Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award Grant

Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Ethnomusicology
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: March 23, 2025

Summary

The Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award, offered by the Society for Ethnomusicology, supports research on Native American music in the U.S. and Canada. Established scholars, recent Ph.D.s, and Ph.D. candidates are eligible, while previous awardees must wait three years to reapply. The fellowship includes a $4,000 grant and a $1,000 award for published research, with preference given to studies based on Dr. Halpern's Northwest Coast music collection.

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. Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award Purpose To help support research on Native American Music of the United States and Canada and to recognize the publication of said research. Prize Includes a $4,000 research fellowship and a $1,000 award post-publication.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Established scholars, recent Ph.D.s, or Ph.D. candidates who have completed all program requirements except dissertation research.

Ineligibility

Once a person has been awarded the fellowship/prize, he or she will not be eligible to reapply for a three-year period to begin at the time the prize is announced.