Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 1 July 2025
Overview and Eligibility:
The AMS offers Annual Meeting Travel Grants to AMS members who have little or no financial support for travel to participate in the Annual Meeting of the Society. The purpose of this grant is to aid non-affiliated scholars and those with institutional appointments but little or no financial support for conference travel. This year's annual meeting will be held jointly with the Society for Music Theory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 6-9 November 2025.
Grants of up to $500 (applicants traveling from outside North America) and $350 (applicants from within North America) are available to those who are presenting papers or performances, chairing sessions, or serving on an AMS Committee, as well as those who do not appear on the program. Graduate students are also eligible for Annual Meeting Travel Grants, if their home institution is unable to provide sufficient support.
Funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Eligible individuals are welcome to apply for multiple forms of AMS annual meeting travel support, but may only receive one type of funding. In the event that an individual is selected to receive annual meeting travel support from two different AMS programs, the Society will offer the larger grant. Annual Meeting Travel Grants do not include a waiver of the Annual Meeting registration fee.
Supplemental Grants for Students Considering Careers in Music Studies:
Current undergraduate and terminal master's degree students interested in pursuing careers in music studies are also eligible for a supplemental grant of $500 to attend the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting. Only students enrolled at U.S. or Canadian universities at the time of the conference are eligible for this supplemental funding. This supplemental grant would be in addition to the standard Annual Meeting Travel Grant of $350, for a total of $850. Students applying for this supplemental grant are not required to be AMS members. Both standard Annual Meeting Travel Grants and this supplemental funding can be applied for using this form.
Notification and Use of Funds:
Applicants will receive a decision notification in early-mid August.
Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 1 July 2025
Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 1 July 2025
Overview and Eligibility:
The AMS/NYU Travel Grant program is an Annual Meeting travel grant program specially designed to promote the attendance and presentation of NYU students at the AMS Annual Meeting. The American Musicological Society (AMS) is hosted by and headquartered at New York University, and this grant program is intended to strengthen ties between the Society and the NYU community. Annually, the program provides two (2) grants of $1500 to support the presentation and attendance of NYU music studies students at the Annual Meeting. This grant does not include a waiver of the Annual Meeting registration fee.
Grants are available to NYU students who are presenting papers or performances, as well as those who do not appear on the program. You are eligible to apply for an AMS/NYU Travel Grant even if you have received one in the past, but awards are given preferentially to those who have not received funding in the previous year. You are only eligible for one type of Annual Meeting travel support; if you receive another form of support, you will receive whichever is highest.
Notification and Use of Funds:
Applicants will receive a decision notification in early-mid August.
Application Deadline: 11:59pm EDT, 1 July 2025
Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 15 August 2025
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:
- A description of the project.
- A description of how the project relates to historical performing practices.
- An itemized budget and explanation of the expenses to which the award would be applied.
- 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:
- Start your application process early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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, 15 August 2025
Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 15 August 2025
Overview:
The Thomas Hampson Fund was established in 2009 in honor of the OPUS Campaign and by the AMS in recognition of Hampson’s outstanding contributions to the field of music as a performer, teacher, and scholar. The fund is dedicated to fostering editions and scholarship on classic song in all its contexts (including American song, contemporary song, etc.), as well as new and innovative technologies for promoting and understanding classic song via interactive media and the Internet.
Eligibility:
Applicants may submit proposals at any stage of their research: proposals from graduate students writing dissertations, independent scholars, and faculty will be considered. Those applying to defray expenses related to publication are encouraged to also apply for an AMS Publication Subvention for individuals.
Application Procedures:
To apply for the Hampson Fund, you will be required to provide the following materials:
- 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).
- A detailed budget and explanation of the expenses to which the grant would be applied. Wherever possible, expenses should be itemized.
- A curriculum vitae.
- Two letters of recommendation.
Note: Letters of recommendation must be requested using the reference request feature included in the application form, so have your reference names and emails handy when filling in the form. You may send these reference requests at any time, even before you are ready to submit the application.
Important Notes:
- Start your application process early. You may save an incomplete form and continue later.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
Notification and Use of Funds:
The Hampson Fund grant is set at $1,400. Candidates will be notified of the committee's decision by 15 November.
Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET, 15 August 2025