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Frances Alford Brokaw Grant

The Frances Alford Brokaw Grant of $1,500 is awarded annually to an undergraduate student to support research at the Riemenschneider Bach Institute (RBI) at Baldwin Wallace University (BWU) in Berea, Ohio, on projects relating to Bach or figures in his circle. The award is for a period of residence of one or more weeks to use the RBI’s resources; mentorship is provided by Dr. Danielle Kuntz (scholar-in-residence at RBI and associate professor of music history at BWU). The RBI collection comprises over 30,000 items, including Bach-oriented manuscripts, books, archival materials, and scores, among other rare items.

Undergraduates of any nationality studying at colleges, universities, and conservatories in the United States and Canada are eligible to apply for the grant (students at BWU are not eligible but can apply for a similar program at the RBI). Each winner will receive a one-year membership in the American Bach Society in addition to the monetary award. It is expected that the research at the RBI will take place in the calendar year in which the student applies.

Applications should include a statement of interest no more than two pages in length, a curriculum vitae, and a letter of reference from an established musicologist/music theorist, most often a faculty member at the student's home institution.

To apply, please send your materials by February 25 to vicepresident@americanbachsociety.org.

Grant recipients will be notified by April 1.

Frances Alford Brokaw Grant Recipients:

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2025    Ethan Draper

2024    Christian Torres

2023    Annika Fabbi

2022    Theodore Schwamm

2020    Megan McLaughlin

2019    Alyssa Yoshitake

2018    Grace Pechianu

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