Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
191
Days
October 1 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Copy of the book; Letter of explanation
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
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Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

Description

The Merle Curti Intellectual History Award is given annually to the author of the best book in American intellectual history. Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. One copy of each entry, clearly labeled "2025 Merle Curti Intellectual History Award Entry," must be mailed directly to the committee members: Augusto Espiritu; Emily Merchant; and Susan Pearson. Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2025. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received by each committee member postmarked no later than January 7, 2025. If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct time frame making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians.

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Copy of the book; Letter of explanation
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail