RHN 138/2025 | Opportunity
Organisers: Agricultural History Society
Deadline for Nominations: 31 December 2025
Effland-Grim-Reid Award for Public Engagement in Agricultural History
The Agricultural History Society established the award in 2022 to recognize an individual, group, or organization that makes a significant contribution to broad public understanding of agricultural history or demonstrates creativity and innovation in practice, either through an exceptional activity or for a body of work characterized by professionalism and leadership within one or more communities or institutions.
The Agricultural History Society established the award in 2022 to recognize an individual, group, or organization that makes a significant contribution to broad public understanding of agricultural history or demonstrates creativity and innovation in practice, either through an exceptional activity or for a body of work characterized by professionalism and leadership within one or more communities or institutions. The award winner(s) will demonstrate:
- Depth of historical understanding and the ability to communicate historical context to non-specialists while preserving essential details and complexity
- Creativity in approach appropriate to the intended audience
- Evidence of effectiveness appropriate to the activity
- If the nomination is for a body of work, evidence of professionalism and leadership in promoting public engagement in the fields of agricultural and rural history
The application package, prepared as a single PDF file, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, will include:
- Nominator’s letter (not to exceed 750 words) - self-nominations encouraged. The letter should describe the nature of the work undertaken, evidence of public engagement, and the work’s distinctive contribution to furthering public understanding of agricultural and /rural history
- CV of applicant, limited to 2 pages (single spaced).
- Additional supporting materials (limited to 2 pages), which may include webpage links, photographs of exhibitions or public programs, record of engagement with farmers or rural communities, archival collection/oral history repository created, historic structure reports, policy publications, etc.
The Effland-Grim-Reid Award Committee will adjudicate the competition. Please submit all materials to aghistorysociety@gmail.com as a single PDF document. The deadline for submission of materials is December 31, 2025.
Contact Email
aghistoryawards@gmail.com