INTERNATIONAL
SHAW SOCIETY Travel
Grants & Scholarships for Emerging Scholars Application
Forms & Instructions for Conferences or Symposia As one of the principal goals of the International Shaw Society is to
encourage younger generations to experience the delights and enlightenment of
reading and seeing Shaw’s works and participating in the discussion of them,
the ISS offers a generous program of support for “emerging scholars” in the
form of scholarships and travel grants, which are mostly allied with
particular events, such as symposia and conferences. TO
CONTRIBUTE: To contribute to the fund for grants and scholarships, include
donations in your membership application or renewal. See the membership form
at https://www.shawsociety.org/ISSMembership2022.htm .
If you give a minimum of
$500, the grant the ISS gives with that can carry your name,
if you wish. This
year, for example, the ISS Grants will be named the Elizabeth and David Cayer
Grant, the Roelina and Charles Berst Grant, the Claudio and Rosalie Haddad
Grant, the Lori and Richard Dietrich Grant, the Robert A. Gaines Grant, and
the Joseph Hassett Grant. 1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: APPLICATIONS for grants or scholarships for
Conferences or Symposia A.) CONFERENCE in Cáceres, Spain: To apply for an ISS Travel Grant to the “Shaw in Europe” conference on May 25-26-27, 2022, co-sponsored by the International Shaw Society and the University of Extremadura in Cáceres, Spain, first learn more about the conference by clicking on https://www.eweb.unex.es/eweb/shawcc2020/en/, especially focusing on the deadline for your proposal for presenting a paper (January 28, 2022). You can also contact the members of the Organizing Committee at the following address: shaw2020@unex.es. If you fit the description of “emerging scholar,” you can also apply for an ISS Travel Grant at the same time. Normally, $500 is the limit but explain why more might be justified. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, see below. Proof of vaccination against the COVID-19 will be required for the Cáceres Conference in Spain. That may also be the case for the Symposium at the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, but that has not yet been determined. B.)
SYMPOSIUM at the Shaw Festival
in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. How to apply for an ISS Travel Grant
or a Bryden Scholarship for the ISS Symposium in 2022 (July 22-23-24): For the 2022 Symposium, Bryden Scholarships, paid for by the Shaw Festival Theatre,
are available for free lodging for the three nights of the Symposium, free registration for the conference, and free
tickets for the Shaw plays (Too True To Be Good and The
Doctor’s Dilemma) offered at the Shaw
Festival. (See shawfest.com for other
plays offered). Travel Grants, paid for by the international Shaw
Society (normally a maximum of $500 unless you are flying from outside North
America) are available to assist “emerging scholars” in paying travel
expenses not otherwise reimbursed. You can apply for both the Travel
Grant and the Bryden Scholarship (if help with travel is needed to accept the
Bryden) or you can apply for them separately.
The deadline for applying is February 20, 2022.
Send applications to ISS Vice President Jennifer Buckley at jennifer-buckley@uiowa.edu and copy the Treasurer Michael O’Hara at mohara@bsu.edu. Acceptance of the Travel Grant and/or Bryden Scholarship assumes that
you will attend the entire Symposium and present a paper or appear on a panel
as scheduled, July 22-23-24, 2022. It’s highly
recommended that you read first the details of the Symposium as found at https://shawsymposium2022.weebly.com/. Send questions to jennifer-buckley@uiowa.edu. The
Bryden Scholarship is named after Professor Ronald Bryden, former Literary
Adviser to the Shaw Festival, who was, at various times, the dramaturge to
Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company, one of England’s leading drama critics,
and the head of the Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama at the University
of Toronto. A collection of his essays entitled Shaw and his Contemporaries has been published by the Shaw
Festival. 2.) SPECIFIC
INSTRUCTIONS: APPLICATIONS for Travel Grants and/or Bryden
scholarships in 2022. Deadline for applications is January 28, 2022 for the Conference
and February 20, 2022 for the Symposium. Follow the instructions below: 1.) Send a brief letter introducing
yourself (if unknown to the committee), 2.) Send a 250 word abstract of
your paper presentation (make it somewhat
longer if you are unknown to the committee), 3.) Send your application form (see
below) for a Bryden Scholarship and/or Travel Grant, and a C.V. 4.) Send all three in one file and
in that order, addressed to jennifer-buckley@uiowa.edu . 5.) When emailing, title your
application in this way: Your Last
Name--Short Title of Proposed Presentation—Symposium 19. When ISS events are scheduled in
the U.S.A. or Canada, $500 is normally the maximum granted for Travel Grants
for North Americans, but those coming from abroad may ask for more. In the case of a conference
anywhere outside North America you can ask for more than $500 if you can make
a case for that. Proceed by filling out the
Application Form as described below: 3.) APPLICATION FORM FOR 2022 BRYDEN SCHOLARSHIP (for
Symposium only) and/or 2022 ISS TRAVEL GRANT Just copy and paste the following
form into a document that can be attached to an email. Please type your responses to all items,
expanding sections as needed: THE FORM: 1) Name: 2) Address: 3) Email Address (correspondence by email is required): 4) Telephone Numbers (Home, Work, Cell): 5) Your Current Academic Affiliation (as student or teacher): 6) Proposed Paper Title: 7) Projected Travel Expenses (Please limit this to unreimbursed
expenses): 8) Studies of Shaw You Are Currently Involved In: 9) Future Plans for Study of Shaw: 10) Are there any special reasons why you should be given this grant? 11) Attach a C.V. that demonstrates your scholarship and research over
the course of your career. 4.) THE R. F. DIETRICH RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP FOR SHAW
STUDIES Instructions
and Application Named
in honor of the Founding President of the International Shaw Society, “The R.
F. Dietrich Research Scholarship for Shaw Studies” is an annual award of up
to $1,000 USD (depending upon how extensive the research project is and
whether other grants are involved) to support research into any aspect of the
life and work of Bernard Shaw by a graduate student or early-career scholar.
The award, which may be held in conjunction with other awards, is intended to
help defray costs associated with visits to libraries and other institutions
that hold special Shaw collections and archives. Other research-related costs
may be eligible at the discretion of the Selection Committee. Candidates must
be members of the International Shaw Society, which you can join prior to
applying by going to https://www.shawsociety.org/ISSMembership22.htm and
following the directions. Scholarship
winners will be expected at the nearest opportunity to present a paper on
their research at an ISS Summer Shaw Symposium (annual) or Conference (as
scheduled), even if being used as part of a monograph. Applications must include a detailed
research proposal and C.V. and must be submitted to the President of the
International Shaw Society, Robert A. Gaines at rgaines@aum.edu. The deadline for applications
is September 30, 2022 and results will be announced by November 1, 2022. Use
the form below to provide information. Your application will be judged partly
on your knowledge of the research opportunities available at the site(s) and
readiness to begin. Just copy and paste the following
form into a document that can be attached to an email. Please type your responses to all items,
expanding sections as needed. 1.) Name of Applicant: 2.) Name of Research Project: 3.) Street Address: 4.) Email Address (correspondence by email is required): 5.) Telephone Numbers (Cell & one other): 6.) Your Current Academic Affiliation (as student and/or teacher): 7.) Site(s) of Research Project and dates of research confirmed or
applied for: 8.) Cite what works you have discovered at the site(s) that will
contribute to your research: 9.) Other financial aid grants applied for relevant to this
application: 10.) Detailed Description of Research Project appended by a list of all
costs expected. You will not be asked
to send receipts for costs. The grant
of up to $1,000 will be sent to you after your return from the research
venture and you have reported to the committee the results of it and steps
you have taken to share it with the ISS community by delivering a paper at a
Symposium or Conference or by publishing it in some form. 11.) A final report should be sent when your research has resulted in a
manuscript published or a paper presented at a conference or symposium. 12.) Attach a CV that demonstrates your scholarship and research over
the course of your career, noting especially work in Shaw Studies. |
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