The Society for Military History

Jobs and Fellowships

• Applicants may not be Penn State faculty, staff, or students. 
• Applicants and their research topics must meet the individual requirements of the award for which they apply. 
• Preference will be given to applicants that reside at least 100 miles from Penn State’s University Park campus. 

• Prepare application materials and complete an online application, which includes uploading a current curriculum vitae. Applications should include specific references to Special Collections’ holdings and how these collections and materials, in particular, further grant applicants’ research 
• Applications will be accepted from January 15, 2026, until February 28, 2026. Applicants will be notified by March 31, 2026
• Research must be conducted between July 1, 2026, and May 1, 2027.  
• Grant recipients must present their research talks before the end of the 2026-2027 fiscal year (June 30, 2027).  

• The research grants support travel to the Eberly Family Special Collections Library and related costs. 
• The research grants may also be used for photoduplication or audiovisual transfer of research materials.  
• Awardees are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements.  
• for the actual costs of the photo duplication services for grantees. Grant recipients  
• All required paperwork must be submitted prior to scheduling the grant recipient's research visits from July 1, 2026, to May 1, 2026. The research grants support travel to the Eberly Family Special Collections Library; awardees are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements. 
• In making research and travel arrangements, please review the open hours for the Special Collections Library.  
• As a condition of receiving the award, grant recipients will be asked to give a short talk via Zoom about their research. The talk will be scheduled after the research has taken place and must take place before the end of 2026.  
• Grant recipients may be subject to tax implications, depending on how the awarded funds are spent. For international grant recipients, this may include tax implications in the United States and in their country of origin. For information about U.S. tax liability for international taxpayers, please visit https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers.  

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
The National WWI Museum and Memorial is hiring for the position of Associate Curator specializing in the history and material culture of WWI. As part of the Department of Curatorial Affairs, this curator will enhance exhibitions and resources, develop and refine the collection, and strengthen public programming on the experiences of combatants, civilians, communities, and cultures in WWI. The Department of Curatorial Affairs is responsible for the permanent collection, gallery installations, and the generation of original exhibitions, and its members serve on cross-institutional teams, including, but not limited to, curatorial, exhibition-related, outreach, development, and educational museum projects. The Museum and Memorial takes a non-partisan, inclusive interpretive approach.

Full details for the position can be found at https://theworldwar.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/2025-nwwimm-assistant-associate-curator-job-posting.pdf. The position is advertised as of December 22 and is open until filled.

FELLOWSHIPS
U.S. Army Center of Military History Fellowships & Awards

In keeping with its mission, CMH seeks to stimulate interest in military history both in the Army and among the public by sponsoring a variety of professional appointments, fellowships, and awards.

Fellowship Programs: To encourage and support the production of dissertations in military history by qualified graduate students, the Center offers up to two Fellowships each academic year: the Dissertation Year Fellowship and the Charles Young Fellowship. These fellowships carry a $15,000 and $80,000 stipend, respectively. Submission deadlines for both are 31 March 2026. For application information and further guidance, please see: https://history.army.mil/About-CMH/Fellowships-Awards/

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
The Department of History, Humanities, & Languages at the University of Houston-Downtown invites applications for one tenure-track position in U.S. History at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2026. The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to teach U.S. History in the general Texas Core as well as publications in and/ or experience with teaching HIST 3329: U.S. Women’s History and similar upper-level courses.  The committee will consider any subfields, provided the applicant has taught or researched in Women's History.
 
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is a public four-year university. UHD's dynamic campus is located on the northern edge of downtown Houston, overlooking historic Allen’s Landing and with easy access to thriving arts and museum districts. With dedicated faculty, small classes, and innovative course options, UHD offers excellent educational opportunities in a wide variety of degree programs. UHD is proud of its richly diverse student population. The faculty have created a collegial community, dedicated to nurturing talent, generating knowledge, and driving socioeconomic mobility for a just and sustainable future.
 
https://careers.uh.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-history-humanities-and-social-sciences-houston-texas-united-states

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Charles Koch Foundation Foreign Policy Grants Team recently launched a new RFPs that will be of interest to SMH members. Their focus is primarily on supporting research with relevance to current U.S. foreign policy debates. All of these RFPs operate on a rolling basis and are open to scholars at all levels, including graduate students via their dissertation grants.

Foreign Policy - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/foreign-policy-research-grants/

Ending Endless Wars in the Middle East - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/ending-endless-wars-in-the-middle-east/

The Future of America’s Alliances - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/the-future-of-americas-alliances/

Managing Relations with China - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/managing-relations-with-china/

Trade Policy - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/trade-policy-research/

U.S. Foreign Policy Dissertation Grants - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/u-s-foreign-policy-dissertations/

While the Foundation anticipate these RFPs being open long-term, they do reassess their priorities on an annual basis. All open RFPs can always be found on this webpage: https://charleskochfoundation.org/partner-with-us/

SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Charles A. and Loyola M. Murphy Endowed Scholarship for the Study of 10th Mountain Military History

Recently, the 10th Mountain Foundation partnered with the family of WWII veteran, Charles Murphy (86-I) to create our first endowed scholarship for graduate students in military history.

Applicants need not be 10th Mountain descendants, but they do need to be studying about the Division. and its related units.
This $5,000 scholarship granted once per recipient and celebrates the devotion to education that Charles Murphy and his wife Loyola brought following his return from Italy and his is 31 years of teaching and coaching.

https://10thmountainfoundation.org/programs-we-support/scholarship/undergraduate-scholarships/

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ronald Reagan Institute announces a new Postdoctoral Visiting Scholars Program for work that advances the political, economic, and national security ideas and values of President Ronald Reagan. Visiting Scholars will be selected based on the relevance of their research to these principles. Proposals will also be judged on the likelihood of completion of a book manuscript during the fellowship period. In addition to a stipend of $75,000, each scholar will receive an additional $5,000 for research related costs.

See https://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan-institute/scholarship/reagan-institute-visiting-fellows-program/

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