Kicking off this Monday morning with a ✨WHA Grads Spotlight! ✨

This series seeks to highlight the cool things we all do that often go unnoticed! If you want to be featured send us a DM to tell us what you’ve been up to and give us a few pictures too!

Grad Staff = your backstage pass to the Western History Association

Network with incredible scholars, connect with fellow grad students, and join a long line of alumni doing big things—awards, scholarships, conference presentations, you name it!

Two $500 annual awards will be given to Native American students, undergraduate, M.A., or Ph.D., to help lessen the burden of costs to attend the annual Western History Association.

To learn more visit westernhistory.org/awards

In recognition of Sara Jackson’s commitment to students of color and graduate research, the WHA provides an annual award of $500 in support of graduate student (M.A. or Ph.D.) research on the North American West.

To learn more about this award and others visit westernhistory.org/awards

Is the Huntington your must go to archive?

In recognition of Martin Ridge's long service to both the Western History Association and The Huntington Library, this $3,500, one-month research fellowship at The Huntington Library has been established in his honor.

Learn more at westernhistory.org

The Trennert-Iverson scholarship provides two annual awards to be given to graduate students at the M.A. or Ph.D. level to help lessen the burden of costs to attend WHA.

Learn more about this award and others at Westernhistory.org/awards

The purpose of the Alida Boorn Disability Studies and Disabled Scholar Award is to promote the place of disability and all of the ramifications that disability, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion have had in the history of the North American West.

The Graduate Student Prize is designed to foster graduate student professional development and to enhance collegial citizenship within the organization. Up to ten students may receive the award.
The deadline for this award is May 15 Learn more about this award and others at westernhistory.org/awards

Renamed the Bert M. Fireman and Janet Fireman Award in 2015, this award recognizes the best student article published in the Western Historical Quarterly each year.
Learn more about this award and others at www.westernhistory.org/awards

🚨🚨ONE WEEK LEFT🚨🚨

Do you need money for research? The WHA's Walter Rundell Graduate Student Award offers $1,500 for graduate student research! Apply now!

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Applications are due May 15, 2026. See the website link below for more information.

www.westernhistory.org/awards/rundell

An appreciation post for our WHA Grad Students. Y'all are amazing, hard working, capable, and creative scholars! (And oh so photogenic.)

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Ugh, totally relatable. Next time flash the speaker one of these:

WHA Graduate Student Caucus elections are upon us!

We are looking to fill ALL 6 positions. If you are interested please email us at whagsc@gmail.com with a 250 word bio and a headshot by April 15th. Elections will open shortly after.

Check your email for more info!

Yessssss. Join us.

Have you ever visited the student page of the WHA website? You can find a ton of information on getting more involved in the Graduate Student Caucus, on applying for Grad Staff, and on applying for graduate student awards!

www.westernhistory.org/students

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We did it. The WHA Graduate Student Caucus is FINALLY on Bluesky!