The Rome Prize is awarded by the American Academy in Rome, in Rome, Italy. Approximately thirty scholars and artists are selected each year to receive a study fellowship at the academy. Recipients must be American citizens. Prizes have been awarded annually since 1921, with a hiatus during the World War II years, from 1942 to 1949.
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Recipients
| — | Aaron Copland American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor… |
| — | George Lewis American composer, performer, and music scholar |
| — | Don Byron American musician |
| — | Bill Smith jazz musician and composer from the United States |
| — | Specs Powell American musician |