New Fellowships from Centre for the Study of Arms History

Friends and colleagues at the Centre for the Study of Arms History (CSAH), a relatively new international organisation which is supporting academic research into arms history, reached out and asked if I could help get the word out about a pair of funded fellowships to support researchers who are just starting out. I’m all for this and I know that some people who follow TAB are researchers themselves and might be interested in applying.

Below is a video from historian Ashley Hlebinsky, one of the founders of the CSAH, explaining the fellowships and what they offer.

The ARES Emerging Experts Fellowship

Available to early-career researchers undertaking or having recently completed postgraduate study, the ARES Emerging Experts Fellowship supports the production of a discrete, publishable output—such as a journal article, technical report, or literature review—on a topic related to the study of contemporary arms or munitions (1800 to present day). Fellows are selected based on research excellence and potential, and are matched with a mentor from the ARES team. The fellowship provides financial and practical support to advance original, high-quality research and help position recipients as future leaders in the field. More info here.

Funder: Armament Research Services (ARES)
Application deadline: 31 November 2025
Appointments made: November–December
Term of appointment: 1 year
Location: Remote 
Value of appointment: $1,000 USD

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. Interactions with the Museum’s symposium, Arsenals of History, and journal, Armax: The Journal of Contemporary Arms, are encouraged. More info here.

Funder: Cody Firearms Museum (CFM)
Application deadline: 31 November 2025
Appointments made: November–December
Term of appointment: 1 year 
Location: Remote with subsidised travel
Value of appointment: $1,500 USD

Find out more about the fellowships at www.armshistory.org