The National Council on Public History awards recognize excellence in the diverse ways public historians apply their skills to the world around us. The award program's purpose is to promote professionalism and best practices among public historians and to raise awareness about their activities. We invite you to nominate a colleague or submit your own work and join us in Portland, Oregon for the awards luncheon at the NCPH's annual meeting, March 13, 2010.

NCPH Awards

" Excellence in Consulting Award--Up to three $300 awards recognize outstanding work and contributions by consultants or contractors.

" Outstanding Public History Project Award-- $1,000 recognizing a project that contributes to a broader public reflection and appreciation of the past or that serves as a model of professional public history practice.

" Graduate Student Travel Award--Five travel grants of up to $300 each for graduate students presenting (session or poster session) at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

" NCPH Book Award--A $1,000 award for the best book about or growing out of public history published within the previous two calendar years (2008 and 2009).

" New Professional Award--Two $500 travel grants to encourage new professionals, practicing public history for no more than three years, to attend the 2010 Annual Meeting.

" Student Project Award--The $500 travel grant to attend the 2010 Annual Meeting recognizes the contributions of student work to the field of public history.

" Robert Kelley Memorial Award--This $500 award honors distinguished achievements by individuals, institutions, or nonprofit or corporate entities for making history relevant to individual lives of ordinary people outside of academia.

The nomination deadline for the NCPH Book Award is November 15, 2009. All other nominations are due by December 10, 2009.

Questions? (317) 274-2716; http://www.ncph.org; ncph@iupui.edu