Awarded for most original book on the coming of the Civil War, the Civil War years, or the Era of Reconstruction, with the exception of works of purely military history.

Award recognizes books in the field of American social, intellectual, and/or cultural history.

Awarded for the best book on American history published in a foreign language.

Awarded for the best book-length historical study or dissertation on the political economy, politics, or institutions of the U.S., concerning its domestic or international affairs from the Civil War to the present.

Applicant must be a minority and must submit a dissertation project and budget proposal.

Applicant must submit letter of support, table of contents, and sample chapter from dissertation on U.S. women's history.

Applicant must submit essay about any period or topic in the history of the U.S. (not to exceed 7,000 words including endnotes).

Awarded for the best book in American frontier history, including the pioneer periods of all geographical areas and comparisons between American frontiers and others.

Applicant must have a strong college preparatory curriculum and a solid GPA.

Applicant must be a member of a Lutheran congregation.

Applicant must be an organ student studying with professional theatre organ instructors or be a theatre organ student furthering their musical education by working toward a college organ performance degree.

Applicant must be a current student member of LIT (which requires being in the top 35% of class, having a minimum 3.5 GPA in at least 12 semester hours of literature, having a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and being in the fifth college semester) who is sponsored by an active chapter. Selection...

Applicants must be current OAH members and will be expected to enter into the life of their host university during the course of their brief visit by offering lectures or other public presentations, participating in symposia where appropriate, and consulting with faculty and students.