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.
2024 Deadlines
Publication & Presentation Prizes: April 22, 2024
Research Grants & Travel Awards: July 16, 2024
Publication & Presentation Prizes
ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Scholarship
Deadline: February 2024
Sally Banes Publication Prize
Deadline: April 22, 2024
Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize
Deadline: April 22, 2024
Cambridge University Press Prize
Deadline: April 22, 2024
Distinguished Scholar Award
Deadline: April 22, 2024
Barnard Hewitt Award
Deadline: 2023 Cycle deadline extended until November 10
Errol Hill Award
Deadline: April 22, 2024
Gerald Kahan Scholar's Prize
Deadline: April 22, 2024
ASTR Translation Prize
Deadline: April 22, 2024
Research Grants
The ASTR Collaborative Research Award
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Co-Sponsored Events Awards
First Deadline: May 15, 2023
Second Deadline: December 15, 2023
Jessica Berson Dance Research Assistance Fund Grant
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Grants for Researchers with Heavy Teaching Loads
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation Research Fellowships
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Brooks McNamara Publishing Subvention
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Research Fellowships
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Targeted Research Areas Grants
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Travel Awards
Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award
Deadline: July 16, 2024
David Keller Travel Grants
Deadline: July 16, 2024
Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards
Deadline: July 16, 2024
José Esteban Muñoz First-Time Presentation Award
Deadline: July 16, 2024