ASTR Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award Grant

ASTR Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society for Theatre Research
Amount: Up to US $1,000
Last Updated: June 02, 2025

Summary

The ASTR Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award supports scholars participating in plenary or working sessions at the ASTR conference. This award encourages exploration of the intersections between theatre and dance, providing funds for travel and hotel expenses. Eligible applicants include graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty members accepted to present at the 2025 conference. The award offers a $1000 honorarium and complimentary registration, promoting active engagement in ASTR's community.

Overview

NOTE: Proposals to join a working session should be sent to the session convener by the deadline for working sessions. Purpose This award provides funds to a scholar to participate in a plenary or working session at the ASTR conference. This presentation must, in the spirit of Selma Jeanne Cohen, explore the intersections of theatre and dance/movement. Funds are for the purpose of contributing to travel and hotel expenses to attend the conference. The purpose of the award is to encourage scholars in dance and movement-based fields to become active members of ASTR by helping them to meet the travel and hotel expenses of attending and presenting at the ASTR annual meeting. Evaluation The committee will choose the winner based on the promise of the applicant's work in bridging scholarship in theatre and dance. 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. Award This award provides a $1000 honorarium and complimentary conference registration.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Graduate students, independent scholars, contingent faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, and tenure track and tenured faculty are all eligible to apply. Applicants for this award should already be accepted to present a plenary paper, organizing a working session, or presenting in a working session at the 2025 ASTR conference.