The Baxter travel grants provide partial travel reimbursement of $300 to advanced graduate students who are members of the American Studies Association by February 1 and will travel to the upcoming convention in order to present a paper on the annual meeting program. The ASA will also reimburse...

The next annual meeting of the ASA, organized around the theme of “States of Emergence”, is scheduled for November 8-11, 2018, in Atlanta. 

The Critical Disability Studies Caucus of the American Studies Association is pleased to
announce the competition for the second annual Critical Disability Studies Graduate Student
Paper Award. Graduate students who have had papers accepted for the 2017 annual meeting may
...

The Critical Disability Studies Caucus of the American Studies Association is pleased to announce the competition for the second annual Critical Disability Studies Graduate Student Paper Award. Graduate students who have had papers accepted for the 2017 annual meeting may compete for the award....

In 2001, the Southern American Studies Association's Executive Committee established Critoph Award for the best graduate student paper presented at SASA’s biennial conference. Named in memory of Professor Gerald “Jerry” Critoph of Stetson University, a former long-term member of SASA’s Executive...

The Digital Humanities Caucus of the American Studies Association seeks submissions for the Garfinkel Prize in Digital Humanities. This award honors caucus founder Susan Garfinkel for her longstanding service to the caucus and her commitment to an inclusive, interdisciplinary, welcoming Digital...

The Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize is awarded annually to the best doctoral dissertation in American Studies, Ethnic Studies, or Women's Studies. The awardee receives $500.

The prize honors Ralph Henry Gabriel, an American intellectual historian who published on a wide assortment of topics...

The Lora Romero First Book Prize is awarded every year to the best first book published in American studies that highlights intersectional dynamics in the study of race, gender, class, sexuality, and/or nation. The awardee receives a lifetime membership in the association.  Please note that a...

The John Hope Franklin Publication Prize is distributed yearly and honors the most outstanding book published in American Studies for the year preceding the Annual Meeting. The awardee receives $1,000. Please note that a book may be submitted for consideration for both the Romero and Franklin...

The Mary C. Turpie Prize, established in 1993, is given to the candidate who has demonstrated outstanding abilities and achievement in American Studies teaching, advising, and program development at the local or regional level. The recipient receives lifetime membership in the association....