The American Bach Society offers several different grants and prizes. The William H. Scheide Research Grants are primarily for doctoral candidates, junior faculty, and independent scholars; the William H. Scheide Prize recognizes excellence in publication; the Frances Alford Brokaw Grant is aimed at undergraduate students. The ABS Diversity Grant is open to all, and a stipend toward German-language study is aimed at doctoral students. The Society seeks to expand recognition of good work in the field of Bach studies by encouraging applications from those pursuing non-traditional topics and from new voices in the field.