The IMS serves the world community of musicologists. Many musicologists work in places that lack local institutions with the means to recognize their scholarship on a world stage. The IMS is uniquely positioned to balance such disparity. The IMS Centenary…
The Dent Medal, struck in memory of the distinguished scholar and musician Edward J. Dent (1876–1957), is awarded by the Royal Musical Association (RMA) annually to recipients selected for their outstanding contribution to musicology. The award holder is invited to…
Scholars who have completed their doctoral dissertation in the field of music in 2025 are eligible to apply for the IMS Outstanding Dissertation Award 2026 (IMSODA2026). This year’s competition is open to dissertations written in any language other than English.…
In 2018 the International Musicological Society inaugurated the IMS Guido Adler Prize (IMS GAP), named after Guido Adler (1855–1941), a pioneer of our discipline and also the honorary president of the IMS when the society was founded in 1927. The…
The IMS instituted a mentoring program designed to help scholars at the start of their careers plan and implement a career path. This program links up young scholars (postdoctoral scholars, early career researchers) with a more experienced/established scholar in their…
