Prizes

ACMR prizes recognize and commemorate exceptional scholarly research in the field of Chinese music. In addition to recognizing outstanding writing in Chinese music research each year, these awards honor Barbara Barnard Smith and Rulan Chao Pian, two major figures in our field and co-founders of the ACMR.

Email submissions and nominations to ACMR President Adam Kielman ([email protected]). Applicants will be notified regarding the outcome of the award as soon as possible.

Barbara Barnard Smith Student Paper Prize

Deadline: April 30

The Barbara Barnard Smith Student Paper Prize is awarded annually to recognize an outstanding student paper in the field of Chinese music, broadly defined, that was presented at the national Society for Ethnomusicology meeting in the previous year. Review will be conducted by a rotating selection committee composed of three members of the ACMR executive board or appointed by the ACMR president. The Barbara Barnard Smith Prize is accompanied by a $100 award. The winner will be notified by e-mail generally within three months of the ACMR meeting; an abstract of his/her paper will be included in the following ACMR Newsletter.

Submit your paper as an attachment to an email to the ACMR President. The submitted paper should be identical to the presentation at the SEM, but should include additional bibliographic and discographic materials as appropriate. Consideration for the Smith prize requires current ACMR membership; if you are not a current member of ACMR please renew or join when submitting your work. Prize winners will not be eligible to receive the award thereafter.

Rulan Chao Pian Publication Prize

Deadline: April 30

The Rulan Chao Pian Prize recognizes the best article on Chinese music, broadly defined, published in an English-language scholarly journal or edited volume within the calendar year. The Rulan Chao Pian Prize is accompanied by a $100 award. Review will be conducted by a rotating selection committee composed of three members of the ACMR executive board or appointed by the ACMR president. The winner will be notified by e-mail generally within three months of the ACMR meeting; an abstract of the article will be included the following ACMR Newsletter.

Submit the article as an attachment to an email to the ACMR President. Consideration for the Pian prize requires current ACMR membership; if you are not a current member of ACMR please renew or join when submitting your work.