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Awards / Grants

The William E. Gribbon Memorial Award for Student Travel

The William E. Gribbon Memorial Fund was established in 1989 to encourage and enable college and university students to attend the Society’s annual meetings. The Gribbon Committee welcomes applicants with career interests that relate to the mission of the American Musical Instrument Society. All applicants must be either (a) enrolled as a student in an accredited institution, part or full time, as of the first day of the scheduled AMIS conference or (b) a recent graduate, with completion of degree dated no more than six months before the first day of the scheduled AMIS conference. The award consists of a student membership for one year and substantial financial support for travel and lodging in an amount determined by the Gribbon Committee, based upon an itemized estimate of all of the applicant’s meeting-related expenses. Applicants can receive the Gribbon Award a maximum of three times. 

Application Process

  • All application materials should be send to Esteban Mariño, esteban.marino@ed.ac.uk

  • Applications must be received by 11:59pm (US Eastern Standard Time) on February 15, 2025. 

All applications should include the following materials: 

  1. Completed Gribbon Coversheet - Click Here

  2. A statement of 300 words or less describing the ways in which your academic interests relate to the history and/or study of musical instruments

  3. Two letters of recommendation written by persons who are familiar with your work and career interests. One of these letters must be submitted on official institutional letterhead by a teacher or professor who can verify either your current student status OR your completion of studies within six months before the start of the conference. Please have your referees send us their letters directly via email. (Note: please ensure that they are scanned to include the referees’ signatures)

  4. Your curriculum vitae

  5. If you have submitted (or will submit) a paper proposal, please include a copy of your abstract. Presenting at the meeting is not a requirement for receiving this award, but submitting a proposal is encouraged. The submission process for proposals is entirely separate. To submit a proposal, please send the relevant materials to the Program Committee Chair by the submission deadline (November 15, 2024).

We encourage all students to take advantage of this opportunity. AMIS members have given generously to make the Gribbon Memorial Award available, and we look forward to a strong response.

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2021 Recipient

Previous Recipients

Receipient Name
Year
Affiliation
Bastian Neelen
2023
HOGENT School of Arts KASK and Conservatorium, Ghent
Daniel Meachum
2023
California State University, Monterey Bay
Gordon Cortney
2023
Duquesne University
Huang (Patrick) Huang
2023
Western University, London, Canada
Jared Clous
2023
HOGENT School of Arts KASK and Conservatorium, Ghent
Kamiel Dockx
2023
HOGENT School of Arts KASK and Conservatorium, Ghent
Maeve Carey Kozlark
2023
New York University
Salomé Strauch
2023
Sorbonne Université/Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Zhiyu (Alex) Zhang
2023
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Chaehoon Lee
2022
University of Pavia
Devanney Haruta
2022
Brown University
Fanny Guillaume-Castel
2022
Royal College of Music
Katalin Koltai
2022
University of Surrey
Shanti Nachtergaele
2022
McGill University
Erin Fitzpatrick
2021
University of California, Los Angeles
Katalin Koltai
2021
nternational Guitar Research Centre, University of Surrey
Rachel Stella Cheridan Smith
2021
George Washington University
Robert Apple
2021
University of Memphis
Shanti Nachtergaele
2021
McGill University
Aaron Wolff
2019
April Legatt
2019
University of South Dakota
Arianna Rigamonti
2019
University of Pavia
Chung Wan Choi
2019
Daniel Wheeldon
2019
University of Edinburgh
Esteban Mariño
2019
Royal College of Music, London
Geovanna Marianna Ochoa Manzo
2019
Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente, Mexico
Luca Rocca
2019
University of Pavia
M. Elizabeth Fleming
2019
City University of New York
Michela Albano
2019
La Sapienza University Rome
Saskia Keller
2019
University of Edinburgh
Arianna Rigamonti
2018
University of Pavia
Esteban Mariño
2018
Royal College of Music, London
Hannah Grantham
2018
University of South Dakota
Jimena Palacios Uribe
2018
National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography, Mexico City
Luca Rocca
2018
University of Pavia
Sam Krüger
2018
Roosevelt University
Byron Pillow
2017
University of South Dakota
Jeremy Sexton
2017
Wake Forest University
Lidia Chang
2017
City University of New York
Maria de Gloria Leitao Venceslau
2017
Sapienza University of Rome
Núria Bonet
2017
Plymouth University
Peter Asimov
2017
Cambridge University
Robert Apple
2017
University of Memphis
Salvatore Morra
2017
University of London
Tyler Yamin
2017
University of California at Los Angeles
Charles Pardoe
2016
University of Cambridge
Hannah Grantham
2016
University of North Texas
Jake Blount
2016
Hamilton College
Kenneth Jimenez
2016
North Dakota State
Lidia Chang
2016
University of Massachusetts
Maria de Gloria Leitao Venceslau
2016
Sapienza University of Rome
Matthew Zeller
2016
Duke University
Núria Bonet
2016
Plymouth University
Robert Apple
2016
University of Memphis
April Legatt
2015
St. Cloud State University
Chesley Peabody
2015
University of South Dakota
Esteban Marino Garza
2015
University of South Dakota
Jeremy Sexton
2015
Wake Forest University
Núria Bonet
2015
Plymouth University
Olga Sutkowska
2015
University der Kunste Berlin
Robert Giglio
2015
McGill University
Emily Peppers
2014
University of Edinburgh
Robert Giglio
2014
McGill University
Hayato Sugimoto
2013
University of Edinburgh
Jayme Kurland
2013
Arizona State University
Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet
2013
University of Edinburgh
Sarah Richardson
2013
University of Edinburgh
Ana Sofia Silva
2012
University of South Dakota
Hayato Sugimoto
2012
University of Edinburgh
Inês de Avena Braga
2012
Universiteit Leiden
Jayme Kurland
2012
Arizona State University
Judith Dehail
2012
University of Paris, Humboldt University, Marc Bloch Center
Olga Sutkowska
2012
University der Kunste Berlin
Emanuele Marconi
2011
Soprintendenza Regionale della Lombardia
Eugenia Mitroulia
2011
University of Edinburgh
Kendra Van Nyhuis
2011
University of South Dakota
Lisa Norman
2011
University of Edinburgh
Melanie Piddocke
2011
University of Edinburgh
Patricia Lopes Bastos
2011
ANIMUS-Portugal
Edmond Johnson
2010
University of California, Santa Barbara
Eleanor Smith
2010
University of Edinburgh
Jessica Wood
2010
Duke University
Jimena Palacios
2010
Escuela Nacional de Conservation, Restauración y Museografía
John Campopiano
2010
Wheaton College
Laura Maes
2010
University College Ghent
Lisa Norman
2010
University of Edinburgh
Melanie Piddocke
2010
University of Edinburgh
Sarah Richardson
2010
University of South Dakota
Hannes Vereecke
2009
Institutes für Wiener Klangstil
John Campopiano
2009
Wheaton College
Laura Maes
2009
University College Ghent
Melanie Piddocke
2009
University of Edinburgh
Todd Lerew
2009
Hampshire College
Clinton Spell
2008
University of South Dakota
Eugenia Mitroulia
2008
University of Edinburgh
Hannes Vereecke
2008
University College of Ghent
Ioana Sherman
2008
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Matthew Courtney
2008
Eastern Kentucky University
Panagiotis Poulopoulos
2008
University of Edinburgh
Allen Roda
2007
New York University
David Kendall
2007
University of California, Riverside
Edmond Johnson
2007
University of California, Santa Barbara
Eli Feuer
2007
North Bennet Street School
Heike Fricke
2007
Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin
Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet
2007
Civico Scuola di Liuteria de Milano
Thomas Kernan
2007
University of Cincinnati
Edmond Johnson
2006
University of California, Santa Barbara
Emily Robertson
2006
George Washington University
Eugenia Mitroulia
2006
University of Edinburgh
Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano
2006
University of Rome
Ilya Temkin
2006
New York University
Ioana Sherman
2006
University of California, Riverside
Jeremy Tubbs
2006
University of Memphis
Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet
2006
Civica Scuola di Liuteria di Milano
Maria Virginia Rolfo
2006
University of South Dakota
Sonia Lee
2006
University of Illinois
Thomas Kernan
2006
University of Cincinnati
William Taylor III
2006
Indiana University
Janel Leppin
2005
George Mason University
Run Guerrero Ramirez
2005
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
Sunni Fass
2005
Indiana University
Ben Hebbert
2004
University of Oxford
Sunni Fass
2004
Indiana University
Emily Peppers
2003
University of Edinburgh
Michael Suing
2003
University of South Dakota
Jennifer Sadoff
2002
University of North Texas
Lee Raine Highum Randall
2002
University of South Dakota
Tsan-Huang Tsai
2002
Ben Hebbert
2001
University of Leeds
Catarina Torres
2001
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Christopher A. Miller
2001
Northern Illinois University
Jayson Dobney
2001
University of South Dakota
Jennifer Sadoff
2001
University of North Texas
Jeremy M. Tubbs
2001
University of Memphis
Michael Cwach
2001
University of South Dakota
Michael Suing
2001
University of South Dakota
Brenda Neece
2000
Somerville College, England
Bryan Proksch
2000
Centre College, Kentucky
Catarina Torres
2000
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Jayson Dobney
2000
University of South Dakota
Kate Pospisil
2000
Oberlin College
Kevin Seiji Kishimoto
2000
Northern Illinois University
Lee Raine Highum Randall
2000
University of South Dakota
Paul Wargaski
2000
North Bennet Street School
Shanon Zusman
2000
Yale University
Bethany Foemmel
1999
Trinity International University, Illinois
Heather Trickel
1999
Trinity International University, Illinois
Jayson Dobney
1999
University of South Dakota
Lee Raine Highum Randall
1999
University of South Dakota
Paul Wargaski
1999
North Bennet Street School
Shanon Zusman
1999
University of Vienna
Susana Caldeira
1999
University of South Dakota
Susana Caldeira
1999
University of South Dakota
Brenda Neece
1998
Somerville College
Shanon Zusman
1998
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Allison Alcorn
1997
University of North Texas
Jonpaul E. Balak
1997
University of California
Paul Laudeman
1997
University of Tennessee
Arian Sheets
1996
Christina M. Linsenmeyer
1996
North Bennet Street School
Christopher Borg
1996
Northwestern University, Illinois
Phillip T. Young III
1996
University of North Texas
Susannah Cleveland
1996
University of North Texas
Tina Chancey
1996
Union Institute, Ohio
Allison Alcorn
1994
University of North Texas
Phillip T. Young III
1994
University of North Texas
Stephen Grauberger
1993
Henry M. Johnson
1992
Oxford
Paul White
1992
Oxford
Allison Alcorn
1991
University of North Texas
Carolyn W. Simons
1991
University of Iowa
Guangming Li
1991
University of California
Brian Cole
1990
University of South Dakota

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