Around the Field – February 25, 2026

25 February 2026 –

From Around the Field this week: The deadline for Society of American Archivists award nominations ends this week; The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day; Applications for the “Reframing Lincoln: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives” professional development seminar for K–12 teachers are due soon; The Organization of American Historians is hosting a virtual discussion of An Unholy Traffic; The call for papers deadline for the Coalition of Master’s Scholars on Material Culture virtual symposium closes soon; The Association of African American Museums is offering a needs-based scholarship to support attendance of their 2026 Annual Meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • The American Historical Association welcomes submissions of op-eds, media appearances, or other resources that offer context and insight to the public on the recent actions by the federal government
  • The Organization of American Historians’ Federal Employees and Contractors Oral History Project (FECOHP) is continuing to collect oral histories of federal employees and contractors to capture their lived experiences, institutional knowledge, and overlooked perspectives
  • The National Humanities Alliance invites you to share about efforts on your campus to engage local employers and support students’ exploration of professional opportunities in your region by filling out a short survey. Research will demonstrate how the humanities prepare graduates to contribute to the national workforce
  • Cities in certain US states are eligible to apply to be a National Park Service American World War II Heritage City. The nomination period is open until April 2, 2026
  • NCPH is hosting a Mini-Con in Washington DC on May 27, 2026, with the theme “Realizing the Power of History: Past, Present, and Future Strategies.” The Call for Participants closes April 15, 2026
  • The Southeastern Cemetery Consortium (SCC) has recently launched to connect and coordinate organizations, institutions, project teams, private firms, and individuals working to document, restore, preserve, and memorialize historic cemeteries
  • NCPH, on behalf of Sarah Marsom aka Dismantle Preservation, is inviting people to fill out an anonymous cultural resource worker salary survey in order to shift compensation transparency expectations in the cultural resource field. Any cultural resource worker, broadly defined, is welcome to complete the survey – this includes historic preservationists, cultural resource workers, archaeologists, historic site managers, public historians, etc. The deadline to submit is December 31, 2026

AWARDS AND FUNDING

  • Permanent Legacy Foundation offers Byte4Byte storage grants for nonprofit organizations seeking to complete digital preservation projects. The application deadline is rolling
  • The Society of American Archivists is accepting nominations for its Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award, which recognizes an individual or group that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents. Nominations are due by February 28, 2026
  • The Society of American Archivists is accepting applications for its 2026 Awards for Excellence, which honor categories such as contributions to the archives profession, advocacy, and writing. The due date for all nominations is February 28, 2026
  • The Hoover Presidential Foundation is sponsoring a Herbert Hoover Research Travel Grant Award to alleviate travel and research costs for individuals traveling to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. Applications are due by March 1, 2026
  • The American Association for State and Local History is accepting nominations for its Leadership in History Awards. Award of Excellence nominations are due by March 1, 2026
  • The Library of Congress seeks applicants for its National Stereoscopic Association Research Fellowship to support research within the Prints & Photographs holdings of stereoscopic photography. Completed applications are due by March 1, 2026
  • The Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation is accepting applications for its William L. Thompson Collections Fellowship, a short-term (1 week) residential fellowship designed for emerging museum professionals and graduate students with an interest in a career focusing on collections and material culture within historic house museums. The deadline for application is March 2, 2026
  • Applications are open for the American Council of Learned Societies’ Leading Edge Fellowship program, which offers 14 two-year fellowship opportunities with mission-driven nonprofits for recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Submissions are due March 11, 2026
  • Schmidt Sciences’ Humanities and AI Virtual Institute is requesting proposals for research projects which foster research in the digital humanities with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. Projects can request budgets up to $800,000, and the deadline for submission is March 13, 2026
  • The Brigham Young University Charles Redd Center for Western Studies is accepting applications for its 2026 awards that recognize scholars, students, or organizations conducting research or producing public programming related to the Intermountain states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming. Applications are due by March 15, 2026
  • The International Committee for the History of Technology is welcoming submissions for the Maurice Daumas Prize, which aims to encourage innovative scholarship in the history of technology. Submissions are due by March 22, 2026
  • The Association of African American Museums is offering a needs-based scholarship to support attendance of their 2026 Annual Meeting, “This Land Holds Our Stories.” The application deadline is March 30, 2026
  • The American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming offers annual travel grants to provide support in carrying out research using AHC collections. They also offer research fellowships in several different subject areas. The application due date for the spring cycle is March 31, 2026
  • NCPH is accepting applications for its 2026 Student Travel Award. The deadline has been extended to April 1, 2026
  • The Oral History Association is accepting applications for its 2026 Awards. Applications for the Book Award are due April 1, 2026, and applications for the Emerging Crises Oral History Research Fund are due April 15, 2026. The remaining award applications are due July 1, 2026
  • The National Archives Foundation seeks applicants for its Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women’s History for emerging and established historians, journalists, authors, or graduate students who perform and publish new research to elevate women’s history using the records held by the National Archives. All application materials must be received by April 15, 2026
  • The Center for Painted Wall Preservation is offering a $2,000 scholarship for a project proposal that best furthers the study, understanding, and appreciation of paint-decorated plaster walls in 18th- and 19th-century New England. Applications are due by April 30, 2026

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

  • NCPH is offering a multi-part virtual series on “Ethics, AI, and the Public Humanities.” The final two sessions will be “Ethical AI Use in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM)” on February 26, 2026 and “AI and History Education” on March 17, 2026
  • NCPH is hosting a virtual event, “Pricing Strategies for Professionals in Public History,” on March 2, 2026. This event will help consultants and independent historians, or those looking to take on contract work, as you figure out what to charge for your services
  • SUNY Brockport is offering a 10-part Public History Webinar series. The next two, both discussing museums, will take place online on March 4, 2026 and March 11, 2026
  • The Society for American Archaeology is presenting a webinar, “Speaking to Your Audience: Effective Strategies for Public Engagement,” on March 5, 2026
  • The Lincoln Presidential Foundation and Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History are partnering to present “Reframing Lincoln: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives,” a week-long professional development seminar for K–12 teachers at Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois, US from July 19–24, 2026. Applications are due March 6, 2026
  • iCivics is hosting a Civic Learning Week National Forum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, from March 9-10, 2026
  • The Organization of American Historians is hosting a virtual discussion of An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South on March 9, 2026, as part of its K-12 Teachers’ Book Club
  • The Victorian Society in America is hosting summer schools in Newport, Rhode Island; Chicago, Illinois; and London, United Kingdom. Application materials are due March 13, 2026
  • The San Gemini Preservation Studies Program is hosting a field school in Italy this Summer 2026 with two possible sessions. This program is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage, offering students hands-on experience in restoration and conservation. Applications are due March 15, 2026
  • The American Association for State and Local History is hosting a two-day virtual summit, “Data, Equity, and the History Workforce,” from March 17-18, 2026, to reflect on results of the 2025 National Survey of History Practitioners and chart a path forward
  • The American Association for State and Local History is presenting a webinar, “Outdoor History Walking Tours 101,” on April 2, 2026

PUBLICATIONS

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