Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture Award 2021 by Fulbright | Submit by 30th August

An Interdisciplinary dance scholar is invited to participate in Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture Award 2021 by Fulbright.

About the Award

The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund for International Scholarship on Dance provides a dance researcher or practitioner the chance to present a major paper or interdisciplinary presentation, based mostly on research or a body of achieved work, at the Fulbright Association’s annual conference.

The 2021 Cohen Lecturer can be chosen based on guidelines developed by the late Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen, dance historian and founding editor of the International Encyclopedia of Dance, whose beneficent endowment present helps this lecture program. They encourage interdisciplinary dance students to apply.

Eligibility

• The competitors are open to all dance researchers or practitioners in any discipline of dance.
• Applicants could also be residents of any nation.
• Lectures might be based mostly on previously unpublished or published research, or on a body of achieved work, although ideally this research or work wouldn’t have been offered at other conferences.

Award

• The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund offers an honorarium to the selected dance scholar.
• The awardee should be capable of virtually attend the Fulbright Association’s annual conference (October 20-22, 2021) and provides his or her presentation on the date requested by the Association.

Selection Process

• Selection can be primarily based on the standard of your narrative, originality, the impact of your research/work on different disciplines and worldwide perspectives, interaction with viewers throughout the demonstration, attraction to a wider audience, and references.
• The 2021 Cohen Lecturer can be selected based mostly on guidelines developed by the late Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen, dance historian and founding editor of the International Encyclopedia of Dance, whose generous endowment reward supports this lecture program.

Application Guidelines

• A cover letter, to not exceed one page in size, that briefly details your proposal.
• A resume or C.V.
• A narrative of no longer than ten double-spaced pages (3,750 words most) describing the research, scholarly work, or multi-dimensional presentation to be presented and its significance in advancing dance scholarship. The research or project should present a transparent dedication to furthering worldwide understanding by dance and should have already been accomplished by the time of application.
• The narrative should embrace an assessment of the influence of your individual Fulbright or different worldwide exchange experience in your work within the discipline of dance, in addition to how your dance research pertains to worldwide perspectives and the impression it has on different fields, cultures, and the world.
• A presentation outline for a conference presentation of not than one hour’s size. The presentation plan should include a lecture of not than 20 minutes, a dance demonstration of 15- 20 minutes, and a question and reply session of 15-20 minutes. Please be aware that participating in the audience by interactive displays is highly valued, and demonstrations that contain audience participation can be given higher consideration.
• Two letters of reference from people well-acquainted along with your work as a dance scholar/practitioner and presenter.

Application Process?

• All applications have to be received electronically.
• Submissions might be e-mailed at conference[at]fulbright.org, with the subject line “Cohen Lecture Submission.”
• Only full applications can be considered.

Important Dates

• Submission Deadlines: August 30, 2021
• Winner: September 15, 2021
• Fulbright Association’s annual conference: October 20-22, 2021

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