Alan Merriam Prize Grant

Alan Merriam Prize Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Ethnomusicology
Amount: US $300
Last Updated: February 22, 2026

Summary

The Alan Merriam Prize, awarded by the Society for Ethnomusicology, recognizes the most distinguished English-language monograph in ethnomusicology. Eligible works must be the author's second or later monograph, published within the last two years. This prestigious award includes a cash prize of $300, promoting scholarly excellence in the study of music across diverse cultural contexts. The prize aims to encourage innovative research and contributions to the field of ethnomusicology.

Overview

The Society for Ethnomusicology Mission The Society for Ethnomusicology was founded in 1955 to promote the research, study, and performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts. Portia K. Maultsby Prize Purpose To recognize the most distinguished English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology, published as the author’s second or a later monograph. Prize $300 cash prize.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The monograph must have been published in the previous two years.The publication date for a book is the copyright year listed on the book’s copyright page.Applicants may submit only one title during an application cycle.

Ineligibility

Second editions of monographs, edited collections, and textbooks are not eligible. No book will be considered more than once.