Scholars who have completed their doctoral dissertation in the field of music within the last two years of the deadline are eligible to apply. Dissertations may be written in any language.
The award is overseen by an international committee comprised of members of the IMS Directorium. Normally, the committee will select an award winner and two honorary mentions. The winner will receive a prize of 1,000 CHF with the option of having the winning dissertation published as an online open access monograph. If the winner does not wish to pursue publication, the committee may consider offering the publication prize to one of the honorary mentions.
Applications
Please fill in the IMSODA application form and include
- your doctoral dissertation;
- an abstract of not more than 1,000 words (in English);
- a recommendation letter from your dissertation supervisor or another academic with a detailed knowledge of your dissertation (in English); and
- your short CV (in English).
The deadline for applications is December 31, 2019. Applicants must be members of the IMS (click here to join or renew your membership). The awardee will be selected by the committee, chaired by Egberto Bermúdez.
IMSODA Application Form [APPLICATION CLOSED]
Committee
Egberto Bermúdez (CO, chair), Andrea Bombi (ES), Jen-yen Chen (TW), John Griffiths (AU), Laura Tunbridge (UK), Christiane Wiesenfeldt (DE)
Announcements of Previous Awards
Results of the IMS Outstanding Dissertation Award 2020 Results of the IMS Outstanding Dissertation Award 2018
THE AWARD IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE STRECKER-STIFTUNG.
