Judith McCulloh Fellowship Announcement

Judith McCulloh Fellowship

Judith McCulloh
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The Society for American Music is delighted to announce a new research fellowship that honors the achievements of Judith McCulloh—scholar, folklorist, editor, and folk arts advocate—who created and championed the “Music in American Life” series and the “Folklore in Society” series during her prolific tenure at the University of Illinois Press.  She received, among numerous honors, the Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship and the Society for American Music Distinguished Service Award.  The fellowship shall be given annually to support a short-term research residency at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.  Awarded competitively to scholars at any phase of their careers, the fellowship may be used to support expenses associated with the residency, such as travel expenses, lodging, and duplication expenses at the center.  The maximum award is $1,000. 

The inaugural fellowship will be presented at the SAM 2016 conference in Boston.

Application Information

1. Applicants must provide a one-page letter of application with contact information (including mailing address, phone number, and email address), a narrative of no more than five pages (double-spaced) that describes the scope of the project (and includes a persuasive and detailed rationale for a residency at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage), a current CV, and a budget for the project.
2. Applicants must be members in good standing of the Society for American Music.
3. The award is offered once annually. The maximum award is $1,000.
4. A one-page budget and final report are to be submitted by the recipient to the Executive Director of the Society no more than one year after the award is presented.

Applications should be emailed to the committee chair, Kay Norton (Kay.Norton@asu.edu).

Entry DeadlineNovember 1, 2015