Hurry up!! RIPM Fund for Research fund will support research and travel related to the goals of RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals), a long-standing publication internationally recognized as one of the primary tools in research in music and musicology.
The H. Robert Cohen/RIPM fund for research based on the musical press is named for the founder and director of RIPM, H. Robert Cohen. He has overseen the publication of some three hundred volumes and the creation of several databases providing the full text of, and access to, hundreds of rare music periodicals. His many publications deal with music criticism, the musical press, musical iconography, and the staging of opera. H. Robert Cohen studied at New York University and taught at the Université de Paris VIII, Université Laval, the University of British Columbia, the University of Amsterdam, and the University of Maryland, where he was named Professor Emeritus by his colleagues. For his contribution to French culture he was named Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. And, the title of Honorary Member was conferred on him by the International Musicological Society, as well as the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centers.
Eligibility
- All members of the AMS are eligible to apply for RIPM Fund for Research .
Benefits
- The average award amount is typically between $500 to $5000.
Note: Grants from the fund will support research and travel related to the goals of RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals), a long-standing publication internationally recognized as one of the primary tools in research in music and musicology. The fund supports studies based in large part upon eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century periodical literature dealing with music, including those focusing on one or more journals, music critics and criticism, reception history and issues related to access and preservation.
Road Map to Win a Travel Grant!
Application Process
The application and all materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET, 1 April 2023.
A 150-word summary of your proposal that briefly describes:
- the problem or question you are addressing in your research project
- the significance of the project
- 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-, 250-, and 200-word limit, respectively).
- Describe the overall project that the present proposal supports, explaining the basic ideas, problems, or questions to be explored. (500-word limit)
- Explain the significance of the overall project the present proposal supports and the anticipated contribution of the project to the existing body of research and writing on the topic or question. (250-word limit)
- Provide the expected results of research done during the grant period, and plans for further research on the project. If the publication or another form of acceptance of the results of the proposed research has already been arranged, please provide this information (200-word limit)
A more detailed plan of work (500 words) that describes:
- preliminary work has already been completed
- the present state of the proposed research
- stages (if any) to be completed following the grant period.
Information regarding
- Institution(s) you intend to visit
- Itinerary
- Budget (use this budget template)
- If working with foreign language materials, your level of fluency
Specific to the Cohen/RIPM Fund application only:
- How does your proposal advance the goals of RIPM?
- Which periodicals are essential to the realization of your project and why?
You are also asked to supply one letter of support to be submitted by a scholar familiar with your work. Please use the letter request tool within the application form to send a request to the scholar writing the letter. This will send them a form to complete to upload your letter. Even if you apply for more than one fund, you need only submit one letter.
Please communicate with the AMS office if questions arise.
| Theme | : Research |
| Applicant Country | : WorldWide |
| For more information | : American Musicological Society |
