FWP: 2014-15 AMS Howard Mayer Brown Graduate Fellowship

Call for Applications / American Musicological Society

HOWARD MAYER BROWN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP for 2014-15

Intended to increase the presence of minority scholars and teachers in musicology, the fellowship supports one year of graduate work for a student at a U.S. or Canadian university who is a member of an historically underrepresented group, including, in the U.S., African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans, and, in Canada, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities (as defined by Canadian legislation). Intended for full-time study, the Fellowship carries a non-renewable twelve-month stipend currently set at US $20,000.  A full description of the fellowship conditions can be found on our website.
 
Students are eligible who have completed at least one year of full-time graduate work, intend to pursue a Ph.D., and are in good standing at their home institution. Applicants should show evidence of academic excellence and promise of continuing achievement in music scholarship. Students in the earlier stages of the degree are particularly encouraged to apply. There are no restrictions as to research area, age, or sex. 

Applications include a personal statement that summarizes one's musical and academic background, reasons for pursuing an advanced degree in musicology, and research goals, including a plan for the fellowship year. Also required are a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and recent samples of the applicant's written work.

See http://www.ams-net.org/fellowships/hmb.php for further details about eligibility and application.

On-line applications are due by 5 p.m. EST, 16 December 2013. The winner will be selected in Spring 2014 and the award conferred at the Annual Meeting of the AMS in Milwaukee in November 2014. Inquiries may be addressed to Prof. Charles Carson <ccarson at utexas.edu>.

Charles D. Carson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology

Butler School of Music

Affiliated Faculty, 

Warfield Center for African & 

African American Studies

and

The Center for American Music

University of Texas at Austin

MBE 3.604

512.232.9448
ccarson@utexas.edu