Description:
The Steven Béla Várdy Legacy and Ágnes Huszár Várdy Scholarship has been established to recognize a scholar in the fields of history or literature, who exemplifies the high standards of original research and historical and literary writing set by Steven Béla Várdy and Ágnes Huszár Várdy,  Eligible candidates must be a member of AHEA whose degree and research focus is in history or literature.

Amount Awarded:  $ 2,500 USD

Application Requirements:

1. Submit a narrative essay of up to 500 words describing your research and your area of specialization in history or literature.
2. Submit a current CV (include 2 – 3 references whom we might contact).
3. Eligible candidates must be current members of AHEA. Join or renew your membership here: https://ahea.net/members/membership-information
4. Board Members of AHEA are ineligible to apply.

Expectation:
The awardee is expected to submit an abstract and present a paper on their research topic at a future AHEA conference. Additionally, we invite recipients to acknowledge the support in their publications.  “This research was funded, in part, by generous support from the Steven Béla Várdy and Ágnes Huszár Várdy Legacy Scholarship through the American Hungarian Educators Association.” 

Apply: Submit all materials through this form

Criteria: Based on a holistic review by the selection committee.

Selection committee: Katalin Kádár Lynn, James Niessen, Klára Papp

Announcement of Award: The award recipient will be notified within a month of the submission deadline.  Subsequently, the recipient will be publicly announced on the AHEA website and in the AHEA Newsletter.

Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2026

Award funding and frequency: This scholarship is operated and funded by AHEA through generous sponsors. It is given annually, depending on the availability of funding.

Questions or additional Information: aheausa@gmail.com

2019 Sponsor: Helena History Press

2020 Sponsors: Várdy Family and Jackovics Family Fund

2022 Sponsor: AHEA Scholarship Fund

2024 Sponsors: Attila and Zoltán Várdy

2025 Sponsor: Zoltán Várdy

2026 Sponsor:  Zoltán Várdy