Grants Programs

Research Grants

The ARSC Research Grants Program is designed to encourage and support scholarship and publication by individuals in the field of sound recordings or audio preservation. Specific projects eligible for support include discography, bibliography, historical studies of the sound recording industry and its products, and any other subject likely to increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the lasting importance of recorded sound. Both ARSC members and non-members are eligible for grants in amounts up to $1000. ARSC encourages applications from individuals whose research forms part of an academic program at the master's or doctoral level.

ARSC Research Grants are administered by the Research Grants Committee and supported by membership dues and donations.
 Donate to the ARSC Research Grants Fund.

The deadline for receipt of applications is the last day of January of each year.

 View Research Grant recipients
 Read about the Research Grants program and application process

Conference Grants

The ARSC Conference Grants support members who are new to the association in attending their first or second ARSC Annual Conference and Workshop. Grant(s) include complimentary registration for both the conference and pre-conference workshop.

ARSC Conference Grants are administered by the Conference Grants Committee and supported by donations, including a major donation from the Savada Family in memory of Morton J. and Lila Savada.

 Donate to the ARSC Conference Grants Fund.

The deadline for receipt of applications is the second Monday in January each year.

 View Conference Grant recipients
 Read about the Conference Grants program and application process

Award for Independent Initiatives

The ARSC Award for Independent Initiatives is presented to individuals who are advancing the field of recorded sound on their own time and their own dime. Awards of up to $10,000 are given annually with no strings attached. The award supports the work of the individual, advances the field by publicizing their work, and seeks to inspire others to independently undertake their own initiatives in recorded sound.

ARSC Award for Independent Initiatives is administered by the Independent Initiatives Awards Committee and supported by donations.

Donate to the ARSC Independent Initiatives Awards Fund.

 Read the press release
 Read the Award for Independent Initiatives guidelines