Book and Article Prizes of the German Studies Association

The DAAD Book Prize of the GSA
This prize is funded through the North American office of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and carries an award of $1,000. Under the provision of the DAAD grant, eligibility is restricted to authors who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and Canada. The prize is awarded under GSA rules by a GSA committee, alternating between the two groups of academic disciplines represented in the Association, and is presented during the banquet of the GSA Annual Conference.
(1) The award for books in the fields of German language and literature, cultural studies, and the humanities is offered in even-numbered years. All books published during the preceding two years are eligible.
(2) The award for books in the fields of history, political science, and other social sciences is offered in odd-numbered years. All books published during the preceding two years are eligible.
Translations, editions, anthologies, memoirs, and books that have been previously published are not eligible.
The Sybil Halpern Milton Memorial Book Prize
This prize of $1,000 is funded by private contributions in honor of the noted historian, archivist, curator, and long-time member of the German Studies Association, Sybil Halpern Milton.
The prize will be awarded annually for the best book dealing with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust in its broadest context, covering every field represented in the association, including history, political science, and other social sciences, literature, art, and photography.
There are no restrictions on the language or type of book, but it must be an original publication. There is also no restriction on the authors’ citizenship or residence.