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Introduc)ontoGrantWri)ngOutline
v Why?
v What?
v When?
v Who?
v How?v Where?
Followedbybrainstormingsessionsoncomingupwithresearchideasinthreegroups
Introduc)ons
v IchiroFujinagaAssociateProfessorandtheChairoftheMusicTechnologyArea
v EdwardKlormanAssistantProfessorandtheChairoftheMusicTheoryArea
v LenaWemanAssociateDeanofGraduateStudies
v DevonWilkinsonGrantWri)ngCoordinator,MMusalumna
Whyapplyforgrants?
v BeQerchancethanbuyingaloQery)cketordaytradingstocks
v BeQermoneythanwashingdishesorwai)ngtables
v Youwereborntodothis(~5%ofpopula)on)!v Youcanwriteonceandapplymany)mesanddifferentplaces
v Itwillhelpyoutowriteyourthesisproposalsv LooksgoodonyourCV
What?
v Majorgovernmentgrantsandscholarships
v Founda)onawardsv Privateins)tu)onawardsv Grantsfromtheprovinceyouarefrom
v Grantsfromthecountryyouarefrom
v McGillUniversityawards
MajorGrants:Federal
v Ban)ngPostdoctoralFellowships:$70,000/year,2years
v SSHRCPostdoctoralFellowships:$40,500/year,1–2years
v VanierCGSDoctoralProgram:$50,000/year,3years
v CGSDoctoralFellowships:$35,000/year,1–3yearsv SSHRCDoctoralFellowships:$20,000/year,1–4yearsv CGSMaster’sProgram:$17,500forayear
MajorGrants:Provincialv DoctoralResearchScholarships(B2):$21,000/year,12
sessions
v Master'sResearchScholarships(B1):$17,500/year,6sessions
v ScholarshipforinternshipoutsideQuébec(BSHQ):$10,000,2–6months
v Doctoralresearchscholarshipsprogramforforeignstudents(DS):$20,000–$60,000,1–3years
v Meritscholarshipprogramforforeignstudents(PBEEE):Variable
v Boursespourlafrancophoniecanadienne:SameasB2/B1
Othergrantsv CanadaCouncilfortheArtsv ConseildesartsetdesleQresduQuébec(CALQ)v SOCAN,ASCAPawardsv Google,Amazonresearchawards
v MITACSInternships
v CIRMMTResearchandTravelAwards
v McGillGraduateTravelAwards
v McGillMobilityAwards
v Applyforaresearchgrantwithafacultymember
SourcesofGrants:WhereDoYouFindThem?
GRANT DESCRIPTIONAaronCoplandFund Musicrecording,performers,organizations
AECummingPost-DoctoralAwards EuropeanUnion
AFM/CFM/GuildedeMusiciensdeQuebec FundingforTravelandbuildingofcareeropportunities
AmericanComposersForum Composerassistance,musicfordance
AmericanDissertationFellowship World’slargestsourcesoffundingforgraduatewomen;20kAmerican;international
AmericanFolklifeCenter(LC) Ethnographicprojects
AmericanMusicCenter Composerassistance,liveformusicdanceprogram
AmericanMusicEducationInitiative(NationalMusicFoundation) TeachersofK-12programs
AmericanMusicologicalSociety(AMS)Grantsandawards,primarilyforstudentspursuingresearch;listsgrantsandfellowships(includingsomeartistresidencies)fromotherorganizations
AmericanSocietyforComposers,Authors,andPublishers(ASCAP)Foundation
Grantstomusiceducationandtalentdevelopmentorganizations
AmericanStringTeachersAssociation Competitions,outreachfundingforstringplayers
ArnoldSchönbergCenter GrantsforresearchattheCenter
AsianCulturalCouncil Education,travel,specialprojects
AssociationforRecordedSoundCollections(ARSC)Research Researchgrants,travelgrants,grantsforthepreservationofclassicalmusichistoricalrecordings
AustrianSocietyScholarship(McGill) ForstudiesinAustria
AwesomeFoundation World-widesponsoredgrantof1k,awardedmonthly,forinnovation
BibliothèqueetArchivesnationalesduQuébec(BAnQ) ScholarshipsofferedforresearchprojectsrelatedtotheprovinceofQuebec
Banting,SSHRC,FQRSC Post-doctoralAwardssponsoredbytheCanadianandQuebecGovernments
BMIFoundation Awardsandscholarshipsforcomposers,performers,andresearchers
BogliascoFellowshipProgram Fellowshipsforcreativeandscholarlywork
CanadaCouncil Projectgrants,touring,travel,commissioning
CBCEmergingArtists SubmissionandbyNomination;recordingpackageisessential
CenterforBlackMusicResearch Travel-to-the-collectionsgrants
CIRMMTStudentprojectawards
CreativeCapitalFoundation Grantsforliterature,visualarts,andperformingarts(U.S.)Notforstudents.
CreativeCapitalFoundation Writingsaboutthearts
CreativeCapitalGrants Emergingtodevelopingartistswith“adventuresomeprojects;”entrepreneurialoften
DAAD ExchangestudyprogramsinGermany
McGillSchulichSchoolofMusicGrantWritingWorkshopsCompiledbyMarcWieserandElinorFrey(November2014)
withupdatesbyEleanorStubleyandLauraRisk(September2016)andDevonWilkinson(September2017)
NB:AportionofthislistisadaptedfromDavidCutler,“TheSavvyMusician:BuildingaCareer,EarningaLiving,&MakingaDifference”(2010), http://savvymusician.com/index.php?page=funding
DebutAtlanticOnceayear,anartistorgroupisselectedbasedonanapplicationandauditiontobefeaturedinatourofvariousvenuesacrossAtlanticCanada.
DenaEpsteinAward(MusicLibraryAssociation) AwardforarchivalandlibraryresearchinAmericanmusic
FACTOR/MusicactionGrantsProductionrecordinggrantsforemerginganddevelopingcareers,requiringdistributionplanandpaymentagreementonprofits;typicallynotthedebutproject
FQRSC Asabove,sponsoredbytheQuebecGovernmentFrankHuntingtonBeebeFund SupportforU.S.-basedperformersandcomposerstostudyabroadFrenchAmericanFundforContemporaryMusic SupportscontemporarymusicprojectsthatfosterculturalexchangebetweenFranceandUSAFulbrightScholarships ForeducationalexchangesbetweenUSAandCanadaGrahamSommerCompetitionforYoungComposers Bi-annualcompetitionforCanadianComposersunder35yearsofageGovernor-GeneralofCanadaMedalforPerformingArtists EmergingPerformingArtists;bynomination
ImagineCanadaCuratorial,publication,artistopportunitieswithdemonstratedimpactoncommunity;typicallygroupsforlargestimpact;notrestrictedtoCanadianparticipationorlocationsonly
IPLAI–McConnellGraduateAwardJeunesAmbassadeursLyriques Opportunitiesforconcerts,competitionsforoperaticsingersJeunesVolontaires MentorshipandprojectfundingforyoungresidentsofQuebecJeunessesMusicalesCanada PaidperformingopportunitiesforsingersandinstrumentalistsKurtWeillFoundation GrantsforresearchonKurtWeill,LotteLenya,andMarcBlitzstein
LaCitéinternationaledesArtsArtiststudiowhiledoingscholarly/artisticprojectsinParis;mayobtainwhileCanadaCouncilholder;orasinternational,mayapplydirectlytotheorganization
LeagueofAmericanOrchestras Orchestralfunding,supportfororchestralcareerdevelopmentLibraryofCongressFellowships ManyinternshipsandfellowshipsLojiq TravelassistanceforyoungresidentsofQuebecMcGill,Gender,SexualityandWomen’sStudies Graduatestudentawards,typicallynominatedbytheFaculty
MitacsInternshipsStudentinternshipsinwhichstudent/universityreceivestrainingand/orprovidesresearchfortheorganizationonwhichtheycanbuild;internationalanddomestic;maybeinitiatedbyorganization,university,orstudentwithsupportofUniversity
MockingbirdFoundation FundingformusiceducationprogramsforchildrenMunicipalArtsCouncils(i.e.MAC) Variousopportunities,dependingonwhichcityMusicAlive BringsmusicianstoschoolsinAlberta,Saskatchewan,Nunavut,ManitobaMusicandLetters Researchawards.Studentsarenoteligible.MusicLibraryAssociation Diversityrecruitmentscholarship,travelgrantsMusicPerformanceFund Sponsorsfreeconcerts(U.S.andCanada)MusicalOnline Thisisnotagrantingagency,butithaslinkstograntsandotherresourses(http://www.musicalonline.com)NationalAssociationforMusicEducation(NAfME) Doesnotoffergrants,butdoeslistmanyothergrants,esp.forstudentsNationalAssociationofLatinoArtsandCultures Grantsforvisualandperformingarts(regional)NationalAssociationofTeachersofSinging Awardsforsingersandcomposers
NationalEndowmentfortheArtsProject-basedgrantsfororganizations(opportunitiesforperformersandresearcherstocollaborate),creativewritingandtranslationgrantsforindividuals
NationalFederationofMusicClubs Studentandyoungperformerawards(U.S.citizensonly)
NationalHumanitiesCenter Fellowshipsforadvancedstudy
NationalTrustforCanadaVariousgrants,including:studentsandyoungprofessionalsworkinginheritageconservation;summerjobs
forstudentsandrecentgrads(viaYoungCanadaWorks);manyothers
NativeArtsandCulturesFoundationFellowship FellowshipsforemergingandestablishedNativeartists(U.S.only)
NewMusicUSAThecreationofnewmusicalwork,Newlivemusicfordance,Recordingcosts,Residencyandcommunity
outreachactivities
NewYorkFoundationfortheArts(NYFA)Opportunitiesforartistsofalldisciplines,includingmusicians,composers,andfilm-makers;mostlyforU.S.,
butsomeexchangesandapplicationsfromothersinvolvingU.S.senseofplaceornature.
NYFASource National(U.S.)directoryoffundingsources
PerformanceHalls
McCordMuseum,LakeshoreChamberMusicSeries,ChristChurchCathedralBorgieHall,etc.sponsor
opportunitiesforstudentconcertswhichcanbecomerecordingandprofessionalopportunities(typicallyby
applicationandcompetition).
ProvincialArtsCouncilsfromeachprovince Projectgrants,travel,commissioning
QuebecVisualArtistorInter-disciplinaryawards Musicdoesnotexistalone!Suchopportunitiesexistinallcountriesandprovinces.
RBCGrants(RoyalBank) World-wide,basedonimpact
ReseauAccèsCulture(VilledeMontreal) PaidperformanceopportunitiesonMontrealIsland
SchulichSchoolofMusic,GoldenViolinAward StringArea,Performanceandcontributiontocommunity
SchulichSchoolofMusic,GraduateInternationalResearchAwards
SchulichSchoolofMusic,WirthVocalPrize VoiceArea,Performance
SOCANAssistanceforcomposersandperformersforthepurposeofperformanceandpublicationofCanadian
music;includesjazzcreationcategory.
SocietyforAmericanMusic(SAM) Researchfellowships,publishinggrants
SocietyforEthnomusicology(SEM) Prizesandawards,linkstomanyfundingsourcesforresearch
SocietyforMusicTheory(SMT) Dissertationfellowships(new),travelgrantsforresearchstudents
SocietyforMusicTheoryPublicationSubventionGrants Awardsformusictheorypublications
SodecInnovativerecordinggrantsforprojectsthathaveanimpactoncareer,communityorpublic;French-
Quebecequivalent
SpencerFoundationGrantsProgram Researchgrantsandfellowships,esp.forresearch-relatedpublications
SQRMStudentCompetitionsAwardsforConferencepresentationandpublication;programmenotes;opentostudentsregisteredin
QuebecUniversities.
SSHRCConnectionGrantsConferenceandotherrelatedprojectawardssponsoredbyafacultymember;putsspecialvalueonstudents
havingtraining
SylvaGelberMusicFoundation ForCanadianperformers;nominatedbytheschool,whichtypicallyhasquotas
TheAmerican-ScandinavianFoundation FundingforAmericansstudyinginScandinavia
ThomaFoundationProjectgrantsforpublication,exhibition,conferences/workshops,academicandeducationsupport–long-
termplanning,recommendedbyanon-profitorcharitableassociation
Tri-CouncilAwardsVarioustypesofscholarlyandresearch-creationgrantsfordoctoralandmastersstudentsinthehumanities
(SSHRC,CGS)andthesciences(NSERC)sponsoredbytheCanadianGovernment
WoodrowWilsonFellowshipNationalFellowshipFoundation Teachingandlearning
When?v Deadlines!
v Startwellinadvance(atleastamonth)
v Ordertranscripts
v LeQersofrecommenda)on
v Fillingintheapplica)onforms,perfectly
v Proofreaders(about10people)
v FederalDoctoral:SSHRC(10October2017),NSERC(26September)
v FRQSC:MA(11October),PhD(18October)
v TrudeauFounda)onDoctoralScholarships(10October)
Who?v Eligibility
v Aci)zenorapermanentresidenceofCanada(mostFederalgrants)
v Aker6monthsinQuébec(mostFRQSCgrants)
v MinimumGPA?
v Triplecheck!
Howtowriteproposalsv Makereviewershappy!
v Workhardtonotmakereviewersthink,andtheywillbehappy!
v Makeitclear
v Makeiteasytounderstand
v Tellanicestory
v Workonacatchy)tle
v Theopeningparagraphisthemostimportant(theelevatortalk)
v Absolutelynotypographcalnorgramma)calerror
v Convincethemthatyoudeservethismoney;whyyou?
v Isitfeasible?Thinkbig,actsmall
Wheretofindmoreinforma)onv McGillGraduateStudentFundingOpportuni)es
hQps://www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/students
v Dr.Karen’sFoolproofGrantTemplatehQp://theprofessorisin.com/2011/07/05/dr-karens-foolproof-grant-template/
v GrantProposal(orGivemethemoney!)hQp://wri)ngcenter.unc.edu/)ps-and-tools/grant-proposals-or-give-me-the-money/
v AQendthewebinarhostedbyMcGillGPS:(PhD:9/14,MA:10/18)hQp://www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/maximize-my-chances
v CometotheGrantWri)ngWeekend:9/22–24
v Thisslideisavailableat:hQp://www.music.mcgill.ca/~ich/misc/GrantWri)ngWorkshop2017.pdf
Brainstormresearchideas
v Splitintothreegroupsv PerformersandComposers(Lena)
v Musicologists,Theorists,andEducators(Edward)
v MusicTechnologyandSoundRecording(Ichiro)
Comingupwithanidea
v Whatexcitesandinspiresyou?
v Whatdrawsonyourownspecialskillsandexperience?Whatmakesyouspecial?
v Asyoudeveloptheidea,workfrombroadtonarrowv Thinkbig,butactsmall
v Don’tre-inventthewheel
v Keepitsimple
v Makeitexci)ng.Isitinnova)ve?
v Sowhat?Isituseful?