award was enlarged to encompass Latin America and Canada as well as the United States.
Entries will not be returned. Recipients will be announced on the AHA website in October 2026 and recognized during a ceremony at the January 2027 AHA annual meeting in New Orleans.

Eligibility

Biographies, monographs, and works of synthesis and interpretation are eligible.Only books bearing a copyright of 2025 are eligible for the 2026 prize.Nomination submissions may be made by an author or by a publisher. Authors or publishers may submit the same book for multiple AHA prizes.No more than five titles from any one publisher may be submitted.One copy of each entry must be sent to each committee member and clearly labeled “Beveridge Family Prize Entry.” Print copies preferred unless otherwise indicated. If only e-copy is available, please contact review committee members beforehand to arrange submission format.
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Ineligibility

Translations, anthologies, and collections of documents are not eligible.