Funding

Each year, the Friends of the German Historical Institute (GHI) award the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation submitted on all periods of German history, German-American relations, or the history of Germans in North America. Nominations are due June 15, 2019.

By Noreen Balos, Funding Peer
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 - 8:30am


OVERVIEW
Since 1997, the Friends of the German Historical Institute have awarded the
Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation on a topic in German history written at a North American university. Dissertations on all periods of German history, on German-American relations, on the history of Germans in North America, and on Germany's global engagements or diaspora of Germans are eligible.

Each year's winner is invited to present his/her research in November at the annual symposium of the Friends of the German Historical Institute. The prize winner also receives an award of $2,000 and reimbursement for travel to the annual symposium held in Washington D.C.

NOMINATION PROCESS
To nominate a candidate, dissertation advisers should email the following items to FritzSternDissertationPrize@case.edu.

  • Letter of nomination
  • Abstract (1-3 pages) of the dissertation
  • Digital version of the dissertation in "Reduced Size PDF" format

AWARD
$2,000 plus travel to Washington, D.C.

DETAILS
German Historical Institute award the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize

DEADLINE
June 15, 2019