Supporting Researchers
The Centre for the Study of Arms History offers research support—both financial and non-financial—to arms historians and researchers in allied fields throughout the course of their careers.
Serving as a hub for students and practitioners the world over, CSAH brings together arms historians, archivists, curators, collectors, professionals, and those in allied fields. CSAH connects researchers with world-class resources, partner institutions, and unique study opportunities. Our current research programmes are outlined on this page.
Naming rights for Scholarships, Fellowships, and Prizes are available to donors and partner institutions that support CSAH financially. Please contact us for details.
Scholarships
Scholarships are open to students progressing to post-graduate study, matching scholars with partnering institutions and supporting further study with a focus on arms history. The first CSAH Scholarship is expected to be awarded in 2025.
Fellowships
Fellowships are offered to both early-career and established researchers, and are usually granted to provide financial assistance for a specific research project or output. Early-career fellowships connect recipients with partnering institutions and mentors, helping those individuals embarking on a career in arms history or a related field to establish important networks.
Prizes
CSAH intends to launch several prizes in 2024 and 2025, recognising important contributions to the field of arms history.
Meet our Recipients
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Justin Baird
Early History of the Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
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Charles Randall
FA-MAS Self-loading Rifles in Vanuatu
Scholarships
CSAH Scholarship
The first CSAH Scholarship is expected to be awarded in 2025, with the hope to award multiple scholarships in subsequent years. CSAH Scholarships are open to any student accepted for post-graduate study with a focus on arms history at a university in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
Prizes
Coming soon.
CSAH intends to introduce several prizes over the course of 2024 and 2025.
Current Programmes
Fellowships
The ARES Early-career Fellowship
Available to scholars wishing to produce a discrete published output—such as a journal article, literature review, or book chapter—on a contemporary arms topic. The Armament Research Services (ARES) Early-career Fellowship is awarded to a researcher with fewer than five years of experience in arms history or a related field. Recipients are matched with a mentor at ARES, and offered financial and practical support toward research and publication.
Funder: Armament Research Services (ARES)
Next applications: May 2025
The CFM Early-career Fellowship
The Cody Firearms Museum (CFM) Early-career Fellowship is awarded to a researcher with fewer than three years of experience in arms history or a related field, and specifically includes those individuals seeking to pivot from an unrelated field or professionalise their informal experience (e.g., collectors). The CFM Early-career Fellowship is awarded to support a project which will benefit from access to the world-class collections of the museum, which forms part of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.
Funder: Cody Firearms Museum (CFM)
Next applications: May 2025