Around the Field – August 12, 2026

12 August 2026 –

From Around the Field this week: The National Library of Medicine is seeking public commentary for the Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health program; the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance’s National Grant Program is open for applications; The American Society for Environmental History is requesting proposals for its 50th annual conference; and University of Nevada Press has published a new book by NCPH member Carla Chung Mattix

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is seeking specific input from the history of medicine community to inform the future direction of the Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health program. This program has been a critical source of support for historical analyses that provide enduring value to health professionals and researchers. Comments must be received no later than August 18, 2026 
  • Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are now open until October 13, 2026. The Dan David Prize is the world’s largest history prize, annually awarding 9 prizes of $300,000 each to scholars in the historical disciplines
  • The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund awarded $3 million to preserve 27 historic sites and organizations across the United States, including sites listed in the Green Book and on the National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in America 
  • The Oral History Association is seeking a host institution or executive director for a five-year commitment beginning on January 1, 2028. Letters of interest should include a preliminary explanation of factors that would make you an appropriate executive director or your institution an appropriate home. Letters are due November 1, 2026 

AWARDS AND FUNDING

  • The LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance is supporting projects that interpret historic places with LGBTQ+ significance. Applications for its 2026 National Grant Program are due by August 31, 2026
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities opened applications for its Collaborative Research funding opportunity for projects that focus on the history and culture of the United States or Western civilization. Applications are due by September 16, 2026
  • The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University is now accepting proposals to support public-facing history projects that speak to power, equity, sustainability, and justice. Applications are due by September 25, 2026
  • The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for the final competition of the ACLS Digital Justice Grants Program to support digital projects across the humanities and social sciences that engage marginalized histories. The deadline for applications is November 3, 2026

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Learning Unbound is hosting The Foundations of Non-Formal Learning: An Online Workshop Series for Museum Educators on Mondays from August 17-September 7, 2026
  • The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is hosting a webinar on August 19, 2025, Building the Next 250 Years, that will introduce its new resource, Building the Next 250 Years: Hosting Community Conversations at Your History Organization. The webinar will offer an overview of the resource and guidance on how organizations can use it
  • The Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute (SBWI) has opened applications for its new Architectural Carpentry & Preservation program, which will begin on August 30, 2027. The one-year program will provide intensive, hands-on training for students interested in preserving, restoring, and recreating historic buildings
  • NCPH’s Professional Development Committee is hosting a book club discussion for Fleshing the Archive: An Intimate Genealogy of Chicana Knowledge Praxis by María Eugenia Cotera on August 18
  • Carleton University is hosting a free four-part lecture series at Library and Archives Canada this fall. The 2026 series highlights scholars and practitioners whose work addresses gaps in historical scholarship and archival collections. All lectures are free and open to the public
  • The Organization of American Historians is hosting a virtual discussion of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home on September 24, 2026, as part of its K-12 Teachers’ Book Club   

PUBLICATIONS

  • The University of Nevada Press has published National Parks and the Supreme Court: Groundbreaking Legal Battles by NCPH member Carla Chung Mattix, which examines how the Court has shaped the National Park System
  • In this online article from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, curators from ArtPhilly, The Print Center, and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History share how they sought to unpack the complexities of American history during the Semiquincentennial 
  • The American Historical Association (AHA) is seeking an editor or co-editors for its journal, the American Historical Review. Those interested are encouraged to apply by October 1, 2026
  • The Public Historian (TPH) has a special virtual issue available to all and will remain available for the rest of 2026. The issue, “Considering the Revolution,” edited by MJ Rymsza-Pawlowska, collects five essays written over five years, each based on five plenary conversations produced in partnership with the National Park Service and held at NCPH’s virtual and in-person conferences between 2021-2025 
  • Transpositiones, an interdisciplinary biannual peer-reviewed humanities journal, is seeking submissions for its sixth volume, which will focus on the environmental humanities. Proposals are due October 20, 2026

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