CAREER RESOURCES – CONFERENCES

 

CONFERENCE ALERTS

Website that lists worldwide conferences in a variety of topics, including Language, Literature and the Humanities.

Websites: http://www.conferencealerts.com/

 

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CFP WEBSITE

An online listing for several calls for papers, arranged by topic (topics include all literature periods, theatre, many themes such as gender and cultural studies). Calls for papers are updated regularly.

Websites: http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/

 

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES H-NET

An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic ideas and scholarly resources.

Website: http://www.h-net.org/announce/

 

THEATRE CONFERENCES

List of upcoming theatre conferences and calls for papers:

Website: http://eduventure.ca/TheatreConferences.htm

 

BOSTON CONFERENCES

List of upcoming conferences taking place in Boston:

Website: http://www.conferencealerts.com/boston.htm

 

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS:

Dramaturgy Debut Panel – Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference (ATHE)

The Dramaturgy Focus Group sponsors a competitive DEBUT PANEL to showcase outstanding and innovative work by emerging dramaturgs in educational and professional theatre. If you are a graduate student, intern, or new professional dramaturg and have provided dramaturgy for a production or event during the past three years, you are eligible to apply. This panel is adjudicated by both academic and professional theatre dramaturgs in the Americas.Panelists selected will present overviews of their dramaturgical work at ATHE’s annual conference.

Website: http://www.athe.org

 

LMDA – Early Career Conference Travel Grant

LMDA has many programs in place to encourage and promote Early Career Dramaturgs. Among these are travel grants, mentor matches, and special events. In addition, LMDA also publishes lists of internships and degree programs and guidelines for internships and employment. The Early Career group specifically serves students, interns, and dramaturgs in their first few years in the field.

Website: http://www.lmda.org/early-career-dramaturgs

 

Shakespeare Association of America Graduate Student Travel Awards

Graduate-student members of the SAA are encouraged to apply for travel awards to attend the 2011 Meeting in Bellevue, WA. Each award includes a $300 USD contribution to expenses and remission of the conference registration fee. Applicants must be SAA members in good standing and are expected to attend the full conference. Students may not receive an award more than twice. Preference is given to dissertation-level students whose research will be most enhanced by seminar participation.

Website: http://www.shakespeareassociation.org/meeting/travelawards.asp

 

Southeastern Theatre Conference Young Scholar Award 

We invite submissions from graduate students and undergraduate students enrolled in programs relating to our committee interest areas of history, theory, criticism, and literature. One graduate and one undergraduate paper will be chosen to win $225 cash prizes, a ticket to the States Luncheon, and to present their winning papers at the SETC conference in Chattanooga, TN.

Website: http://www.setc.org/interest/history.php#scholarAward

 

Play Penn New Play Development Conference Internship 

PlayPenn, a national new play development conference is seeking interns for New Play Development Conference.We are looking for six individuals who have an interest in playwriting/dramaturgy/directing/production. The opportunity will include each intern1s assisting, on a daily basis, a collaborative team in the development of one of six plays invited to the conference as the result of a national search. Interns will also assist as needed in administrative and technical needs of the conference.Interns will be given the opportunity and will be expected to participate in a playwright1s workshop led by a professional playwright, culminating in the public presentation of their work performed by conference artists. Each intern will receive a stipend of $200 for their contribution to the work at hand. We are also seeking one production/stage management intern. This individual will assist the production/company manager in all aspects of conference organization, production and administration.

Website: http://www.playpenn.org

 

Young Critics Seminar – International Association of Theatre Critics 

The International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) is pleased to announce a young critics’ seminar to be held in conjunction with the 14th edition of the Europe Theatre Prize in St Petersburg, Russia, April 12-17, 2011. The seminar will be comprised of three groups (working in the English, French and Russian languages), each of which will be open to a maximum of 10 participants. Applications are invited from professional theatre critics aged between 18 and 35 years of age; please attach to your application a brief (one page) CV, two or three examples of your writing as a professional critic and a letter of recommendation from your national section of IATC. Successful applicants will be responsible for both the cost of travel to and from St Petersburg and the cost of any visa required for entry to Russia. However, the Europe Theatre Prize generously offers participants free hotel accommodation (you may be required to share a room with another participant of the same sex), meals and tickets for performances.

Website: http://www.aict-iatc.org/aict-5b.html

 

Young Europe –  ASSITEJ – International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People

The organizers wish to invite emerging artists from different European countries. “Young Europe” offers young artists in the field of theatre for young audiences an opportunity for advanced training and artistic exchange. The grant includes free entrance to theatre performances at the festival „Augenblick mal!“ and a specially arranged programme of associated activities. The grant also covers board and lodging (in shared rooms in a hostel in Berlin). Travel costs must be met by the person invited or by the country which selects them. The grant program “Young Europe” will invite a total of 18 people, 3 from Germany and 15 from other European countries. Applicants must not be older than 26 years and working knowledge of English is essential. In cooperation with ASSITEJ International and with the support of International Youth Exchange Program of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Website: http://www.assitej-international.org/english/news/from-the-secretariat/2011/young-europe.aspx

 

American Society for Theatre Research Travel Grant – Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards

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.

Website: http://www.astr.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31

 

ATHE Student Fellowship Fund

ATHE provides fellowships for current ATHE graduate student members to attend the Conference. ATHE Student members interested in applying for a Fellowship Fund Grant to be reimbursed the conference registration fee are asked to submit a letter with their registration form requesting this grant. Fellowship recipients are asked to provide six (6) hours of volunteer assistance during the Conference. Fellowships are limited. Awardees will be notified prior to the conference in order to schedule their hours. Fellowship recipients should check-in at the Conference registration desk to confirm their volunteer schedules.

Website: http://athe.org/resources/fellowshipsgrants

 

Mid-America Theatre Conference

The Mid-America Theatre Conference is held every March at a mid-western city (e.g. Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, Kansas City), with symposia in Theatre History, Directing, Pedagogy, and Playwriting. Graduate students are welcome to submit proposals either to these forums or to the Emerging Scholars Symposium. All proposals are refereed. Because of its small size, MATC serves as an ideal setting for graduate and undergraduate students to begin to share their work with and get feedback from established scholars. Membership in MATC also includes a subscription to Theatre History Studies, a leading journal in the field. Emerging Scholars Panel: Two Emerging Scholars Debut Panels: One Graduate & One Undergraduate. Undergraduate and Graduate students who have not yet presented at a conference are invited to submit papers for the Emerging Scholars Symposium, two debut panels of the Mid-America Theatre Conference. Papers for the two panels are welcome on any topic in theatre history, theory, or dramatic literature. Papers that complement the conference theme of “Work” are encouraged, but not required. Up to three participants will be selected for each panel, and each panelist will have fifteen minutes to deliver his or her paper. Students whose papers are accepted will receive free conference registration, free admission to the conference luncheon, a one-year membership in MATC, and a cash prize of $50. Undergraduate winners will also be paired with a conference mentor. Papers should be 7-10 pages in length (1750-2500 words), and will be evaluated on their originality, the quality of their writing and research, and their critical/theoretical sophistication.

Website: http://matc.us/

Website: http://matc.us/calls-for-papers/emerging-scholars

 

Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices

New Visions/New Voices is a week-long program in May for playwrights and theaters to stimulate and support the creation of new plays and musicals for young audiences and families, culminating in a weekend of rehearsed readings and discussions with professionals in the field from around the country.

Website: http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/nvnv.html

 

Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise (KEAP) Award

The Southeastern Theatre Conference Keynote Emerging Artist of Promise Award (KEAP) is designated to help talented, scholarly high school theatre students who are economically disadvantaged to attend the SETC Annual Convention.

Website: http://www.setc.org/keynote-emerging-artists-of-promise-keap-awards