CALL FOR 2025 NOMINATIONS FOR PAHA AWARDS AND PRIZES
DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2025
The Polish American Historical Association (PAHA) is seeking nominations from its members for the following awards, to be presented by PAHA at its 82nd Annual Meeting in January 2026 in Chicago.
For further details about these awards and past recipients, see the PAHA webpage polishamericanstudies.org/ under “Awards”.
Please send the nominations via email to Iwona Flis iwona.flis@phdstud.ug.edu.pl by July 31, 2025. Include the name of the award, awardee (with contact information) and brief statement – no more than one page – highlighting why this nomination should be selected for the award. You can submit additional relevant information about the awardee.
Please note that self-nominations are not accepted.
GRADUATE STUDENT/YOUNG SCHOLAR TRAVEL GRANT
PAHA encourages graduate students and emerging scholars (up to three years after graduation) to apply for a Travel Grant. Two such grants of $500.00 each will be awarded to offset travel costs to attend the 2026 PAHA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The grants will be awarded to the two best conference proposals dealing with the Polish diaspora experience in any historical epoch, scholarly field, or aspect submitted by junior scholars.
To apply please submit the following documents:
In order to receive the travel grant it is mandatory to present the paper at the conference in person. Awardees will receive remuneration during the Awards Ceremony at the Annual Meeting. Failure to present the paper in person at the annual meeting shall result in the withdrawal of the grant.
Please send your application packets by email to Iwona Flis iwona.flis@phdstud.ug.edu.pl with the subject line "Graduate Student Travel Grant" by July 31, 2025.