Student Resources

Graduate Research Funding supports the travel and equipment needs of graduate students during their period of enrollment. Funds are offered to enrolled graduate students, including DCE status (years 1-5 for Composition and years 1-6 for musicology).

• Apply for funding through SAFE
• Search Graduate Research (Composition or Musicology), click on it and apply for funding. Please include a detailed explanation and budget in your application. Upload receipts and any booking confirmations in the application. (Please note: non-US citizens may be subject to a 14% tax withholding on funding requests.)
• MANDATORY: If domestic OR international travel is planned, the travel enrollment in “Enroll my Trip (enrollmytrip.princeton.edu) must be completed approximately one month prior to the trip. Funds cannot be disbursed if this incomplete.
• Once funding is awarded, you will receive an email from SAFE. Log in to your application and accept the award. The award must be accepted in order for payment to be processed. Funds will be deposited into your bank account of record with the University, or a check will be issued if no account is registered.
• Contact the Business Manager for a Bryan Fund balance at any time.

For additional information on departmental funding, contact the Business Manager.

Photocopying & Faxing

Graduate students have access to the photocopy machine. For photocopy services information and a complete list of all campus copier locations and acceptable payment methods, please visit the Princeton University Library. Graduate students may also use the fax machine during working hours.

Printing

Music Majors and students in the Certificate Programs who wish to print materials for their junior/senior recitals may have access to the Department’s printer for printing program notes and letter-size posters. For further information, please contact us.

For other printing needs, please visit the University’s Print & Mail Services.

Department of Music graduate students and faculty members may request edits to the profile that appears on this website’s online directory at any time, using the form below:

Whether you would like to voice a concern, share your experience, or simply get to know the Department Chair, request a meeting with the Assistant to the Chair.

Effron Music Building

Practice rooms are available automatically to Princeton University

• Undergraduate music majors, music minors, certificate students, Department-led ensemble participants, and students enrolled in studio lessons.
• Music Graduate Students
• Music Faculty & Staff

Woolworth Center

Department of Music members (as listed above) have automatic access to practice rooms through their Princeton University ID.

All other members of the Princeton University community may request access using the request form on our Facilities & Venues page.

• Student ensembles that are registered with ODUS can book Woolworth classrooms (not McAlpin) via EMS.  Rehearsal spaces are not confirmed until a confirmation email is received by the requester.

• Performance Requests should be submitted via the online Space Request Form.

The Woolworth Recording Studios are designed to serve the research and curricular needs of Music Department faculty, graduate students, and majors.  Please fill out the following form to request access.  You will receive a response within 5 business days.  If approved, a recording studio manager will contact you to schedule a time for orientation and training.  The approval, training, and registration process will take some time.  If you have an immediate need for a studio, you may want to consider other options. 

After you have been given access, you can find information on booking recording time at the link below:

A limited number of musical instruments are available for loan to Department of Music majors, minors, certificate students, graduate students, and students participating in studio lessons and/or faculty-led Department of Music ensembles. For more information contact .

Video Cameras

The Music Department has a limited supply of video cameras available for students in our department to use to record auditions and performances. Cameras can be loaned out for up to 3 days. Priority will be given to:

• Music grad students
• Music majors
• Students enrolled in music courses or programs who need to make a video to fulfill a course requirement

To borrow a camera, please fill out this form:

Additional Equipment

Additional equipment can be borrowed from the Frist Campus Center as a part of their Loaner Program. For more information, please visit the Frist Loaner Program.

Instrument lockers are available to Princeton University for Department of Music majors, minors, certificate students, graduate students, and students participating in faculty-led Department of Music ensembles and/or studio lessons. Lockers are assigned for one academic year and each student is permitted one locker.  

Returning Music majors, minors, certificate students, and graduate students may request a locker during the first week of classes. After faculty-led ensemble auditions, all eligible individuals may request a locker by contacting . Lockers will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. The location of the locker (i.e., Effron Music building or Woolworth Center) is subject to availability. Requests will be accepted throughout the year.  

All lockers must be cleaned and cleared out no later than Spring Dean’s date. Otherwise, a $100.00 non-refundable fee will be charged to the student’s account.  

For further questions about lockers, please contact .  

All Princeton University students, regardless of Department-affiliation, are welcome to participate in our faculty-led ensembles. Visit our Ensembles Page to learn more about audition/sign-up periods, rehearsal schedules, and more.

All Princeton University students, regardless of Department-affiliation, are welcome to sign-up for lessons with our Studio Faculty. Visit our Studio Lessons page to learn more about sign-up periods, fees and subsidies, and more.

All Department-affiliated events, regardless of location, must be scheduled by contacting the Production Manager. For more information about Program in Performance and thesis recitals, please visit our Student Recital Policies & Procedures page.

The Department of Music wants to hear about your exciting achievements: awards, recordings, premieres, important performances and projects, fellowships, and other accomplishments. The Music Department shares alumni, student, and faculty news on our website, and social media channels. Please use this form to submit your news.

To add a Department-sponsored event to the Department of Music’s Calendar, please use this form. To share information about a non-Department event, please contact the Marketing & Outreach Manager.

Printed posters and digital slides are great ways of publicizing your event around campus. For guidelines about poster/slide design and production, please see the Student Recital Policies & Procedures page.