General Omar N. Bradley Awards in Military History
Each year, the General Omar N. Bradley Foundation normally provides research awards of $2,000 to up to ten U.S. Army officers engaged in research related to military history.
Advancing the study of military history since 1933
The Society for Military History has more than 3,200 members, publishes The Journal of Military History every quarter, and meets each year so that members can present and discuss their work.
From the Journal
The Journal of Military HistoryPrizes, grants and deadlines
All awards and grantsClosing soon
- Edward M. Coffman First Manuscript Prize · closes December 1, 2026
- The Vandervort Prizes · closes January 10, 2027
- SMH Public History Award · closes January 13, 2027
Cash award
Edward M. Coffman First Manuscript Prize
The best dissertation in military history, defended in the previous calendar year.
Closes Dec 1, 2026
$200 per article
The Vandervort Prizes
Outstanding journal articles in military history, in the Journal and beyond it.
Closes Jan 10, 2027
$500
SMH Public History Award
The contribution of public historians to the field of military history.
Closes Jan 13, 2027
- 1933Founded, as the American Military History Foundation
- 3,200Members: scholars, soldiers and citizens interested in military history
- 1937The Journal published every quarter since, first as Military Affairs
- 119Graduate students brought to the Annual Meeting by Weigley travel grants
About the Society
Founded in 1933 as the American Military History Foundation, renamed the American Military Institute in 1939 and the Society for Military History in 1990, the Society today has more than 3,200 members. They have included many of the world's most prominent scholars, soldiers and citizens interested in military history. The Society is a member of the American Council of Learned Societies.
Join the Society
Membership includes the printed Journal, full online access through EBSCO, and the Headquarters Gazette.
Give to the Society
The Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Gifts to its endowment funds are tax deductible as allowed by U.S. law.