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Guidelines for Submission of Proposals:

Monographs and Composer Series:

1. The subject matter should be of interest and value to the profession;
    it should extend the knowledge of choral conductors;
    it should make a scholarly contribution to the literature about choral music.

2.  The topic may be specific or broad, but not so narrow as to appeal to only a handful of specialists or so general as to be common knowledge.

3.  The topic should be clearly described and delineated in the following format:
    a.  a statement of purpose
    b.  a statement of the need for the study
    c.  a review of related literature
    d.  an outline of contents
    e.  a sample chapter or two
    f.  a bibliography.

4.  The monograph proposal should be submitted in triplicate (or more as requested) to the Research and Publications Committee Chair, to be distributed to the Chair of the Monographs Subcommittee and others as needed.
Monograph and Composer Series Subcommittee:  Dr. Richard G. Cox, chair and Dr. Melinda O'Neal, co-chair

Poster Sessions at National ACDA Conventions:
Contact Grant Cook, Heidelberg College, for information about application for participation in these sessions.

Julis Herford Prize:

Nominations must be approved by the dean, director, or chair of the music unit.  An institution may submit only one document.  In the event that there are two nominations of equal merit from one school, the administrative head of the unit must submit a letter justifying the additional nomination.

A letter of nomination signed by the administrative head of the music unit and one unbound copy of the dissertation must be submitted no later than the announced date to the chair of the Julius Herford Prize Subcommittee

Nomination Period: typically opens in the spring of each year by announcement in Choral Journal

Call for Nominations - The subcommittee for the Julius Herford Prize, given annually by the American Choral Directors Association, is now accepting nominations for the outstanding doctoral terminal research project in choral music for 2007.  Projects are eligible if they comprise the principal research component of the degree requirements, whether the institution defines the project as a “dissertation,” a “document,” a “thesis,” or “treatise,” etc.  Eligibility is limited to doctoral recipients whose degrees were conferred during the period January 1 through December 31, 2007.  The winner will receive a $1000 cash award and a plaque.

Nominations must be submitted by the dean, director, or chair of the music unit.  An institution may submit only one document.  In the event that there are two nominations of equal merit from one school, the administrative head of the unit must submit a letter justifying the additional nomination.

A letter of nomination signed by the administrative head of the music unit and one unbound copy of the dissertation must be submitted no later than June 30, 2009 to:

Dr. John Silantien, Chair
Julius Herford Prize Subcommittee
Music Department
University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone:  210/458-5328; fax: 210/458-4381