Give to the Society
The Society for Military History is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by U.S. law.
You can give online by credit card to any of the Society’s endowment funds below. Choose a fund, and you finish your gift on the Society’s secure membership site.
Choose a fund
SMH General Fund
Supports the Society’s basic operations, and keeps a reserve for new programs that support the discipline.
Summer Seminar Fund
Supports the Summer Seminar in Military History, three weeks in residence for recent PhDs and advanced graduate students.
Russell F. Weigley Fund
Travel grants for promising graduate students presenting papers at the Annual Meeting. As of the 2025 meeting, 119 students have received one.
Allan R. Millett Fund
Funds the Millett Dissertation Research Fellowship, $1,200 a year for doctoral research on any topic in military history.
Edward M. Coffman Fund
Funds the Coffman First-Manuscript Prize, for an author’s first scholarly book on military history, with a publication contract from the University of North Carolina Press.
Two awards funded through the General Fund
To support either of these, give to the General Fund and note which award your gift is for.
- The Jeffery Grey Memorial Travel Grant helps graduate students travel from overseas to the Annual Meeting, honoring Jeffery Grey’s commitment to the Society’s global reach.
- The Mark Grimsley SMH Fellowship in Social Media gives a graduate student a two-year term on the Society’s social media team. It honors Mark Grimsley of the Ohio State University, a pioneer of military history on social media and academic blogging.
Give by mail
Fill in the contribution form and mail it to:
Society for Military History
P.O. Box 2502
South Portland, Maine 04116-2502