To foster interdisciplinary collaboration, the AMS encourages committees and study groups to invite guest speakers from outside the field of musicology to participate in their Annual Meeting sessions, vetted by the Committee on the Annual Meeting and Public Events. The Guest Speaker Fund is a special fund established by the AMS to advance this goal by providing financial support to AMS committees and study groups that invite speakers from outside the field of musicology to participate in the AMS Annual Meeting. Applications for the Guest Speaker Fund for the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting will be received using a proposal submission process that is separate from that of the annual meeting itself. The program also has an earlier deadline than the Annual Meeting's Call for Committee and Study Group Proposals. See below for details.

Program Guidelines

Grants of up to $1,500 will be considered to provide travel expenses (airfare, meals, lodging, etc.) and honorarium for each invited guest. Guest speakers may also be given complimentary conference registration if requested.

Only one grant may be awarded to any committee or study group within a three-year period. Priority will be given to groups that have not yet hosted a guest speaker.

An application proposal consists of:

1. A 500-word narrative description of the session, explaining the topic and what the guest speaker would contribute. Please include the titles, names, and affiliations of all participants to the extent possible.
2. A budget for how the funds will be expended (including travel, lodging, and/or honorarium).
3. A CV for the proposed guest.

Please submit proposals by 15 January 2025 using the application form (linked in the button above). The Committee on the Annual Meeting and Public Events, in consultation with the Program Committee Chair, selects up to three proposals from among the applicants.

Decisions will be announced by 5 February 2025, before the deadline for abstracts submitted to the Program Committee. (Please note that proposals for committee and study group sessions are due 15 March.)