for Outstanding Emerging Female Scholar in First World War Studies
Elizabeth Greenhalgh began her career in First World War Studies as a research assistant in the early 1990s. Frustrated by the absence of the French Army in Anglophone accounts of the First World War’s military history, she embarked on postgraduate and academic research initially focused on Franco-British military relations (‘never’, as her former supervisor, Robin Prior, relates ‘Anglo-French’), subsequently publishing Victory Through Coalition and several other important works on the French military’s role as she became a scholar of international standing.
Previous winners:
2022: Lauren Theweneti
2023: Marina Pérez de Arcos
2024: no award
2025: Berta Lillo-Gutiérrez
Regulations:
Prize: £500 and an official certificate/formal letter from the President.
Frequency: Annual
Eligibility criteria: Female postgraduate candidates or holders of doctorates within 5 years of
award.
Eligibility may be extended further than 5 years if a nominee has experienced an extended break in their
research career. If this applies, the circumstances should be explained in the nomination.
Nomination and selection process:
- Nominees must be a current member of the Society by the deadline for nominations. They must be nominated by 2 members (proposer/seconder) of the International Society for First World War Studies, including a recommendation of up to 500 words. Nominees must consent to be nominated and the nominations should be accompanied by the nominee’s CV.
- Any member of the Society may either nominate or second (not both) a single nominee per year.
- Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in future years.
- Deadline for nominations: 1 June.
Nominees will be assessed by the Awards Committee of the Society. Selection criteria
may include (but are not limited to) evidence of:
o Publications (published)
o Publications (accepted/forthcoming)
o Awards
o Conference and other papers presented
o Invitations
o Institutional position held
o Grants received
o Public impact
o Service and collegiality
Nominators are welcome to seek further advice on the nomination process from the Treasurer of
the Society, via treasurer[at]firstworldwarstudies.org