Top history scholarships for you

The Ben H. Procter Scholarship benefits undergraduate history majors whose area of interest is Texas History or Southwestern History. Second preference is an eligible graduate History student whose interest is also in the same areas. Students may visit the scholarship's website or contact the Office of Scholarships and Student Financial Aid for more information.

The John Kimball, Jr. Memorial Trust Scholarship accepts applications from anyone interested in studying history who has a substantial connection with the Masconomet School District, Topsfield, Boxford or Middleton in Massachusetts. Anyone in the Masconomet community as well as Topsfield, Boxford, and Middleton residents in Massachusetts are eligible to apply. (Attendance or employment in the Masconomet School District in Massachusetts counts as residence.) The purpose of the Trust is to provide funding for books, tuition and other related educational and related expenses to graduate and undergraduate students, educators and others who have a passion for the study of history and related disciplines. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Helen James Brewer Scholarship will be awarded to a student who must be enrolled in the study of English history and literature or Southern history and literature and must be a member or former member of the CofC or a member of the UDC who resides in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia. Undergraduate scholarships are available either until the student completes the degree or a maximum of 4 years, whichever comes first. Applicants must be the lineal (direct) descendant of an eligible Confederate (that is, one who served honorably in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Civil Service or who gave Material Aid to the Cause). Only members of UDC or CofC may apply on the record of collateral ancestors. Applicants must be endorsed by the Chapter President and the Chapter Second Vice President, Division President and by the Division Second Vice President. GED and recent SAT/ACT scores will be accepted without GPA if the applicant is not a high school graduate. Applicants must attend college or university in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the United Daughters of the Confederacy for more information about the scholarship and the application process.

The Norah B. Harcave Scholarship is awarded to a full-time Harpur College junior majoring in history. The scholarship is awarded based on high academic merit. Recipients are selected in the Spring for the following academic year.

The Duque de Braganca Scholarship provides an annual scholarship for a student that demonstrates an interest in Portuguese history. This scholarship is made possible by the generous donation of Christopher St. Victor-de Pinho. Applicants must be attending a baccalaureate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the United States. High school seniors or entering freshmen are not eligible. Applicants must be PALCUS members. They must also be U.S. citizens or permanent legal U.S. residents. Applicants must have at least 25 percent Portuguese ancestry. Applicants must submit the Instructor's Recommendation Form from a teacher, instructor, or professor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact PALCUS for more information.

The Presidents' Travel Fund for Emerging Historians provides travel stipends to graduate students to present at the OAH Conference on American History. In addition to travel funds, recipients will be provided with a 90-minute meeting with a mentor at the conference as well as other networking opportunities. Eligible applicants are current graduate students or recent PhDs in history whose papers or panels/sessions have been accepted by the OAH Program Committee for inclusion on the OAH Conference on American History program. Preference will be given to those who are presenting at the conference for the first time. Applicants should email their paper title or panel title, an abstract of the accepted presentation, a CV (indicating the anticipated year of completion of the PhD or the year the PhD was granted), and a narrative. Applicants must also include the dates for the years of graduate studies (MA and PhD), if they have received additional financial support for attending the conference, if they have received any past OAH travel awards, if they are applying for other OAH travel awards, and if, in addition to presenting, they organized the panel. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians for more information.

Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the Huggins-Quarles Award is given annually to 1 or 2 graduate students of color to assist them with expenses related to travel to research collections for the completion of the PhD dissertation. These awards were established to promote greater diversity in the historical profession. Applicants must be advanced ABD, defined as at minimum a graduate student with ABD designation in their 5th year in a PhD program. The applicant's dissertation must focus on U.S. history. One complete copy of each application clearly labeled "2026 Huggins-Quarles Award Entry," must be emailed directly to the committee chair by the deadline. To apply, the student should submit the following items in one PDF document and in the following order: (1) cover letter, which should indicate the candidate's progress on the dissertation, including ABD status; (2) CV; (3) project abstract that consists of a five-page dissertation proposal (double spaced), which should include a definition of the project, an explanation of the project's significance and contribution to the field, and a description of the most important primary sources; (4) and one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans. Each application must also include a letter from the dissertation adviser attesting to the student's status and the ways in which the Huggins-Quarles Award will facilitate the completion of the dissertation project. Advisers should email their letters separately to the committee co-chairs. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians for more information.

The Samuel and Marion Merrill Graduate Student Travel Grants, supported by a bequest from the Merrill trust, are given annually to help sponsor the travel-related costs of graduate students who are confirmed as participants on the OAH Conference on American History program and who incur expenses traveling to the conference. Graduate students who are PhD candidates and who are presenting a paper or serving as a commentator on a session or panel are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to dissertation-stage doctoral candidates with decreasing priority given to students based on the year of matriculation in their respective PhD programs. Applicants must email their paper title or panel title, with an abstract and a CV (indicating their anticipated year of completion of the PhD), and a paragraph describing why it is important for them to attend the conference as a PDF. Applicants must also include the dates for their years of graduate studies (MA and PhD), if they have received additional financial support for attending the conference, if they have received any past OAH travel awards, if they are applying for other OAH travel awards, and if, in addition to presenting, they organized the panel. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians for more information.

The DAR Centennial Scholarship is awarded to two outstanding students pursuing a course of graduate study in the field of historic preservation at a college or university in the United States. This scholarship was established from a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Centennial Pin.