The Nicholas Crafts Early Career Award in Economic and/or Social History
Forecasted
The Nicholas Crafts Early Career Award in Economic and/or Social History supports early-career historians by rewarding research, datasets and outreach to recognise outstanding achievement in the field.
Funder: Economic History Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One £1,000 prize awarded every two years
Summary: Recognises an outstanding early-career portfolio of research and related activity in economic and/or social history.
Key Information: Applicants must be Economic History Society members within seven years of completing their doctorate.
Description
The Economic History Society’s Nicholas Crafts Early Career Award recognises outstanding research and research-related activity in economic and/or social history. Established through a bequest from Professor Nicholas ‘Nick’ Crafts, it commemorates his contribution to the field and his enthusiastic support for historians at the beginning of their careers. Crafts was a former Society President and editor of the Economic History Review, whose work contributed to the study of long-run economic growth and productivity.
The award recognises the most impressive portfolio produced during the initial period of a scholar’s career. The Society takes a broad view of eligible work: portfolios may include publications, datasets, research projects, and outreach such as blogs and podcasts. It rewards achievement across these forms of activity rather than focusing solely on publications.
