Submissions for the Royal Historical Society's Early Career Article Prize, 2026, can be made via this portal.
Further details of the RHS Early Career Article Prize, and eligibility for applicants, are available here: https://royalhistsoc.org/prizes/royal-historical-society-early-career-article-prize/
The 2026 prize round for early career articles introduces the following change:
- this prize is now open to early career historians within three (as opposed to the previous two) years after completion of a PhD at a UK or Irish university.
To be eligible for consideration for the RHS Early Career Article Prize:
- applicants must be doctoral students in a historical subject at a UK or Irish institution, or be within three years of having a submitted a corrected thesis in a historical subject in a UK/Irish institution at the time of the closing date for entries
- the article or essay must have been published in a journal or edited collection during the calendar year 2025 for the 2026 prize round. Advanced access publisher versions are also eligible, but an item cannot be entered more than once in subsequent years;
- an electronic copy of the publisher’s version the article or essay will need to be uploaded to the entry form.
When submitting an application to the RHS Early Career Article Prize, you will be required to upload a copy of the article as a pdf.
The closing date for self-nomination of articles / book chapters by eligible authors is: Monday 15 December 2025
Enquiries about submitting an application can be sent to: administration@royalhistsoc.org
RHS Early Career Article Prize
Submissions for the Royal Historical Society's Early Career Article Prize, 2026, can be made via this portal.
Further details of the RHS Early Career Article Prize, and eligibility for applicants, are available here: https://royalhistsoc.org/prizes/royal-historical-society-early-career-article-prize/
The 2026 prize round for early career articles introduces the following change:
- this prize is now open to early career historians within three (as opposed to the previous two) years after completion of a PhD at a UK or Irish university.
To be eligible for consideration for the RHS Early Career Article Prize:
- applicants must be doctoral students in a historical subject at a UK or Irish institution, or be within three years of having a submitted a corrected thesis in a historical subject in a UK/Irish institution at the time of the closing date for entries
- the article or essay must have been published in a journal or edited collection during the calendar year 2025 for the 2026 prize round. Advanced access publisher versions are also eligible, but an item cannot be entered more than once in subsequent years;
- an electronic copy of the publisher’s version the article or essay will need to be uploaded to the entry form.
When submitting an application to the RHS Early Career Article Prize, you will be required to upload a copy of the article as a pdf.
The closing date for self-nomination of articles / book chapters by eligible authors is: Monday 15 December 2025
Enquiries about submitting an application can be sent to: administration@royalhistsoc.org