Together with Jan Guise, Chair of the IAML Outreach Committee, I am pleased to give advance notice of the travel awards that will be available to support attendance at next year’s IAML Congress.
There are three awards available to help attendees offset the cost of their registration, travel, and accommodation. If you are eligible, you may apply for all three. We cannot guarantee funding to every applicant.
1. Liesbeth Hoedemaeker-Cohen Fund
2. H. Robert Cohen / RIPM Fund
Applications for the awards will open on Monday 2 February 2026, with a deadline for submissions of 28 February 2026. Further details of the application process will be made available on 2 February.
Liesbeth Hoedemaeker-Cohen Fund
H. Robert Cohen / RIPM Fund
The Liesbeth Hoedemaeker-Cohen Fund for IAML Congress Travel was established in Liesbeth’s honor on 24 February 2017. The H. Robert Cohen / RIPM Fund for IAML Congress Travel was established in 2019 on the occasion of RIPM’s fortieth birthday, in recognition of RIPM’s contribution to international scholarship and of those who created and contribute to it. Both funds were established by the Cohen Family Charitable Fund. Usually offered annually, the cash awards from both Funds will be used to help support travel costs (including transportation, accommodation, meals, etc.) to attend the annual IAML congress.
Eligibility:
Must be a current IAML member
Must receive little or no support from their home institution, library, or any other funding organization
Preference will be given to individual members who are:
- attending their first or second congress and who began their career at a music library, music archive, or music documentation center within the previous three years OR completed their professional degree in the year before or of the congress OR are giving a paper, extensive report, or a poster presentation at the congress.
- likely to make an ongoing contribution to IAML
For the H. Robert Cohen/RIPM Fund award(s), all things being equal, some preference will be given to those dealing with the musical press, digitization, or databases.
IAML Outreach Travel Fund
Funding was set up in 1998 to assist music librarians from economically disadvantaged countries to attend the annual IAML congresses. The amount available for congress support varies from year to year. The Treasurer confirms the total amount available for each congress and this sum is administered by the Outreach Committee. Additional funding is available from donations made by other delegates specifically for this purpose.
Eligibility:
Do not have to be a current IAML member
Must try to obtain some support in your own country, for example, from embassies or cultural organisations – whether successful or not
Must be a music librarian, archivist or individual working with music collections
Must be accepted to present a paper/poster at the congress.
Preference will be given to applicants from regions of the world underrepresented in IAML.
NOTE: Officers of the Outreach Committee may apply for funding but will therefore be excused from the decision-making process.
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