How much funding does Broadcast Historian Book Award provide?

Broadcast Historian Book Award provides $2,500 in funding.

When is the deadline for Broadcast Historian Book Award?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Broadcast Historian Book Award offered?

Broadcast Historian Book Award runs on an annual cycle.

Broadcast Historian Book Award

Library of American Broadcasting

Foundation Annual Humanities Grants History Grants

Funding Amount

$2,500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Funder: Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF), in association with the Broadcast Education Association

Focus Areas: Books specifically related to broadcast/media history

Eligibility: Educators who have published a book related to broadcast/media history

Award Frequency: Two awards presented annually (Book Award and Creative Award)

About the Broadcast Education Association

BEA is the premiere international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. There are currently more than 2,300 individual and institutional members worldwide.

Recent Winners

The 2026 Broadcast Historian Book Award winners are Lauren Bratslavsky (assistant professor of communications at Illinois State University) and Elizabeth Peterson (digital collections librarian at the University of Oregon) for their book "The Archivability of Television: Essays on Preservation and Perseverance." The 2025 anthology critically evaluates archives and archival processes that collect, order, and preserve elements of television as historically, culturally, socially, politically, and economically significant material.