The Prize of the German Historical Institute London is awarded annually for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis on
- German history (submitted to a British or Irish university),
- British history or British colonial history (submitted to a German university),
- British-German relations or British-German comparative history (submitted to a British, Irish, or German university).
The Prize is 1,000 Euros and will be presented on the occasion of the GHIL’s Annual Lecture on 25 October 2024.
To be eligible, applicants must have successfully completed doctoral exams and vivas between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024.
To apply, send one copy of the thesis with
- a one-page abstract
- examiners’ reports on the thesis
- a brief CV
- a declaration that the work will not be published before the judges have reached a final decision
- a supervisor’s reference
to reach the Director of the German Historical Institute London, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2NJ, by 31 July 2024. Applications and theses should be sent by email as a PDF attachment to: prize@ghil.ac.uk.
If the prize-winning thesis is on British history, British colonial history, British-German relations or British-German comparative history it may also be considered for publication in one of the Institute's publication series.