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.  See the list of the 2012 Award Winners!

ASTR Awards & Fellowships and Application Deadlines

PUBLICATION & PRESENTATION PRIZES

• Sally Banes Publication Prize (Biennial, Even-numbered years) - March 15, 2014
• Barnard Hewitt Award - April 16, 2013
• Errol Hill Award - May 14, 2013
• Gerald Kahan Scholar's Prize - March 25, 2013
• Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize - May 15, 2013
• Distinguished Scholar Award - March 15, 2013
• Cambridge University Press Prize - December 1, 2013

RESEARCH GRANTS

• Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation Research Fellowships - April 24, 2013
• The ASTR Collaborative Research Award - May 1, 2013
• Co-Sponsored Events Awards - March 1 and October 1, 2013
• Brooks McNamara Publishing Subvention - March 15, 2013
• Research Fellowships - March 15, 2013
• Targeted Research Areas Grants - March 15, 2013
• Grants for Researchers with Heavy Teaching Loads - May 1, 2013

TRAVEL AWARDS

• Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award - July 7, 2013
• David Keller Travel  -  July 1, 2013
• Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards - July 1, 2013