Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 15 August 2024

OVERVIEW:

Through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the generous contributions of many individual donors, the Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, essay collections, articles, chapters in essay collections, special issues of journals, and works in non-print media. Subventions are granted for any topic of musicological research.

For additional information about the AMS subvention program, please visit the AMS website.

ELIGIBILITY

Subventions are awarded only for work written by current members of the AMS. Applications for any amount up to $2500 will receive consideration. No individual can receive a subvention more than once in a three-year period. Applications that are not complete will not be considered. Individual authors or editors, or their sponsoring organization, society, or department, may apply for assistance to defray costs not normally covered by publishers. Examples include costs related to illustrations, musical examples, facsimiles, accompanying audio or video examples, permissions, and in exceptional cases copy-editing. Subventions are not given to defray costs associated with indexing or translations. Author subventions required by publishers are not eligible for reimbursement. Proposals from scholars at all stages of their career are welcome. Projects that make use of newer technologies are also encouraged. In addition to the standard subvention funds, works by early career professionals may also be eligible for funding from the AMS 75 PAYS subvention fund, which provides support for the publication of first books by professionals in the early stages of their musicology research or teaching career. Click here for complete eligibility criteria and information on eligibility appeals regarding the AMS 75 PAYS subvention fund.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

The following materials are required:  

1. A short written abstract (1,000 words maximum) that describes the project and its contribution to musical scholarship.
2. A copy of the article or full and complete book draft. Please identify the date of the manuscript you submit. If submitting an application for a non-print project, submit the equivalent or consult the AMS office for guidance.
3. A copy of a contract or letter of agreement that demonstrates final acceptance for publication and includes the clauses that stipulate the author's assumption of the expenses for which the subvention is requested.
4. A budget (itemized list of expenses) for which the subvention would be applied.
5. (Optional): copies of invoices or receipts to support the proposed budget.
6. Copies of the readers' reports and authors' responses (with names redacted). Includes the dates the reports were written.

Application deadlines are mid-February and mid-August each year.

NOTIFICATION AND USE OF FUNDS

Decisions will be announced no later than five months after each deadline. Recipients of subventions are requested to forward a copy of the final product (book, article, resource) upon publication. All awards must be claimed (with submission of receipts) within thirty-six months of the granting of the subvention.

Important Notes:

1. Start your application early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also view your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions".
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 15 August 2024

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 15 August 2024

OVERVIEW:

Through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the generous contributions of many individual donors, the Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, essay collections, articles, chapters in essay collections, special issues of journals, and works in non-print media. Subventions are granted for any topic of musicological research.

For additional information about the AMS subvention program, please visit the AMS website.

ELIGIBILITY

Subventions are awarded only for work written by current members of the AMS. Applications for any amount up to $2500 will receive consideration. Applications that are not complete will not be considered. Publisher subventions are intended to reduce the retail price of the book or resource and make it more accessible to readers. In addition to the standard subvention funds, works by early career professionals may also be eligible for funding from the AMS 75 PAYS subvention fund, which provides support for the publication of first books by professionals in the early stages of their musicology research or teaching career. Click here for complete eligibility criteria and information on eligibility appeals (to be submitted by the author) regarding the AMS 75 PAYS subvention fund.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

To apply for a Publisher's subvention, the following materials are required:
 

1. The entire manuscript, including its date
2. Copies of the readers’ reports and authors’ responses (including dates; names should be redacted)
3. A detailed financial statement, indicating: 1) a breakdown of the costs of publication, including details such as projected print run, licensing expenses, and other expenses associated with the project; 2) the amount requested from the AMS as a subvention; 3) the impact the subvention will have on the retail price of the book or resource.

Subvention application deadlines are mid-February and mid-August each year.

NOTIFICATION AND USE OF FUNDS

Decisions will be announced no later than five months after the application deadline. Recipients of subventions are requested to forward a copy of the final product (book, article, resource) upon publication. All awards must be claimed (with submission of receipts) within thirty-six months of the granting of the subvention.

Important Notes:

1. Start your application early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also view your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions".
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 15 August 2024

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 1 December 2024

Overview:

The Paul A. Pisk Prize is awarded annually to a graduate music student for a scholarly paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society. 

Please note that the timeline for Pisk Prize applications and deliberations has changed as of Fall 2023. Applications will be due after the AMS Annual Meeting on 1 December 2024. Decisions will be released and the awardee announced by mid-February 2025.

Eligibility:

Any paper presentation by a graduate student that is accepted for inclusion in the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society is eligible for the Pisk Prize. Eligible papers include those accepted by the AMS Program Committee, AMS Committee on the Annual Meeting and Public Events, or that appear on an AMS Study Group/Committee-sponsored session. Anyone who is a graduate student at the time of submission is eligible, even if the degree is completed by the time the paper is presented.

Application Procedure:

To apply for the Pisk Prize, you will be required to provide the following materials:

• Required: The text of the paper, double-spaced, in 12-point font, with 1-inch margins, using endnotes, not footnotes, in PDF format. Please exclude/remove your institutional affiliation from this document.
• Required: Verification of student status as of 15 February 2024. This may be provided either by 1) uploading proof of enrollment from your institution's registrar or 2) requesting affirmation from an authorized person within your department, such as the chair, your academic advisor, or director of graduate studies. A reference request feature is included in the application form that will ask for the name and email of the authorized person. You may send the request for this affirmation at any time, even before you are ready to submit the application.
• If applicable: include the timing for each audio/video example with the callouts in the body of the paper.
• If applicable: include visual materials (Powerpoint, images, etc.) in PDF format. Please exclude/remove your institutional affiliation from all supporting materials, including the slideshow.
• If applicable: include audio files in MP3, WAV, or M4A format; include video files in MP4 or MOV format.

Note: You are welcome to include your name on all materials outlined above, but please remove/exclude your institutional affiliation from these materials for this application. 

Award & Notification:

The winner receives a monetary prize and a certificate. Applicants will receive a decision notification by mid-February.

Important Notes:

1. Start your application early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also view your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions".
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 1 December 2024 

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 6 September 2024

 Eligibility:

The Noah Greenberg Award was established by the Trustees of the New York Pro Musica Antiqua in memory of their founder and first director. The award is intended as a grant-in-aid to stimulate active cooperation between scholars and performers by recognizing and fostering outstanding contributions to historical performing practices. Both scholars and performers may apply, since the Award may subsidize the publication costs of articles, monographs, or editions, as well as public performance, recordings, or other projects. Applicants need not be members of the Society.

Application Procedures:

To apply for the Noah Greenberg Award, you will be required to provide the following materials:

1. A description of the project.
2. A description of how the project relates to historical performing practices.
3. An itemized budget and explanation of the expenses to which the award would be applied.
4. Supporting materials such as articles, recordings of performances, or videos which are relevant to the project. The form allows space for up to five file uploads and five URLs (for links to YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)  You do not need to fill every available supporting materials field.

Important Notes:

1. Start your application process early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also check the status of your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions".
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

Award:

The winner receives a monetary prize of $2,000 and a certificate, as well as recognition at the Annual Meeting of the Society.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 6 September 2024

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 1 December 2024

Eligibility

The Roland Jackson Memorial Grant was established in 2023 in honor of long-time AMS member Roland Jackson to support work in the field of musical analysis. Grants will provide funds to support the production of a work project such as an article, book, digital resource, performance, or syllabus. Eligible projects include research, print, or digital work that engages directly with the interpretation and realization of musical works, including through scores, recordings, and performance practice.

Notification and Use of Funds

Applicants will receive a decision notification by mid-February. Selected grantees must provide a copy of the final work product (article, book, digital resource, syllabus, or video recording of the performance.)

Grants of up to $2000 will be awarded. Funds must be used within twelve months from the date the funds are awarded.

Application Procedures

To apply for the Roland Jackson Memorial Grant, you will be required to provide the following materials:

1. A prospectus of no more than 1,000 words, explaining the work that has been done thus far and outlining the plan of research (including travel, if relevant)
2. A detailed budget and explanation of the expenses to which the grant would be applied. Wherever possible, expenses should be itemized. Grant funds can also be used to support living expenses during the project.
3. A curriculum vitae
4. One letter of recommendation. 

Note: The letter of recommendation must be requested using the reference request feature included in the application form, so have your reference name and email handy when filling in the form. You may send the reference request at any time, even before you are ready to submit the application.

Important Notes

1. Start your application process early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also check the status of your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions".
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

 
Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 1 December 2024

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 15 January 2025

Overview:

The AMS / Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lectures provide a public forum that brings music research to a broader audience. Individuals who have based their research on musicological topics oriented to the RRHOF Archives and Collections are invited to submit lecture proposals; nominations for potential speakers are also encouraged. Preference will be given to topics dealing directly with rock and roll music, but proposals dealing with neighboring traditions (i.e., blues, country, jazz, as well as hip-hop, singer-songwriters, etc.) will also be considered.

Eligibility:

Proposed lectures must be based on original research. Topics directly related to Rock and Roll will be given preference.

Award & Notification:

Decision notifications will be sent in early April. The selected lecture(s) will be scheduled in coordination with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Support for travel and accommodations will be provided.

Important Notes:

1. Start your application early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also view your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions".
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 15 January 2025

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 19 January 2025

Overview

The Early Music Program Fund (EMPF) was established in late 2020 to support educational or field-building programming for researchers studying music in the period before c. 1600.

The Early Music Program Fund's educational programs build, strengthen, and sustain the research skills needed to knowledgably study, teach, perform, and illuminate music and musical cultures in the period before c. 1600. This includes, but is not limited to, programming focused on paleography, codicology, organology, the archival sciences, the study of musical notation and lexicology, languages and liturgy, and the scribal and material cultures that informed and conditioned the creation, evolution, and dissemination of early music. EMPF field-building programming focuses on strengthening and extending the scholarly and professional networks that support scholars and teachers who work on early music up to c. 1600.

Eligibility

Only AMS-affiliated chapters, study groups, and committees are eligible to submit a proposal for funding from the Early Music Program Fund. Individuals wishing to apply should contact an AMS chapter, study group, or committee and invite them to sponsor the proposal. AMS chapters, study groups, and committees are limited to a maximum of two proposals per annual grant cycle. To be considered, proposals must either be submitted by a duly elected or appointed leader of the relevant chapter, study group, or committee, or be received along with a letter from such a leader authorizing the proposal submission on behalf of that chapter, study group or committee. Proposals in excess of $2000 will not be considered, and the AMS reserves the right to award less than the requested amount. All funds must be used within the two fiscal years following receipt of the grant.

Notification and Use of Funds

Applicants will receive a decision notification in mid-March. All funds awarded will be transferred into the sponsoring AMS group's account and payments/reimbursements can be claimed using the Payment Request Form. Funds awarded must be used by 30 June 2026. Recipients will be required to complete a grant report detailing use of funds and providing data on impact.

Important Notes:

1. Start your application early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
2. You MUST click the 'Submit' button at the end of the form to submit your application. Applications not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
3. Upon submission of your application form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also view your application by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions."
4. If you have any questions about your application, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 19 January 2025