Charles Hiroshi Garrett Fellowship for Research on Music and Racial/Social Justice

About this program

The Society for American Music awards the Charles Hiroshi Garrett Fellowship to support competitive research on intersections of music with social and racial justice in the Americas, funding archival or ethnographic expenses (travel, research materials, media) with one award per cycle and a maximum of $5,000. Applicants must be members in good standing of the Society and may be scholars at any career stage. Required materials are an application form, a one-page letter with contact information, current CV, a narrative up to five double-spaced pages describing project scope and need (including past funded fellowships/awards), and a one-page project budget; recipients must submit a one-page budget and a final report to the Society’s Executive Director within one year. The program page lists an October 15 deadline (no year specified).