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 2026.

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 2026 and 2027, recognising important contributions to the field of arms history.

Meet our Recipients

  • Justin Baird

    Early History of the Krag–Jørgensen Rifle

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  • Charles Randall

    FA-MAS Self-loading Rifles in Vanuatu

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Scholarships

CSAH Scholarship

The first CSAH Scholarship is expected to be awarded in 2026, 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 2026 and 2027.

Current Programmes

Fellowships

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.

Funder: Armament Research Services (ARES)
Application deadline: 15 October annually

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.

Funder: Cody Firearms Museum (CFM)
Application deadline: 15 October annually