The Medieval Academy of America Inclusivity and Diversity Travel Grant
Awarded annually since 2019 to one Annual Meeting participant presenting an accepted presentation on the study of diversity and inclusivity in the Middle Ages (broadly conceived)
Tirumular Narayanan, University of Wisconsin Madison: “‘Is that Burning Love or is it Hellfire?’: Sultan, Saint, Race and Conversion in Fourteenth- and Fifteenth-Century ‘Trial by Fire’ Scenes”
The CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded annually since 2003 by the MAA’s Committee for Centers and Regional Associations in recognition of outstanding pedagogical achievement by Medieval Academy members
Sara Ann Knutson, University of British Columbia
Christopher W. Platts, University of Cincinnati
The Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies
Awarded annually since 2002 by the MAA’s Committee for Centers and Regional Associations in recognition of individuals who have developed, promoted, and administered Medieval Studies programming, curricula, and research. The award was renamed in 2004 in honor of the literary scholar and administrator Robert L. (Bob) Kindrick (1942-2004), CARA Secretary from 1985 to 2003.
Stephanie Batkie, University of the South
The Medieval Academy of America Fellows Research Awards
Established in 2024 and funded by the Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America, these awards support Ph.D. candidates and non-tenure-track scholars lacking other sources of research funding.
Sopio Gagoshidze, Rutgers University: “The Khakhuli Triptych and the Art of Repurposing”
Dana Katz, Goethe University Frankfurt: “Rome beyond Rome: The Reception of Classical Antiquity in the Medieval Christian and Muslim Mediterranean”