The International Handel Research prize is sponsored by the Foundation of the Saalesparkasse. It is valued at 2000 and entails the presentation of a paper to be read by the prize-winner at the scholarly conference to be held during the annual Handel Festival in Halle an der Saale (810 June 2015).
Applications may be made by graduates in musicology or related disciplines who have completed their Masters or Doctoral studies (or equivalent research) between 2012 and 2015. Historical-critical editions may also be submitted for the prize.
Applications for the International Handel Research Prize should be sent by 1 February 2015 (postmark) to the:
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft e.V.
Internationale Vereinigung
Geschäftsstelle
Grosse Nikolaistrasse 5
D-06108 Halle (Saale)
The application must include the scholarly work undertaken (in printed and in electronic form) and be accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae and an account of the applicants career.
The selection of the prize-winner will be made by a panel from the Foundation of the Saalesparkasse and the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft. The prize will be presented at Halle in June 2015, during the scholarly conference of the Halle Handel Festival.
