Jobs & Funding

For current academic and research-related jobs in ethnomusicology, as well as other music-related disciplines and fields of music studies, including MPhil/PhD studentships and other research funding for students, you should search the following websites:

Funding

The following website provides up-to-date information on PhD and other doctoral funding in music: http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/subject/18/pgr.

You may also find relevant information about research funding in music on the website of the following organisations and bodies:

Below is a list of other funding opportunities in areas of interest to ethnomusicologists. Alternatively, you may search the www.researchprofessional.com website for potential funding opportunities. 

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FOUR-YEAR PHD STUDENTSHIP PROGRAMMES

Wellcome Trust, GB
This scheme enables the most promising students to undertake in depth postgraduate training. Studentships include a stipend, PhD registration fees at UK/EU student rate, laboratory rotation expenses in the first year, research expenses for years two to four, travel, and transferable-skills training.

Award amount max: Not specified
Closing date: No deadline

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VISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

University of East Anglia
Two fellowships are available to conduct research for publication pertaining to the arts in Africa, Oceania and the Americas. The fellowship stipend is £1,500 per month, plus return travel costs up to a maximum of £750. INFO

Award amount max: £5,250 Closing date: 28 Nov 2011

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GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE - DEUTSCHER AKADEMISCHER AUSTAUSCHDIENST

These enable graduate and graduating students of British and Irish universities to study art or music at any institution of higher education, or to carry out research in Germany. The grant is worth €750 per month, plus an initial extra payment and a lump sum towards travel expenses, including insurance cover for accident, illness and personal liability. INFO

Closing date: 25 Nov 2011

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ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE AWARDS

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (formerly part of the Department of Education, Science and Training) These provide support for international students to undertake a postgraduate qualification at master’s or PhD level either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia. Master’s scholarships are worth up to $118,500, PhD awards are worth up to $228,500 and the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia award is worth up to $263,500. INFO

Award amount max: $263,500 Closing date: 30 Jun 2011

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PRIZE FOR NEW RESEARCHERS

Society for Research into Higher Education, GB
The primary purpose of these awards is to offer support to newer researchers intending to pursue a career in higher education research by providing funding for an initial research project and offering access to the resources of the society. In 2011 there will be two prizes of £3,000 available for a research project of one year’s duration. INFO

Award amount max: £3,000 Closing date: March 2012

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TRAVEL FUNDING FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

Research Council UK (RCUK), GB

The purpose is to create opportunities for early career researchers to visit India as part of broader UK-India networking activity. Funding will cover visa, return flight, accommodation, meals and transport to and from the airport in the UK and India. INFO

Closing date: March 2012

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SCHOLARSHIPS

Anglo-Danish Society, GB
These enable UK students to undertake post-graduate courses at Copenhagen, Aarhus or Odense universities or other approved institutions in Denmark, and students of Danish nationality to study at universities or other approved institutions in the UK. Scholarships are worth at least £1,500 for a period of up to six months. INFO

Closing date: March 2012

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PRIX DU QUEBEC

British Association for Canadian Studies, GB
This award is designed to assist researchers based in the UK to carry out research related to Quebec by facilitating a research visit to Quebec. Two awards will be granted worth £1,000 each. INFO

Award amount max: £1,000 Closing date: 15 Feb 2012

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STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS

Royal Musical Association, GB
These support student members of the association or members of association student groups who are undertaking musical research. Four awards worth £150 each are available annually. INFO

Award amount max: £ 150 Closing date: February 2012 

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RUTH A SOLIE AWARD

American Musicological Society, US
This award honors a collection of musicological essays of exceptional merit published during the preceding calendar year in any language in any country. The award consists of a monetary prize and a certificate. INFO

Closing date: April 2012

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H COLIN SLIM AWARD

American Musicological Society, US
This award honors a musicological article of exceptional merit, published during the previous year in any language and in any country. The award consists of a monetary prize and a certificate. INFO

Closing date: April 2012

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LEWIS LOCKWOOD AWARD

American Musicological Society, US
This award honors a musicological book of exceptional merit published during the previous year in any language and in any country. The award consists of a certificate and a monetary prize. INFO

Closing date: April 2012

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OTTO KINKELDEY AWARD

American Musicological Society, US
This award aims to honor a musicological book of exceptional merit published during the previous year in any language and in any country. The award consists of a certificate and a monetary prize. INFO

Closing date: April 2012

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ROBERT M STEVENSON AWARD

American Musicological Society, US
This award recognizes outstanding scholarship in Iberian music. The award consists of a monetary prize and a certificate. The award consists of a monetary prize and a certificate. INFO 

Closing date: April 2012

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