AHA Member Benefits
Basic Membership Benefits
Resources
Add-on Benefits
Discounts
More Information
Basic Membership Benefits
The American Historical Review
Since 1895, the AHR has been the major journal of record for the historical profession, offering scholarship from every major field of study. Published five times annually.AHA's Perspectives on History
The major national news monthly for the historical profession, Perspectives on History offers articles and commentary on teaching, technology, history in the media, public history, archives, and research, as well as comprehensive job listings for academic and public historians. Published nine times annually.AHA's Annual Meeting
Members can present papers at the AHA's annual meeting—the largest annual gathering of historians in the United States—and receive the annual meeting program and discounts on registration at the meeting.
Resources
- Job Ads
The AHA publishes advertisements for faculty position openings, fellowships, internships, and other history-related positions on the AHA web site and in the job ad pages of Perspectives on History. Access to the online listing of job advertisements is limited to AHA members.
- AHA Grants
The AHA sponsors four small grant-in-aid programs that are available to members only. All grants are offered annually and are intended to further research in progress. Preference is given to advanced doctoral students, non-tenured faculty, and unaffiliated scholars. They may be used for travel to a library or archive; microfilming, photography, or photocopying; borrowing or access fees; and similar research expenses.
- Directory of Grants, Fellowships, and Prizes
Offering information on more than 450 funding sources from undergraduate scholarships to postdoctoral fellowships and awards for written work and publications the AHA’s online guide can help members find funding to begin or continue a research project or degree program.
Add-on Benefits
Available for additional fees.
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APSA Joint Membership
APSA Joint Membership Receive a subscription to APSR and PS, access to APSRonline and PSonline, as well as discounts on the Annual Meeting and other services.
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Member Services Program (MSP)
The Member Services Program provides the Association's other publications (that is, in addition to Perspectives on History and the American Historical Review, which are included in regular membership).
MSP category 1: Receive the 7-15 AHA pamphlets produced during the coming year of your membership.
MSP category 2: Receive the current edition of the Directory of History Departments and Organizations (if you sign up between October 1 and April 1) or the next edition as soon as it comes off press in early fall.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book
For an added fee paid when joining or renewing, members can receive electronic access to cross-searchable, full texts of over 1,700 high-quality books in history and the humanities from over 90 university presses, sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies.
Discounts
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Scholar Saver
Upon joining the AHA or renewing your AHA membership, AHA members receive the Scholar Saver, a catalog of special offers and discounts available from book and journal publishers.
- Reduced Journal Subscriptions
AHA members are entitled to significantly reduced subscriptions to a number of journals from Cambridge University Press and Sage Publications. Listed below are the titles offering reduced rates to AHA members.
Cambridge University Press- British Journal of Political Science
- Comparative Studies in Society and History
- Contemporary European History
- Continuity and Change
- European Review of Economic History
- Financial History Review
- The Historical Journal
- International Review of Social History
- The Journal of African History
- Journal of Public Policy
- Legal Theory
- Review of International Studies
- Rural History
- Social Philosophy and Policy
- Studies in American Political Development
- Urban History
- English Historical Review
- Enterprise and Society
- French History
- French Studies
- German History
- History Workshop Journal
- Journal of Design History
- Journal of History of Medicine and Applied Sciences
- Journal of Law Economics and Organization
- Journal of the History of Collections
- Library
- Modern Judaism
- Oxford Art Journal
- Past and Present
- Social History of Medicine
- Social Politics
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Discounted Insurance
Members are entitled to discounted insurance from Seabury & Smith (formerly Albert H. Wohlers). Visit the Seabury web site for more information.
More Information
If you have further questions or need additional information, please contact the AHA membership department:
Membership Department
American Historical Association
400 A St., SE
Washington, DC 20003
tel. (202) 544-2422
fax (202) 544-8307
e-mail
Last Updated: September 4, 2008 11:08 AM
