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 should include a detailed rationale of the project (supported by, but not limited to, an assessment of relevant secondary literature) and an overview of each chapter; the timeline for completion of the dissertation, including information about progress to date; a sample chapter or excerpt, preferably not an introductory chapter reviewing the literature; and a letter from the registrar or departmental Director of Graduate Studies, attesting to the applicant's ABD (all-but-dissertation) status. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.