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The AMS is dedicated to advancing music studies through research, teaching, and public outreach.
Calendar 
Funding & Support
Dec
01
Deadline: 2025-12-01
Roland Jackson Memorial Grant
Provides funding to support research and articles on music analysis
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
Early Music Organizational Grants
To support programs aimed at the study, teaching, and performance of music before c. 1600
Jan
15
Deadline: 2026-01-15
Guest Speaker Fund
Funding for affiliates that invite annual meeting speakers from outside the field of musicology
News
22 April, 2025
Coalition of Music Organizations to Help Address Lost Grant Access
The AMS is organizing a Coalition of Music Organizations to support grant access and collaboration.
07 October 2025
ACLS Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
The AMS commends the ACLS for condemning the White House "Compact on Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
24 September 2025
2025 Bylaws Changes Proposed
The Executive Committee of the AMS Board of Directors is recommending a number of changes to the Society’s current By-Laws.
11 July 2025
2025 Board and Council Election Results
The AMS is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Board and Council election.
29 August 2025
2025 Annual Meeting Travel Grants Awarded
The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the its 2025 Annual Meeting Travel Grants.
Affiliates
Affiliates are sponsored interest groups that advance the Society's mission and foster relationships among its constituents and members.
