The Nadia and Nicholas Nahumck Fellowship
Forecasted
The Nadia and Nicholas Nahumck Fellowship supports scholars researching dance-related subjects and publishing their findings, with preference for work enhanced by movement notation.
Funder: Society for Ethnomusicology
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2028 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $4,000 research fellowship plus $1,000 publication award
Summary: Supports research on dance-related subjects and subsequent publication, with preference for work enhanced by movement notation.
Key Information: Open to established scholars, recent Ph.D.s, and Ph.D. candidates who have completed all requirements except dissertation research.
Description
The Nadia and Nicholas Nahumck Fellowship, offered by the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), supports research on a dance-related subject and the subsequent publication of its findings. It combines a research fellowship with a publication award, linking support for scholarly investigation to dissemination of the resulting work.
The program gives preference to applicants who plan to enhance their findings with movement notations, including digital media such as photographs, video, and web-based formats, or Labanotation. Supported projects have explored dance, embodiment, identity, gender, politics, and belonging across varied cultural contexts. Past research includes hardcore punk and moshing, Irish dancers in Boston, women’s perspectives in Cambodia, and male belly dancers in Turkey.
