Annual Meeting Travel Grants

The American Musicological Society offers Annual Meeting Travel Grants to AMS members who have little or no financial support for travel to participate in the annual meeting of the Society. The purpose of these grants is to aid non-affiliated scholars and those with institutional appointments but little or no financial support for conference travel. Grants are available during years when the annual meeting is held in person and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Two levels of funding are available: up to $350 for applicants traveling from within North America and up to $500 for applicants traveling from outside North America. The grants are open to AMS members attending the annual meeting for any purpose, including presenting papers or performances, chairing sessions, serving on committees, or simply attending without appearing on the program. Graduate students are also eligible if their home institution is unable to provide sufficient support. Additionally, current undergraduate and terminal master's degree students pursuing an MA, MFA, or Masters of Music enrolled at U.S. or Canadian universities are eligible for a supplemental grant of $500 in addition to the standard travel grant, for a total of up to $850. The AMS will also assist recipients of supplemental funding in securing accommodations at the annual meeting. Students applying for the supplemental grant are not required to be AMS members. Applicants are eligible even if they have received a grant in the past, though awards are given preferentially to those who have not received funding in the previous year. The grant does not include a waiver of the Annual Meeting registration fee. Eligible individuals may apply for multiple forms of AMS annual meeting travel support but may only receive one type of funding.