SHARP supports book history with grants and awards covering the full range from early stages of research to published books. Please consult the individual pages linked below for details on eligibility and previous awardees.
Grants and prizes questions? Contact Director of Awards Melanie Ramdarshan Bold (awards@ sharpweb.org)
SHARP 25th-Anniversary Fellowship
An annual fellowship of US$3,000 to support book history research
Research Development Grants for BIPOC scholars
Five annual grants of US$1,000 to support research by BIPOC scholars
Greenspan–Rose Book History Essay Prize
An annual award selected by the editors of Book History to recognize the best essay by a graduate student published that year in the journal
SHARP Book History Book Prize
An annual award to recognize the best new book about book history
Award for Distinguished Achievement
A periodic award to recognized outstanding work in the field of book history by an individual, organization, or project
Lightning Grants
Periodical small grants (US$50–150) awarded to encourage global book history studies. Contact the Director of Transnational Affairs (transnational@sharpweb.org) for more information.
