Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards

Deadline: July 1, 2012

Purpose: Each year the American Society for Theatre Research awards up to three grants of $800 each in honor of the late Thomas F. Marshall, a distinguished theatre scholar and founder of ASTR, who took particular interest in the encouragement and support of promising students in the field of theatre research. The purpose of the grants is to encourage students to become active members of the Society by helping them to meet the expenses of attending the ASTR annual meeting in November. ASTR conference registration fees will be waived for grant winners.
 
Eligibility: any student majoring in theatre/performance studies in any academic department at any level of higher education is eligible. Students need not be members of ASTR at the time of application.
 
Application: A completed application should include the following :

• a single-page essay (less than 350 words, with 1.5 spacing, 12-point type and 1-inch margins) explaining the value of attending the next ASTR meeting to your career;
• a copy of your curriculum vitae

• a sponsoring letter from a member of ASTR [Please note that each member of ASTR is permitted to nominate only one student per year for a Marshall Grant. Members of the Marshall Committee may not nominate students, but students from the home institutions of committee members can be nominated by others. Committee members do not vote on students from their own institution.]; and
• a supporting letter from an additional person familiar with your work. Recommenders must write separate letters for each nominee they support. Letters may be submitted via email.

 
Send applications electronically to the committee members:

Barbara Grossman (Chair) at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   and  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (please use both addresses)

Deborah Paredez at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Megan Sanborn-Jones at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Send queries electronically to Barbara Grossman (Chair) at the addresses above.

Deadline: All application materials must be received by July 1, 2012. Applicants are responsible for seeing that sponsoring and supporting letters are received by the deadline.

Evaluation: Applications will be judged on the quality of the applicant’s expression of interest in attending this ASTR meeting, the applicant’s record of achievement in scholarship and/or service, and on the recommenders’ letters of support.
 
Notification: All applicants will be notified by September 1, 2012.

Note: In the event that a person is chosen to receive more than one award to help defray the costs of attending the ASTR conference, that person will receive the money associated with the larger of the two awards but will be acknowledged as a winner of both. The relevant awards committees shall have the right to disburse monies unspent by the award recipient to support additional worthy applicants.