2007 Dena Epstein Award

2007 DENA EPSTEIN AWARD REQUIREMENTS

The Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music was created in 1995 through a generous gift from Morton and Dena Epstein to the Music Library Association. Requests are currently being accepted for one or more grants to be awarded for the year 2007. The amount to be awarded is $2000. The decision of the Dena Epstein Award Committee and the Board of Directors of the Music Library Association will be announced at the 2007 MLA annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which will be held from February 26 to March 3.

A grant may be awarded to support research in archives or libraries (both nationally and internationally) on any aspect of American music. There are no restrictions as to applicant's age, nationality, profession, or institutional affiliation. All proposals will be reviewed entirely based on merit. Awards may be presented to an individual applicant or divided among multiple applicants. At its discretion, the committee may choose not to award a grant during any particular year. An applicant who has not received an Epstein Award for the first year of application may resubmit a proposal in the two following years for any one project. An applicant may receive only one award for any one project.

Applicants must submit the following documents:
1) A brief research proposal (under 10 pages) that includes:
a) a description of the project
b) a detailed budget for the project, indicating:
1. the amount of funding requested (capital purchases such as computer equipment and furniture are ineligible)
2. justification for the funding
3. additional sources of funding
c) a demonstration of how the applicant's research will contribute to the study and understanding of American music
2) A curriculum vitae of the applicant.
3) Three letters of support from librarians and/or scholars knowledgeable about American music.

The committee will accept both print and electronic submissions. If submitting by mail, please include four copies of all documents. If submitting electronically, proposals must be in Microsoft Word or PDF formats and be sent as e-mail attachments.

Please send the required documentation to the chair of the Dena Epstein Award Committee at the following address:

Andrew Leach
Center for Black Music Research
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605-1996
aleach@cbmr.colum.edu

The deadline for receipt of proposals and letters of support is July 1, 2006.