| Fumio Koizumi Prize in Ethnomusicology | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding contribution to ethnomusicology |
| Presented by | Fumio Koizumi Trust |
| Country | Japan |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Official website | http://www.geidai.ac.jp/labs/koizumi/awarde/index.html |
The Fumio Koizumi Prize is an international award for achievements in ethnomusicology, presented annually in Tokyo, Japan. The prize is awarded by Fumio Koizumi Trust. This prize is to be awarded each April 4, the date of Koizumi Fumio's birthday [1]. The recipient is to receive an award certificate in addition to the prize money. The winners must be present at the ceremony, deliver a prize lecture, and deliver another lecture at another Japanese university of his/her choice.
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Nominations for the Fumio Koizumi Prize can be made only by the members of Fumio Koizumi Prize Committee. The prize Committee consists of seven members, outstanding Japanese scholars in musicology and ethnomusicology. Committee designates independent experts to evaluate each entry and discusses all the entries at the meeting, held in Tokyo in December. The winner can be a single scholar, of a group of scholars. The prize awarding ceremony is held in Tokyo, in April–May.
The Fumio Koizumi Trust was established by Koizumi Mieko, widow of Professor Koizumi Fumio (1927–83), on October 11, 1989, to commemorate her husband's lifelong devotion to ethnomusicology and to honour individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to this field. The first Fumio Koizumi Prize was awarded in 1989 to a British ethnomusicologist John Blacking, and to Ethnomusicology Research Group of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Up to now, 27 individuals and 2 groups have been awarded this prize. The full list of the winners of the prize can be seen at the Fumio Koizumi Prize in Ethnomusicology Website [2]