Description
This fellowship, endowed by John and Roberta Graziano and supplemented by a bequest from Dr. Jacklin B. Stopp, shall be given to support scholarly research in all genres of music with connections to the United States in the long nineteenth century, as well as other music performed in North America during that historical period.
No more than one award will be offered in each yearly cycle. The amount of the award each cycle will vary depending on the interest generated by the endowment. The maximum award is $2,000.
A one-page budget and final report will be submitted by the recipient to the Executive Director of the Society no more than one year after the award is presented.
Application Requirements
In addition to the application form, applicants will provide the following:
- A one-page letter of application with contact information.
- A current full CV.
- A narrative of no more than five pages (double-spaced) that describes the scope of the project and the need for funding.
- A one-page budget for the project.
Deadline
October 15
Past Fellows
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2026 | James Revell Carr, Beyond Blackface: Cultural Appropriation in Nineteenth Century American Performing Arts |
| 2025 | Sarah Gerk, "The Kreyólization of American Music: Haitian Diaspora and Music in New Orleans" |
| 2024 | Yavet Boyadjiev Collado, "Joseph White (1835-1918): Life and Work" |
| 2023 | Allison Robbins, “Indigenous, Settler, and State Music on the Great Plains, 1851–1907” |
| 2022 | Jean E. Snyder “Art Songs of Harry T. Burleigh” |
| 2021 | Basil Considine |
| 2020 | No recipient |
| 2019 | Brian Christopher Thompson, “Empire Minstrels: James Unsworth Jr. (1835-1875), Immigration, Politics, and Transatlantic Culture” |
| 2018 | Nicole Vilkner, From Utility to Fancy: Coach Horns and Musical Recreation in the Late 19th Century |
| 2017 | Jennifer C. H. J. Wilson, The Repertoire of Far-Off Lands: French Opera in Antebellum New Orleans |
| 2016 | Kristen Turner, Opera on the American Popular Stage (1890-1914) |
| 2015 | Laura Moore Pruett, Critical Edition of Two Symphonies (Symphonie Romantique and Á Montevideo) by Louis Moreau Gottschalk |