The James M. Weaver Prize in Organ Scholarship

Sponsored by the Organ Historical Society

The James M. Weaver Prize, named for a dis­tin­guished for­mer exec­u­tive of the Organ His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety, awards those who show excep­tion­al skill in engag­ing and teach­ing audi­ences about the pipe organ, via lec­ture and musi­cal per­for­mance. The prize rec­og­nizes the abil­i­ty to com­mu­ni­cate and edu­cate effec­tive­ly, encour­ag­ing organ­ists to advo­cate through their own nar­ra­tive the sig­nif­i­cance of their instrument’s place in his­to­ry and culture.

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty

• Appli­cants must have reached their 25th birth­day by the appli­ca­tion dead­line of Novem­ber 1, 2026 and reside in the Unit­ed States or Canada.
• Appli­cants may be per­form­ers, advanced stu­dents, edu­ca­tors, church musi­cians, or inde­pen­dent scholars.
• Mem­ber­ship in OHS is not a require­ment for eligibility.
• A non-refund­able appli­ca­tion fee of $50 is required.

If you have any ques­tions or dif­fi­cul­ties, con­tact OHS Direc­tor of Schol­ar­ship Pro­gram­ming, Dr. Jonathan Gre­goire at jmgregoire8@​gmail.​com.