Jan LaRue Travel Fund for Research Travel to Europe
The Jan LaRue Travel Fund is intended to encourage and assist Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral scholars, independent scholars, and junior faculty to travel to Europe to carry out research. The fund honors the memory of Jan LaRue (1918–2004), a distinguished scholar and AMS member admired for his pioneering work on style analysis, the eighteenth-century symphony, and early computer applications in musicology. The current maximum award is $1,000.
Eligible applicants must currently attend or have graduated from a doctoral program in a North American university. If they seek to conduct research for their dissertation, they must have completed all other requirements for the Ph.D. (or the equivalent doctoral degree in any field of music scholarship). If they seek to conduct post-doctoral research or are independent scholars, they should have completed the Ph. D. within the past five years.
The application should be in the form of a statement of up to 1,000 words in length describing the research topic, a research plan, projected itinerary, and institutions where research would occur. It should also provide a budget for travel and lodging. The latter should state the amount of support that can be provided by the applicant’s home institution, if applicable. Letters of support are required from two scholars; if applicable, one must be the present or former dissertation advisor. All materials music be submitted by 5 p.m. EST, 1 March 2011 to the office of the AMS. The winner(s) will be announced by 25 August and at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Presentation of the Society.
Please submit materials via e-mail attachment to the office of the AMS. Letters of support may likewise be e-mailed or faxed to the AMS office.