2026- 2028 Board Nominations Are Open!

Half of MEIEA's board goes up for election year.

Through October 31 at midnight CST, MEIEA is accepting nominations for the annual open board positions.

The needs this year include Treasurer, Secretary, and 3 general board positions.

Please nominate yourself or encourage a colleague to join the leadership of our incredible organization which is a great resource for entertainment industry faculty around the world. 

Elections will then be held during the month of November based on the nominations.

Board Nominations Form

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Apply for Student Enrichment Grants!
Submissions Are Open

MEIEA is proud to offer Student Enrichment Grants to provide financial support for select and notable student activities intended to advance student education in the music and entertainment industries. Grants may be used to support a variety of activities that include, but are not limited to, workshops, guest speaker support, networking mixers, community service projects, and mentoring programs. Special consideration will be given to first-time applicants and/or projects with an emphasis on topics that support student integration into the industry and early career development. 

Two levels of award funding are available:

• Level I Award: Institutional Member. Up to $1,000 is available to institutions that hold Institutional membership in MEIEA;

• Level II Award: Non-Institutional Member. Up to $500 is available to institutions that are not current Institutional members where the faculty sponsor is an individual member of MEIEA.

Eligibility: 

Applications must be submitted by faculty in good standing. Applications may not be submitted by  a student. If the applicant has received a MEIEA Student Enrichment Grant  at any time in the past and has not submitted documentation of the supported activity then they are ineligible for another grant until the previous grant is properly documented.

Procedure:

Applications will open September 1st and close October 15th at midnight U.S. Central Time. Grant notifications will be made by email on or before October 31st.

The completed application must be received at grants@meiea.org by midnight CT October 15th, 2025. Applications and supporting documents (dean’s letter) must be sent as a PDF and the file name(s) must include the applicant’s name and school (Smith.USC.pdf).

If you have any questions about our Student Enrichment Grant Program, please don't hesitate to reach out.

NOW AVAILABLE!! 

THE MEIEA JOURNAL Vol. 24

Important, timely articles

Useful, relevant book and video reviews

Read it now!

Get Published in MEIEA's Annual Academic Journal

The MEIEA Journal is a refereed scholarly work published annually by the Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association and is a resource for anyone interested in scholarly research and writing about the music and entertainment industries. The MEIEA Journal is distributed to members of MEIEA, universities, libraries, and individuals concerned with music and entertainment industry education.

Articles are of business, legal, economic, technical, pedagogic, and historic significance and often reflect current issues that affect the music and entertainment industries and music and entertainment industry education.

The MEIEA Journal is available through all major online services and is indexed in sources including Cabells, The Music Article Guide and The Music Index.

View our submission guidelines

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