The Oral History Association provides funding each year for domestic and international presenters, and for non-presenters traveling to the annual meeting. NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR ALL ANNUAL MEETING SCHOLARSHIPS IS JUNE 22, 2026 Please click here to learn more about each scholarship opportunity and to apply!
2026 Scholarships for the OHA Annual Meeting are now open! Read More »
The Oral History Review announces three CFP’s. To be considered for the Spring 2027 issue, submissions are due by July 2026, but all submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. Read below for more information and the links to view the full CFP’s: Oral History, Climate Change & The Environment The Editors of the Oral
Deadline May 31, 2026 While the Call for Proposals is now closed, there’s still time to submit a poster for the 2026 Oral History Association Annual Meeting! Our memories are closely tied to the landscapes we inhabit, both real and imagined, and these connections are being reshaped by environmental change, political instability, and ongoing crises.
Call for Posters – OHA 2026 Annual Meeting (Deadline May 31) Read More »
The Oral History Center is offering a virtual version of our one-week Advanced Institute on the methodology, theory, and practice of oral history. This will take place July 27-31, 2026. The Advanced Institute will be held online. The cost of the Advanced Institute is $650. The institute is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, university
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June 23-25, 2026 The Oral History Association will host a virtual three-day symposium on trauma-informed interviewing, reckoning, and beyond, June 23, 24 and 25, 2026. The first day of the symposium will focus on trauma informed interview methodology, including project design, community engagement, and interview techniques. The second day will explore reckoning with ethical issues
Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Reckoning & Beyond: A Virtual Symposium Read More »
Deadline to Submit: July 10, 2026 Submit HERE. The Oral History Association Council calls for proposals from OHA members to create a new asynchronous oral history teaching module via Udemy. Submit HERE. The course and the themes for the essential sessions to be available in the curricula are as follows: Archiving & Preserving Deliverables Interviewing
The Oral History Association Publications Committee invites you to a virtual panel with authors Stephen M. Sloan and Mark Cave discussing their co-edited book Oral History and the Environment: Global Perspectives on Climate, Connection, and Catastrophe, published by Oxford University Press. This event launches a two-part conversation series connected to the 2026 OHA conference theme,
The Oral History Association is pleased to share an upcoming travel opportunity to Cuba, led by Travel Cuba With Us. January 3–10, 2027 Havana • Soroa • Trinidad • Topes de Collantes • Playa Ancón This 8-day / 7-night journey is rooted in the belief that every journey can be a form of profound listening.
Voices of Cuba: An Oral History Journey (Interest Meeting on 8/20) Read More »
The 2026 application for the Indigenous Initiative Research Fund is now open! To learn more, please click here.
OHA Indigenous Initiative Research Fund (Application closes June 1) Read More »
The Emerging Crises Research Fund is now open for applications! To learn more, click here.
OHA Emerging Crises Research Fund (Application Closes April 15) Read More »
Article Award (Deadline July 1) Elizabeth B. Mason Multi-Media Award (Deadline July 1) Cliff Kuhn Postsecondary Teaching Award (Deadline July 1) Stetson Kennedy Vox Populi (“Voice of the People”) Award (Deadline July 1) Click this link to read more about each award and fill out an application today!
As OHA gears up for our conference in Portland we are pleased to announce that the Annual Call for Awards & Grants is OPEN! This year we are accepting applications for the following categories: Indigenous Initiative Research Fund (Deadline June 1) Article Award (Deadline July 1) Elizabeth B. Mason Multi-Media Award (Deadline July 1) Cliff
