Deadline for Applications: April 02, 2018
Eugene K. Wolf Travel Fund for European Research
The Eugene K. Wolf Travel Fund is intended to encourage and assist Ph.D. candidates in all fields of musical scholarship to travel to Europe to carry out the necessary work for their dissertation on a topic in European music. The fund will award one or more travel/research grants each year to students attending North American universities who have completed all requirements except the dissertation for the Ph.D. in any field of musical scholarship and who need to undertake research in Europe toward the dissertation.
Applications for the following AMS travel and research grants will be reviewed by a single committee. Since the terms for these grants have overlapping areas of emphasis, applicants may request to be considered for more than one, if appropriate. A place to indicate which travel/research grant(s) you wish to be considered for is given on the web form. Although applicants may request to be considered for several grants, one only may be awarded to successful applicants. No individual may receive a travel/research grant more than once in a three-year period.
Funds awarded in 2018 must be applied to travel/research undertaken between 1 May 2018 and 30 April 2019.
Applicants will be notified by the end of May. The winner(s) will be announced at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Presentation of the Society. Please communicate with the office if questions arise.
The application and all materials must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST, 2 April 2018.
• A 100-word summary of your proposal that briefly describes:
a) the problem or question you are addressing in your research project
b) the significance of the project
c) what you expect to accomplish during the funding period.
Additional space is then provided for you to discuss these three aspects of the proposal at greater length (500-, 200-, 150-word limit, respectively).
• A more detailed plan of work (500 words) that describes
a) preliminary work already completed
b) present state of the proposed research
c) stages (if any) to be completed following the grant period.
• Three short questions complete the application: information regarding
a) Institution(s) you intend to visit
b) Itinerary
c) Budget
You are also asked to supply one letter of support to be sent to the AMS by a scholar familiar with your work. Even if you apply for more than one fund, you need only submit one letter. It may be e-mailed or faxed to the AMS office. Please communicate with the office if questions arise.
For more information, and to apply, click here.