The Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowships will be awarded to any student registered in good standing for a doctorate at a North American university who has completed all formal degree requirements except the dissertation at the time of full application. The fellowships are not intended for support of the early stages of research: it is expected that a fellow's dissertation will be completed within the fellowship year. Any submission for a doctoral degree in which the emphasis is on musical scholarship will be eligible. Applicants must submit a brief dissertation project description; a current dissertation proposal that...