The American Musicological Society accepts nominations (including self-nomination) for the following Awards that honor musicological scholarship.

Important note regarding deadlines: if the stated deadline day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the deadline will be the following business day.

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Paul Pisk Prize
for outstanding paper at annual meeting by graduate student
(deadline: 1 October 2020)

Claude V. Palisca Award
for outstanding Edition or Translation
(deadline: 31 January 2021)

Early Music Award
for outstanding work on music before 1550
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

H. Robert Cohen / RIPM Award
for outstanding work based on the musical press
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Alfred Einstein Award
for outstanding article in musicology (early stages)
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Roland Jackson Award
for outstanding work in music analysis
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award
for outstanding work in critical race/ethnic studies
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Otto Kinkeldey Award
for outstanding work of musicological scholarship (beyond early stages)
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Lewis Lockwood Award
for outstanding work of musicological scholarship (early stages)
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Music in American Culture Award

for outstanding scholarship in music of the United States
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

H. Colin Slim Award
for outstanding article in musicology (beyond early stages)
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Ruth A. Solie Award
for outstanding collection of essays
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

Robert M. Stevenson Award
for outstanding scholarship in Iberian music, including music composed, performed, created, collected, belonging to, or descended from the musical cultures of Spain, Portugal, and all Latin American areas in which Spanish and Portuguese are spoken.
(deadline: 1 May 2020)

AMS Teaching Award
for an exceptional pedagogical resource

Noah Greenberg Award

for outstanding performance projects
(deadline: 15 August 2020)

Thomas Hampson Award
for research and publication in Classic Song
(deadline: 15 August 2020)

Philip Brett Award

for outstanding work in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual studies
(deadline: 1 May 2020)