Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize
Since 1997 the Friends of the German Historical Institute have awarded the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation on a topic in German history written at a North American university. Dissertations on all periods of German history, on German-American relations, on the history of Germans in North America, and on Germany's global engagements or diaspora of Germans are eligible.
Each year's winner is invited to present his/her research in May at the annual symposium of the Friends of the German Historical Institute, which will occur this year on Friday, May 10, 2024. The prizewinner also receives an award of $2,000 and reimbursement for travel to the annual symposium held in Washington D.C.
Candidates are nominated by their dissertation advisers. Dissertations must have been completed, defended, and authenticated between January 1 and December 31. The prize committee will accept nominations through March 1, 2024.
Advisers who wish to nominate a candidate can do so by sending an email to FritzSternDissertationPrize@case.edu with the following items:
- Letter of nomination
- Abstract (1-3 pages) of the dissertation
- Digital version of the dissertation in "Reduced Size PDF" format
Past Recipients
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Chase RichardsNed Richardson-Little
2013
2012
Adam T. RosenbaumSarah Thomsen Vierra
2011
2010
2009
Alison Clark EffordMichael Meng
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Christopher FischerErik Jensen
2003
Chad Carl BryantJeffrey T. Zalar
2002
2001
Eva Giloi BremnerJonathan Zatlin
2000
Frank P. BiessH. Glenn Penny III
1999
1998
Michelle MoutonTimothy R. Vogt
1997