Career Development Grants in American Music

The Career Development Grants in American Music, offered by the American Musicological Society, provide $800 and free registration to the Annual Meeting for students and educators interested in American music. This initiative aims to enhance knowledge and professional connections through participation in activities at the AMS Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. Applicants must be legal U.S. residents and provide information about their educational status and relevant research interests.

About the AMS
The American Musicological Society exists to expand understanding of music and sound through research, teaching, learning, and advocacy. To realize its mission, the Society fosters new work through a range of grants, fellowships, publication subventions, and awards; encourages exchange through publications, meetings, performances, lectures, and other public programs; and supports the professional lives of its members and constituents through workshops, mentoring, discussion forums, and other resources. As a guiding principle, the AMS promotes equity, access, and inclusion.
The Career Development Grants in American Music program provides grants of $800 and complimentary Annual Meeting registration to students and educators who have a special interest in American music.
The purpose of the program is to support participation in Annual Meeting programming that deepens participants’ knowledge of American music and strengthens professional networks. Grant recipients will participate in relevant activities at the upcoming AMS Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
All application materials should be submitted as responses to this form. Applications to the Career Development Grants in American Music must include:

• Information regarding the applicant’s status as an educator or a student
• A brief description of why the grant is appealing to the applicant
• A brief description of American musical topics the applicant’s study is focused

Eligibility

Application is open to educators at all levels (K-12 and higher education) and students currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral program who demonstrate an interest in American music. Applicants must be legal residents of the United States.Selected grantees will receive complimentary registration for the 2025 AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting and will be required to attend at least six sessions on the American Music track, as well as specified cohort activities, over the course of the Annual Meeting.