IMS Outstanding Dissertation Award (IMSODA) - International Musicological Society (IMS)

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Scholars who have completed their doctoral dissertation in the field of music in 2022 and 2023 are eligible to apply for the IMS Outstanding Dissertation Award 2024. Dissertations may be written in any language. The award, which includes a cash prize, is overseen by an international committee led by members of the IMS Directorium. Applicants must be IMS members (click here to join). The next IMSODA call will be published at the beginning of 2025.

Applications

Please fill in the IMSODA application form and include

your doctoral dissertation;
an abstract of around 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).

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2024 IMSODA Committee

Paulo Ferreira de Castro (PT, chair), Evi Nika-Sampson (GR), Britta Sweers (CH), Leonardo Waisman (AR), Fumitaka Yamauchi (TW)

IMSODA Winners

2024: Devon Borowski and Francesco Milella (Results of the IMSODA2024)
2023: Peter Asimov (Results of the IMSODA2023)
2020: Elizabeth Grace Elmi (Results of the IMSODA2020)
2018: Shingkwan Woo (Results of the IMSODA2018)