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. Please note that deadlines may change each year. If you have questions, please contact awards@astr.org.

View our awards archive page to see past recipients.

Awards, Fellowships, and Grants

Publication & Presentation Prizes (for Your Work)

ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Scholarship
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Sally Banes Publication Prize
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Cambridge University Press Prize
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Distinguished Scholar Award
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Barnard Hewitt Award
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Errol Hill Award
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Gerald Kahan Scholar's Prize
Deadline: April 19, 2018

Research Grants

The ASTR Collaborative Research Award
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Co-Sponsored Events Awards
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Grants for Researchers with Heavy Teaching Loads
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation Research Fellowships
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Brooks McNamara Publishing Subvention
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Research Fellowships
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Targeted Research Areas Grants
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Travel Awards

Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award
Deadline: July 16, 2018

David Keller Travel Grants
Deadline: July 16, 2018

Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards
Deadline: July 16, 2018