Grants and Prizes
Major Project Initiative Grants
The American Society for Aesthetics offers grants to support projects that promote goals of the Society.
guidelines for projects and grants submissions and reports
Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics
In memory of Selma Jeanne Cohen, the American Society for Aesthetics established a
$1000 biennial prize in dance aesthetics, dance theory, or the history of dance.
Begun in 2008, the next prize will be for a critical article or book of distinction
published in English in the biennium from June 2008 to June 2010.
The prize winner will be selected by a committee of three members appointed by the
President of the ASA and will be notified by September 2010.The award will be announced
publicly during the national meeting of the ASA on October 27-30, 2010 in Victoria,
British Columbia. The winner will be encouraged but not be required to attend the meeting.
The prize may not be awarded if, in the opinion of the judges, no nomination of sufficient
merit and appropriateness is received.
Submissions should be directed to Dabney Townsend, ASA Secretary/Treasurer,
at PO Box 915, Pooler GA 31322 or Dabney.Townsend@armstrong.edu. The nominated article
or book must be submitted in full. Electronic submissions are acceptable, if available,
in PDF format replicating the original publication. The deadline for receipt of nominations
is July 15, 2010.
Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics: Winners
Ann Hutchinson Guest (2008)
Ivor Guest (2008)
Sally Banes (2008)
Outstanding Monograph Award Winners
Allen Carlson and Glenn Parsons (2009)
Rachel Zuckert (2008)