Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award in Ethnomusicology 2017

The purpose of the fellowship is  to help support research on Native American Music of the United States and Canada and to recognize the publication of said research.

Eligibility

Established scholars, recent Ph.D.s, or Ph.D. candidates who have completed all program requirements except dissertation research. Preference will be given to a person planning to do research based on Dr. Halpern's collection of Northwest Coast music. 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.

Prize

Prize includes a $4,000 research fellowship and a $1,000 award post-publication.

Regularity

The Fellowship is awarded biennially. The next award will be in 2017.

Administration

The fellowship/prize is administered by a Chair and two additional committee members, appointed by the SEM President. The Chair will be responsible for monitoring the number of applicants in advance of the selection period and will encourage further applications when they are insufficient according to the committee's judgment. Committee members are not eligible to apply for the fellowship/prize during their tenure on the committee. The Fellowship and Prize may be withheld by decision of the committee.

Application Process

A completed application consists of:

1. Research proposal, typed, not to exceed four single-spaced pages (including references);
2. Proposed budget;
3. Current vita;
4. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of two references;
5. Letter from Graduate Program advisor verifying completion of all program requirements except dissertation research if applicant is a PhD candidate;
6. Letter indicating Native American community support, if new research is proposed.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2017.

How to Apply

You must send an email with attachments to sem@indiana.edu. Address email to Chair, Ida Halpern Fellowship and Prize Committee, Society for Ethnomusicology.

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http://www.ethnomusicology.org/?page=Prizes_Halpern