Graduate Students
To the attention of the graduate students:
The 2008 Economic History Association Meeting will be held September 12-14 at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, in New Haven, Connecticut. Single rooms are $139 and double rooms are $149 per night, plus applicable taxes. Registration materials are online currently. The registration form allows for roommate requests to ease the financial burden. In addition, complimentary rooms for up to 3 nights are offered to participants. A job market workshop will be offered Friday morning as well as local tours of New Haven. Friday night after the reception graduate students will be treated to dinner by the EHA and local organizer Tim Guinnane. The Teaching and History Committees are planning discussions for Saturday morning's early breakfast, and are both great opportunities for graduate students (for free). Be sure to check the Schedule section of this website as well as the Poster Session and Dissertation Session links (once they are active). On Saturday night, awards will be given for the best U.S. and North American history dissertation (Nevins Prize) as well as the best non-North American history dissertation (Alexander Gerschenkron Prize). On Sunday you will be treated to breakfast and have time to buy some great books at half price at the book sale!
To ease the financial burden, the EHA provides the following subsidies to graduate students:
- Travel subsidies of at most $500 for domestic flights, $800 for international flights or train fare for participants presenting a paper or a poster
- Complimentary hotel rooms (with double occupancy) for up to 3 nights for participants presenting a paper or a poster
- 60% discount on the registration fee
- 80% discount on Saturday's banquet meal
- Free dinner Friday night with other graduate students