Sociomusicology: Horizon Europe Application 2026

3/4/26

Horizon Europe Application 2026

It is exciting to now be developing a new Horizon Europe (EU) grant application. Our most recent application from about a year ago received very high scores, placing in the top 10% of applications, but did not quite get funded for 3 million euros (see image). That application was placed on the “Reserve List” for more than a year, formally approved if more EU funding were to become available. Unfortunately, there was no additional funding in 2025.

We now know how to write very strong applications, and I am convinced that our 2026 application will be better than ever, with consortium partners in several countries who are ideally positioned, having the expertise to develop new methodological and technological solutions, as requested by the EU. That especially matters during this period in which conflicts seem to be escalating worldwide. Music matters more now than ever before, and we need more robust research projects to determine how best to make use of its special power.

Below are some recent books related to our proposed project for the 2026 call.

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Welcome to Sociomusicology

For nearly 20 years (since 2007), this website has offered musings on contemporary society and its music by David G. Hebert, PhD. He is a sociomusicologist specializing in global music education who has held academic positions with universities on five continents. Dr. Hebert is now a tenured full Professor with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen. There he leads the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group and manages the multinational government-funded Nordic Network for Music Education, which organizes annual intensive Master courses and exchange of teachers and students across eight countries. He is also an Affiliated Professor with both University of the Faroe Islands and Kyambogo University (Uganda), and an Honorary Professor in China with the Education University of Hong Kong.

Professor Hebert's research applies an international-comparative perspective to issues of pluralism, identity, and cultural relevance in music education, as well as processes by which new music traditions emerge and change - both sonically and socially - as they are adopted into institutions. Born in the 1970s, he is among the most widely-published and globally-active music scholars of his generation (h-index:22), with professional activities in an average of 8 countries per year across the past decade (2008-2020).