KCACTF Undergraduate Theatre Sxholar Award- Deadline Extended to December 21

[Kerro Knox]

To better coincide with the due dates for final papers in colleges and
universities around the country this semester, the deadline for the
KCACTF Undergraduate Theatre Scholar Award has been extended to
December 21, 2009.

Further, scholarly papers of at least ten pages, not including
endnotes and references, will be accepted for consideration for this
award.

This award will continue to recognize the most substantive work of
undergraduate theatre scholarship from colleges and universities
around the country but the KCACTF National Committee appreciates that
many programs define “substantive” as richness of thought rather than
number of pages.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
UNDERGRADUATE THEATRE SCHOLAR AWARDS

KCACTF is pleased to announce a new awards program for undergraduate
theatre scholars attending KCACTF participating institutions.

In order to further student activity in the discipline of scholarship,
this program will encourage and reward research and scholarly writing
among undergraduates throughout the nation. Research Papers on all
areas of the art and craft of Theatre, the outcome of class
assignments or students’ own research interests, will be reviewed by
KCACTF appointed readers for cash awards, KCACTF National Festival
residencies and professional development opportunities.

Submission Criteria
The manuscript should be a scholarly paper of 10-20 pages [plus
endnotes and references] on any area in the art, craft and/or history
of theatre, or a cross-disciplinary topic with the art of theatre
featuring as a key area of investigation.
Eligibility
The submitting student must be a bona fide, matriculated undergraduate
student, at least half-time enrollment, at an institution that has
participated in KCACTF in 2008 or 2009.

The submitted manuscript should have been written no earlier than
September 2008.

At this time, co-authored manuscripts will not be considered for the
awards.

To Submit
A. All submissions will be in PDF format. No paper or CD Rom copies
will be accepted.
B. Each manuscript will be submitted with a blind title page:
1)Title of Paper
2)Date
3)The statement: “This is a copyrighted work submitted for review
purposes only”
C. The manuscript will have no author identification within the body
of the paper [headers, footers, at pagination points, etc.]
D. A full title page consisting of
1)Title
2)Name of the author
3)Date
4)Copyright notice [“copyright 2009 name of author”]
5)E-mail address
6)Snail mail address
7)Name of academic mentor
must be submitted as a second, separate PDF document in the same e-
mail as the blinded manuscript.
E. to ghe...@kennedy-center.org
F. by DECEMBER 21, 2009

Award Selection Criteria
The manuscripts will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
· Originality of the topic or approach
· Scholarly rigor
· Use of primary resources
· Organization
· Style
· Syntax
· Grammar
· Punctuation
A selection panel of eight readers, one from each KCACTF region, made
up of faculty and emeritus faculty, will be appointed by each KCACTF
Regional Chair. No faculty member with a student in the submission
pool will be appointed to the selection panel. The KCACTF Artistic
Director will appoint a team of finalist readers in consultation with
the KCACTF National Committee, should the total number of submissions
warrant.

The award recipients will be announced on or around March 1, 2010.

The Awards
First place $1000
Second Place $500

Both first and second place award-winners will receive an all-expenses
paid fellowship to participate in the National Festival at the Kennedy
Center, April 12-18, 2010.

KCACTF will announce additional professional development opportunities
for the award-winners at a later date.

Questions?

Gregg Henry, Artistic Director
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Education Department
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington DC 20566-0001
202.416.8864
ghe...@kennedy-center.org