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Donny's Grad School Application Fund!

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Hey there! My name is Donovan Alcones (or, Donny if you've known me for long enough!) and I am fundraising for my graduate school applications, with the intent being to get into a PhD program in Musicology!

I recently discovered my enjoyment for musicological research in my last few semesters at the University of San Diego. I had always enjoyed working in my music history courses and loved to connect the dots when it came to my theory courses. All of this culminated in my last semester, where I was encouraged to submit my ludomusicological (AKA, video game music) presentation abstract to the Music and Moving Image Conference. And I got in! I went to New York City to present on Sacred and Secular Musical Practices in the Elder Scrolls Series, then flew back to San Diego to attend my undergraduate commencement ceremony the day after!

That conference cemented the idea that I wanted to continue doing research, and pursue graduate-level education in order to fully do this. All of the funds will primarily go to graduate school applications, as I am applying to 9 amazing institutions (which I will list below). I have already submitted my fee waivers, so my goal is the remaining amount of application fees!

Donny's Application List:
  • Stony Brook University, PhD in Critical Music Studies
  • Columbia University, PhD in Music Theory
  • Yale University, PhD in Musicology
  • UNC Chapel Hill, PhD in Musicology
  • University of Chicago, PhD in Musicology
  • UC Santa Cruz, PhD in Musicology
  • UC Berkeley, PhD in Musicology
  • San Diego State University, MA in Critical Music Studies
  • San Francisco State University, MA in Music
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Donations 

  • Joanna Zhang
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Bridget Mcnally
    • $30
    • 1 yr
  • Caroline McElhannon
    • $35
    • 1 yr
  • Shay Corpuz
    • $100
    • 1 yr
  • Andrea Beltran
    • $10
    • 1 yr
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Donovan Alcones
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San Diego, CA

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