American Historical Association

Resources for History Graduate Students & Early Career Professionals

Graduate Students have long been an essential part of the Association's membership, and currently comprise almost 15 percent of our membership. The Association provides subsidized membership ($40) to graduate students as well as research grants to support their work. The AHA also offers discounted membership ($50) to early career professionals for the first three years after leaving the student membership category. This page provides links to the most popular resources the Association has prepared or found for graduate students at every stage in their studies and for early career professionals.

The permanent Graduate and Early Career Committee provides a voice within the Association for graduate students and historians early in their careers, and serves as a venue to discuss issues of concern and interest to students and early career professionals. 

 

Graduate School from Start to Finish   Admissions & Acceptance Course Work Master's Degree Preparing for Comprehensive Exams Funding/Grant Writing Conceptualizing a Dissertation Conducting Research Organizing & Writing a Dissertation Dissertation Defense (PDF) Networking Teaching Publishing Mentoring Leave Policies at Major Universities (PDF)

Early Career Professionals Post Docs Forum on Making the Transition to a Professional Career Reflections of a Part-Timer by Edward Rice-Maximin Life After a History PhD   Preparing for the Job Market   Academic Jobs Interviewing Public History Jobs Secondary Education Jobs Foreign Jobs Negotiating an Offer Spousal Hiring Policies (PDF) Coalition on the Academic Work Force     More Resources Further Reading Links Resources for Teachers at All Levels Committee on Women Historians Committee on Minority Historians

 

Last Updated: November 15, 2011 2:13 PM