International Shaw Society

Benefits for Membership 2020

Membership in the ISS brings many benefits, but one of the chief benefits comes from providing to the ISS tax-deductible funds that can be used to support the scheduling of Shaw conferences, symposia, and sessions and the giving of travel grants to the young to attend such events. In this way your regard and enthusiasm for Shaw can best be passed on. Please be as generous as you can in choosing your level of membership. For all gifts, the Recording Shaw will write your name in the Book of Life.

LIST OF BENEFITS

• ■ With paid membership, the option of a substantially discounted subscription to the bi-annual journal SHAW: The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, published in June and December. See http://www.psupress.org/journals/jnls_shaw.html.

• ■ A discounted subscription to The Shavian, the journal of the Shaw Society UK.

• ■ Eligibility for and opportunity to contribute to whatever travel and research grants and prizes the ISS offers to encourage the study of Shaw and his circle.

• ■ A discount of at least $25 on the registration fee for specified ISS conferences events.

• ■ A conference discount on the University Press of Florida Shaw Series books. A form will be emailed to members when this occurs, but you can also go to http://www.upf.com and search under author and title.

• ■ Notifications whenever a discount is being offered by the University of Toronto Press on the Shaw Correspondence Series.

• ■ Access to a Member discount from Palgrave Macmillan on all books in their "Shaw and His Contemporaries" series. See http://www.palgrave.com/us/series/14785 and follow them on Twitter @ShawAndContemps to stay informed about their periodic sales.

• ■ Access to all levels of an ISS Homepage at www.shawsociety.org containing up to date information about relevant activities, opportunities for discussion, and links to valuable research tools.

• ■ Updates on the latest news surrounding Shaw doings (via email, newsletters, Facebook, Twitter, and other internet interactions) such as upcoming conferences, symposia, and other meetings; theater and book notices and reviews; editorials; and much more. This listserv invites participation, and the webmaster's email is dietrich@usf.edu.

• ■ The right to vote in ISS elections and referendums, the right to hold elected and appointed office, and the opportunity to serve on committees.

ISS Scholarships and Grants

As one of the principal goals of the ISS is to encourage younger generations to experience the delights of reading and seeing Shaw's works and participating in the discussion of them, the ISS offers a generous program of support in the form of scholarships and grants, most of which are allied with particular events, such as symposia and conferences.

To that end, in sixteen years, eighty-five young scholars have been awarded one hundred and six Travel Grants to attend the annual Symposia at the Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario), Chicago Symposia in 2010 and 2014 co-sponsored by the ShawChicago Theater Company, and the Shaw Conferences in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017 respectively at the University of South Florida, Brown University, Catholic University of America, the University of Guelph (Canada), University College Dublin, the National Trust's "Shaw's Corner" (Ayot St. Lawrence, UK), Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York, and at The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario. With a minimum gift of $500, an ISS grant can carry the donor's name.

In addition, the "R. F. Dietrich Research Scholarship for Shaw Studies", named in honor of the Founding President of the ISS, is an annual award of up to $1,000 USD to support research into any aspect of the life and work of Bernard Shaw by a graduate student or early-career scholar. The award, which may be held in conjunction with other awards, is intended to help defray costs associated with visits to libraries and other institutions that hold significant Shaw special collections and archives. Application details for the awards can be accessed at www.shawsociety.org.

The ISS also coordinates with the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake...