Sempre

Open programs9

1. Arnold Bentley Fund - support for interdisciplinary initiatives in psychology of music and music education

   Sempre (formerly SRPMME) offers the Arnold Bentley Fund to support new interdisciplinary initiatives advancing research in the psychology of music or music education, funding projects, conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions or publications with awards up to £3,000.

   Research ProjectPsychology of music; Music education

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

2. Fabia Franco Award (SEMPRE) - musical behaviour and development in infancy and early childhood

   SEMPRE’s Fabia Franco Award provides up to £3,000 to support research on musical behaviour and development in infancy and early childhood.

   Research ProjectMusic; Early childhood development

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

3. Gerry Farrell Award — fieldwork travel support for music/ethnomusicology research

   Sempre, a professional society, offers the Gerry Farrell Awards to support fieldwork-related travel and subsistence for research in areas aligned with the Society’s aims (e.g., ethnomusicology, music education), with awards of up to £4,000.

   TravelMusic / Ethnomusicology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $4,000

4. Reg and Molly Buck Award

   Sempre’s Reg and Molly Buck Award provides up to £3,000 to support post‑doctoral research projects for applicants who received their doctorate within the past five years and whose work aligns with the Society’s aims.

   Post-doctoral

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

5. Rosamund Shuter Award — assessment research in psychology of music and music education

   SEMPRE (Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research) offers the Rosamund Shuter Award (from 2025), providing up to £3,000 to support basic or applied research on any aspect of assessment in the psychology of music and/or music education.

   Research ProjectMusic psychology; Music education

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

6. Sempre ‘Making a Difference’ Award

   Sempre, a professional society for music education, offers the occasional Sempre ‘Making a Difference’ Award to support individuals or groups developing new music-education initiatives for underserved communities; award amounts are negotiated relative to project needs and costs.

   Research ProjectMusic education

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   Not listed

7. Sempre awards for research in music education and music psychology

   Sempre (a foundation) offers named awards to support research in music education and music psychology, promote exchange of ideas, disseminate findings, foster new research and assist early‑career researchers; funding must be linked to explicit research outcomes or aims, with flexible indicative maxima and part‑funding for smaller projects welcome.

   Research ProjectMusic Education; Music Psychology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   Not listed

8. Sempre Conference Awards

   Sempre (the Society) offers Sempre Conference Awards to help full-time students, part-time students and unwaged delegates accepted to present a spoken or poster presentation at a Sempre or associated conference with costs such as conference fees, travel and subsistence (funding available by negotiation); online participation is encouraged when feasible.

   Travel

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   Not listed

9. Sempre Lifetime Achievement Award

   Sempre, the professional society for music research, offers the Sempre Lifetime Achievement Award to support a senior colleague to undertake or complete research of their choice, providing lifetime Sempre membership, an invitation to address a Sempre conference, and up to £2,000 to further the nominee’s research.

   Research ProjectMusic; Music Psychology; Music Education

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $2,000

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