Robert W. Prichard Prize

Robert W. Prichard Prize

Funder: Historical Society of the Episcopal Church

Overview: The Robert W. Prichard Prize recognizes an outstanding Ph.D., Th.D., or D.Phil. dissertation which considers the history of the Episcopal Church (including 17th and 18th century British colonies which became the United States) as well as the Anglican church in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Dissertation Focus

• The dissertation need not focus solely, or even principally, on the history of the Episcopal Church or Anglicanism
• The selection committee welcomes dissertations which place Episcopal/Anglican history in conjunction with other strands of church history, or even in dialogue with non-ecclesial themes of American history
• The Episcopal or Anglican element of the work should be constitutive, not peripheral

Award

• Prize Amount: $2,000
• Additional Benefit: Recipient may be invited to be a guest of the Historical Society during a churchwide event to publicly receive the award

Eligibility

• Degree Types: Ph.D., Th.D., or D.Phil. dissertations
• Defense Date: Successfully defended between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2027
• Submission: May be submitted by the author or on their behalf

Award Cycle

• Next Prize: 2028
• Submissions open: February 1, 2028

Post-Award Expectations

• The Prichard recipient is expected to write an appropriate article for Anglican and Episcopal History based on part of, or the whole of, the dissertation
• If there are other contractual obligations for the dissertation, the recipient will work with the AEH Editor to determine publishing possibilities

Geographic Scope

• No geographic restrictions (international submissions welcome)

Contact

• Organization: Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
• Phone: (920) 383-1910
• Email: administration@hsec.us
• Address: PO Box 197, Mineral Point, WI 53565-0197
• Website: hsec.us