Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistant awards, supporting the development of American studies in Britain. The 2026 Awards are now open to submissions. Descriptions of our awards can be found on the BAAS Awards web page, with more detail on the submission requirements.

Please note that the deadline for submission is on December 17^th, 2025.

The following awards are now available:

• Research Assistant Awards
• School Essay Award
• BIPOC School Essay Award
• Undergraduate Essay Award
• BIPOC Undergraduate Essay Award
• Postgraduate Essay Award
• BIPOC Postgraduate Essay Award
• Barringer/Monticello Teacher Award
• Peter Boyle MA Graduate Assistantship
• Teaching Development Awards
• Teaching Prize
• BAAS Book Prize
• The Arthur Miller Institute Prize

If you have any questions, please email us at awards@baas.ac.uk.

Looking forward to seeing your submissions!

BAAS Awards Subcommittee