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The AMS is dedicated to advancing music studies through research, teaching, and public outreach.
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Funding & Support
Roland Jackson Memorial Grant
Provides funding to support research and articles in music analysis
Jan
15
Deadline: 2026-01-15
Early Music Organizational Grants
To support programs aimed at the study, teaching, and performance of music before c. 1600
Feb
17
Deadline: 2026-02-17
Publication Subventions
Funding for authors and publishers to support publications on topics in music studies
Jan
15
Deadline: 2026-01-15
Guest Speaker Fund
Funding for affiliates that invite annual meeting speakers from outside the field of musicology
Feb
02
Deadline: 2026-02-02
William F. Holmes / Frank D’Accone Dissertation Fellowship in Opera Studies
Provides year-long funding for the completion of a PhD dissertation in opera studies
Feb
02
Deadline: 2026-02-02
Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Fellowship
Provides year-long funding for completing a PhD dissertation in music studies
Feb
02
Deadline: 2026-02-02
Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship
Provides year-long support for students from historically underrepresented groups pursuing a PhD in music studies
News
09 January, 2026
Job Opening: JAMS Editorial Assistant
The AMS is hiring a new JAMS Editorial Assistant. Apply by 13 February 2026!
05 December 2025
A Message from the AMS Board of Directors
A Message from the AMS Board of Directors
28 November 2025
2026 AMS Summer Institute to be Held in New York
The American Musicological Society (AMS) will hold a two-week summer institute for 30 higher education faculty on computational approaches to studying medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music.
28 November 2025
Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship Receives Generous Donor Support
Generous donor support will allow the Society to avoid potential funding cuts to the Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship program in 2026.
17 November 2025
2025 AMS Honorary Members
The American Musicological Society is delighted to announce the names of those recognized this year with Honorary membership in the Society.
Affiliates
Affiliates are sponsored interest groups that advance the Society's mission and foster relationships among its constituents and members.
