Awards

The American Society for Theatre Research sponsors or coordinates several awards, grants, fellowships, and prizes to support and recognize outstanding scholarship in theatre and performance studies. Follow the links below to read more about each award, including purpose, history, application or nomination procedures, and deadline.

ASTR Awards & Fellowships and Application Deadlines

PUBLICATION PRIZES

• Sally Banes Publication Prize (Biennial, Even-numbered years) - March 15, 2012
• Barnard Hewitt Award - April 16, 2012
• Errol Hill Award - May 14, 2012
• Gerald Kahan Scholar's Prize - March 16, 2012
• Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize - May 15, 2012
• Distinguished Scholar Award - March 15, 2012

RESEARCH GRANTS

• Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation Research Fellowships - May 7, 2012
• The ASTR Collaborative Research Award - May 1, 2012
• Co-Sponsored Events Awards - March 1 and October 1, 2012
• Brooks McNamara Publishing Subvention - March 15, 2012
• Research Fellowships - March 15, 2012
• Targeted Research Areas Grants - March 15, 2011
• Grants for Researchers with Heavy Teaching Loads - March 16, 2012

TRAVEL AWARDS

• Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award - June 15, 2012
• David Keller Travel  -  July 1, 2012
• Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards - July 1, 2012