Page 15 [Section II.C]: [Committees—cont.] Award Committees — Fellowships — Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation—Howard M. Brown Award

Award Committees

Fellowships

Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowship Committee

By-Law definition: [n. a.]

Charge: Receipt (from a special executive secretary of the committee, appointed by the President) of applications for fellowships, evaluation of them by a subcommittee of judges, and recommendation to the Board of the awardees.

Guidelines: AHJ AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowships are awarded solely on the basis of academic merit. Winners receive a twelve-month stipend, and may elect to accept the award on an honorary or partly honorary basis. Fellowships are intended for full-time study, and equivalent major awards from another source may not normally be held concurrently or consecutively unless the AMS award is accepted on an honorary basis. Grants are for one year, and are not deferrable or renewable; nor are there provisions for the payment of tuition. For additional Guidelines and more detailed information of eligibility, competition and application procedures, and application deadlines, see the AMS Directory and www.ams-net.org/rellowships/ams50.php

Constitution: rotation of members.

1. As stated in the AMS Directory: “a Fellowship Committee of at least fifteen respected musicologists from whom three judges, through a system of rotation and replacement, will be chosen by the chair of the committee in any one year. Whereas the membership of the Fellowship Committee will be known (and should be widely representative of fields of study), the individual judges for the competition in any one year will not be identified.”
2. Committee members normally serve four-year, overlapping terms.




Timetable:

1. Timetable: Applications are due on the business day closest to 15 December. The chair of the committee will convey the name of recommended recipients to the Board for approval at its March meeting. The recipients of the award will be notified in the spring.
2. A reminder of fellowship application deadlines should appear in the August Newsletter (copy deadline 15 May) of the year preceding the annual awards.




Other Concerns:

1. The number of fellowships available in any year, which is dependent on financial availability, is determined by the Board and communicated to the chair of the committee.
2. The deliberations of the judges are to be strictly private and confidential.

Travel reimbursement: [n.a.]

Howard M. Brown Award Fellowship Committee

By-Law definition: [n. a.]

Charge: Consideration and evaluation of materials submitted by students who intend to complete a Ph.D. in musicology and who, as stated in the AMS Directory, are members “of a group historically underrepresented in the discipline.” The award supports one year of graduate work. Applications are encouraged, in the U.S., from African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and, in Canada, from visible minorities. Preference will normally be given to candidates who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada. The award will not be made to those who already have full funding roughly comparable to the amount of the Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship, regardless of whether it includes a teaching assignment, except on an honorary basis. The award consists of a one-time twelve-month stipend, which is conferred at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Presentation of the Society by the chair of the committee.

Guidelines: HMB Fellowships are awarded solely on the basis of merit, as determined by the evaluation of supporting documents to include: (1) a personal statement from the student summarizing his/her academic background and stating why she/he wishes to pursue an advanced degree in musicology; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) letters of support from three faculty members; (4) samples of the applicant’s work such as term papers, thesis chapter(s), or any published material. In order to be considered for the Fellowship, applicants must have completed at least one year of graduate work, must be in good standing at their home institutions, and must intend to pursue a Ph.D. in musicology. For additional Guidelines, and further information on eligibility requirements and procedures for competition and application, see the AMS Directory and: www.ams-net.org/fellowships/hmb.php

Constitution: rotation of members. Generally five members, appointed to four-year overlapping terms.

Timetable: Applications are due on the business day closest to 15 December. The chair of the committee will convey the name of recommended recipient to the Board for approval at its March meeting. The recipient of the award will be notified in the spring, and the award will be conferred at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Presentation of the Society the following autumn.

Other Concerns:

Travel reimbursement: [n. a.]