Dissertation Research Award

The North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) invites submissions for its NASSH Dissertation Research Award. The winner of the prize will receive up to $3000USD* for one award, or for fractional awards for several applicants, at the discretion of the Committee.

Eligibility:   This award is open to Doctoral Students with All But Dissertation (ABD) status. Candidates are eligible for one-time funding. In addition the following eligibility criteria apply:

  • Applicants must be current NASSH members at the time of submission, as well as the year the prize is awarded.
  • Funding is for research activities and not travel/accommodation to or for the NASSH Conference.

In the case of several meritorious applications, preference will be given to projects that emphasize primary source collection on location (archives or interviews).

Successful applicants must submit all receipts to the NASSH treasurer for reimbursement.

*For applicants who plan to travel between continents (e.g. Europe to North America) the award amount is increased to a maximum of $3500USD.

Application Procedure: Applicants must complete the Dissertation Research Award nomination form (available as a PDF) to the NASSH Conference Conftool system under the Dissertation Research Award option. Additionally, the applicant must solicit and have emailed a maximum 200 word statement from their Doctoral Advisor on the suitability of the applicant and their research for this grant. The statement should be emailed to: Robert Kossuth, robert.kossuth@uleth.ca with the applicant’s name in the subject line. Your application is not complete until that statement has been received and you have received confirmation of its arrival. All materials must be received by the application deadline to be considered complete.

2024 DEADLINE: January 15, 2024

For questions, contact Robert Kossuth, robert.kossuth@uleth.ca

Previous Winners

2022 Yacob Zohn, University of Madison-Wisconsin

2021 Alec S. Hurley, The University of Texas at Austin and Paulina A. Rodríguez, Pennsylvania State University

2020 Timur Mukhamatulin, Rutgers University 

2019 Chris Henderson, University of Iowa; Paul Tchir, University of California, San Diego; & Bennett Koerber, Carnegie Mellon University  

2018 Conor Heffernen, University College, Dublin, Ireland & Tiago Maranhao, Vanderbilt University

2017 Ornella Nzindukiyimana, Western University & Dianne Williams, University of Iowa

2016 Joanna Mellis, University of Florida; Adam Berg, Penn State University; & Dain TePoel, University of Iowa