Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award Grant

The Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award supports innovative music therapy research. Grants range from $2,500 to $20,000, focusing on clinical and health services research to enhance best practices in music therapy. Eligible applicants must be credentialed music therapists and AMTA members. The fund prohibits use for program development or indirect costs exceeding 5% of the grant. Preference is given to collaborative projects that evaluate the efficacy of interventions and contribute to community health outcomes.

The purpose of the Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Fund is to encourage, promote, and fund music therapy research and/or to conduct research on new and innovative music therapy treatments.
The Fund seeks to support research in the field of music therapy in the following areas:

• Clinical Research - To explore lines of inquiry that contribute to informing best practices in music therapy.
• Health Services Research - To assess the role of music therapy practice in the context of emerging health care delivery models.
• Funding

Grants awards typically range from $2,500 to $20,000. Applications that request more than $20,000 from the Fultz Research Fund or do not follow the Fund guidelines will not be reviewed.

Eligibility

Grants will be awarded to the principal investigator, who must be:a music therapist with a current credential of MT-BC,a current member of AMTA, andcontinue to be both for the course of the project.The purpose of the selection criteria is to ensure that the funds are awarded only to those individuals who possess sufficient qualifications to manage the grant project. The principal investigator will be responsible for managing and administering the funds throughout the grant period.Funds from the Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Fund may be used for the following: New research projects that meet the funding priorities,
Research projects in process that meet the funding priorities,
Graduate student research projects that meet the funding priorities, and
Demonstration projects with strong research components that meet the funding priorities.Grant funds may be used for supplies, equipment, music, postage, printing, telephone, travel, personnel, licensing fees for use of validated instruments, and participant payment. Grants are awarded for a period not to exceed 18 months.
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Ineligibility

Funds from the Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Fund may not be used for institutional program development (i.e., establishment or support of a direct service music therapy program), capital improvements, or physical plant. Funding requests for indirect costs are discouraged and limited to no more than 5% of the total award. Indirect costs include overhead, clerical services, and other expenses not directly related to the research project. Graduate students shall not use funds for typing, printing or binding theses and dissertations, or to cover in-kind expenses of an agency.