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Web Sites
Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles Program
http://www.amc.net/grants/performing.asp
Deadline: June 30
Supports organizations whose performances encourage and improve public knowledge and appreciation of serious contemporary American music. In general, grants range from $3,000 to $20,000. Applicants may request either general operating support or support for special projects.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording Program
http://www.amc.net/grants/recording.asp
Deadline: January 15
Documents and provides wider exposure for the music of contemporary American composers. In general, grants range from $2,000 to $20,000. Grants for the recording of orchestral works may cover up to a maximum of 50% of the total project costs. The web site contains details.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Alfonso Loera Music Scholarship Fund
http://www.alfonsoloera.com/prog.htm
The Alfonso Loera Music Scholarship Fund, administered by the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, was created for Muskegon County musicians, age 12 to 24, who would like to either take private music lessons or get formal schooling in music. The scholarship will be awarded with preference for financial need, and the amount will equal one year of private lessons (at the prevailing rate) but can be applied as the recipients wants, either for school or lessons.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Amateur Chamber Music Players, Inc.
http://www.acmp.net/
Amateur Chamber Music Players, Inc. is a non-profit association that facilitates informal playing and singing by people of all ages and nationalities, beginners to professionals.
Over eighty organizations in the United States and Canada currently receive ACMP Foundation support for a variety of projects for people of diverse musical backgrounds and abilities. Grants averaging $3,000 are generally being used to provide scholarship aid and to underwrite staff salaries. The Foundation has as a long range objective the inclusion of chamber music activity as an integral, required component of the community music school curriculum.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American College of Musicians / National Guild of Piano Teachers
http://www.pianoguild.com/
Certificates, fraternity pins, diplomas, medals, scholarships, and cash prizes totaling more than $50,000 offered annually to pupils or guild members for further music study. Winners selected for achievement in auditions, recording competition, composition tests, and international piano competition. Request applications and information from teachers who are ACM or NGPT members.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Composers Forum
http://www.composersforum.org/
The Forum has a wide range of programs to assist composers: residencies, commissions, fellowships, readings, recordings, radio shows, and performances.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Foundation for the Blind
R. L. Gillette Scholarship
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Documentid=2962
The R. L. Gillette Scholarship offers two (2) scholarships of $1,000 each to women who are enrolled in a four-year undergraduate degree program in literature or music. In addition to the general requirements, applicants must submit:
A performance tape not to exceed 30 minutes, or a creative writing sample. (May be sent via postal mail or e-mail to jpacker@afb.net)
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Music Center Home Page
http://amc.net/grants.asp
Provides up-to-the-minute details on available funding opportunities for composers and other music professionals, including grants, contests, awards, and calls for entries. For more information, contact the Center at 30 West 26th Street, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10010-2011; telephone: (212) 366-5260, Ext. 29; fax: (212) 366-5265; e-mail: lisa@amc.net.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Music Education Initiative
http://www.usamusic.org/amei.html
Awards grants on a competitive basis to teachers who have used American music in their classrooms to teach any subject, K-12. The grants are $1000 for finalists, $ 500 for semi-finalists and other honorable mentions that get their lessons published in print and on the internet. Check out the Web site for Application information and to view the winning lessons last year or write the National Music Foundation, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA 01240. Telephone: (413) 637-1800. By sharing their award winning lessons on-line, the Foundation hopes to encourage the teaching of American music in schools throughout the country.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Musicological Society (AMS)
Awards and Travel Grants
http://www.ams-net.org/awards.html
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Musicological Society (AMS)
Subvention for Publications
http://www.ams-net.org/subvention.php
Lists funding opportunities for individuals and publishers.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
The American-Scandinavian Foundation
Birgit Nilsson Prize
http://www.amscan.org/birgit.html
The Birgit Nilsson Prize is awarded every three years by The American-Scandinavian Foundation to an American singer on the verge of an international career, providing a debut performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Recent prizes included an award of $15,000. Applicants must be American citizens and no more than 33 years of age.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Society for Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation
Grant and Award Programs
http://www.ascap.com/concert/programs.html
Provides a variety of cash awards and grants each year to encourage composers, up to the age of 30, and to provide recognition, appreciation, and monetary awards to gifted, emerging talents. Open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the USA.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American String Teachers Association
National School Orchestra Association
http://www.astaweb.com/
Click on the National Foundation button to review the award and grant opportunities.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
American Symphony Orchestra League
The Music Assistance Fund
http://www.symphony.org/artistic/musassis/index.shtml
Grants based on need and talent which range from $250 to $2,500 are awarded primarily to Black and Hispanic students who may run into financial difficulties during the course of their study of orchestral instruments.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Anglo-Austrian Music Society
http://www.aams.org.uk
Every 2 or 3 years, the Anglo-Austrian Music Society holds a competition for the Richard Tauber Prize for Singers. The winner will be offered a public London recital arranged under the auspices of the Anglo-Austrian Music Society, together with a Prize of 3000 pounds. Additionally, 2 associated prizes will be awarded at the Public Final Audition: (1) the Ferdinand Rauter Prize of 500 pounds for the accompanist who gives the best performance at the final audition and (2) the Schubert Prize, which Schubert Society of Britain will offer to the singer who, in the opinion of the jury, gives the best performance of a Lied. The competition is open to outstanding young singers nearing the end of their studies or just beginning their professional careers.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Arleen Auger Memorial Fund
http://www.arleen-auger-memorial-fund.org
The AAMF awards study grants and scholarships to qualified applicants upon successful completion of a comprehensive review process supervised by our board of directors and musical advisors. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to $2,500. The Arleen Auger Memorial Fund Scholarship is open to pre-professional singers under the age of 30 who are in the process of vocal study and demonstrate financial need. The candidate must demonstrate financial need and a “sincere desire to pursue a vocal career similar to that of Ms. Auger.”
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Arnold Schonberg Center
Avenir Foundation-Research Grants
http://www.schoenberg.at/7_research/research_grant_e.htm
The Avenir Foundation in Wheat Ridge/Colorado is sponsoring our private foundation on the condition that the annual interest from the donation be used to give international students and scholars grants for travel and accomodations for their research at the Arnold Schönberg Center.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Associated Male Choruses of America
http://www.amcofa.net/index.shtml
Awards started at $200 per recipient and are based upon the performance of the accumulated funds base. Recent awards have been for $500 - $800 per recipient. Awards are earmarked for full-time music, voice, or instrument college students in a bachelor's degree program. Applicant must be sponsored by an AMC of A member.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Association for Recorded Sound Collections
http://www.arsc-audio.org/Grantscom.html
Research Grants Program
Deadline : the last day of February
The ARSC Research Grants Program is designed to encourage and support scholarship and publication by individuals in the field of sound recordings or audio preservation. Specific projects eligible for support include discography, bibliography, historical studies of the sound recording industry and its products, and any other subject likely to increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the lasting importance of recorded sound. ARSC encourages applications from individuals whose research forms part of an academic program at the master's or doctoral level. Both ARSC members and non-members are eligible for grants in amounts up to $1000.
Preservation of Classical Music Historical Recordings Grants Program
Deadline : December 15
The ARSC Program for the Preservation of Classical Music Historical Recordings was founded in 2004 (to begin in 2006) by Al Schlachtmeyer and the Board of Directors of ARSC to encourage and support the preservation of historically significant sound recordings of Western Art Music by individuals and organizations. Projects involving preservation, in any valid and reasonable fashion, of commercial as well as private, instantaneous recordings-such as providing a collection with proper climate control, moving a collection to facilities with proper storage conditions, re-sleeving a collection of discs, setting up a volunteer project to organize and inventory a stored collection, rescuing recordings from danger, or copying recordings on endangered or unstable media-as well as projects promoting public access to recordings will be considered. Collections may be based anywhere in the world (non-U.S. applicants are encouraged to apply). Both ARSC members and non-members are eligible for grants in amounts ranging from $2000 to $10,000.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Association of Hispanic Arts
Grants and Other Opportunities for Artists
http://www.latinoarts.org/
Look for the opportunities button. Identifies funds, fellowships, and other resources in the following categories: media, performing arts (Theatre-Dance-Music), Visual Arts, Writing/Literary, Other Arts Funding, and Technical Assistance Support.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Barnum Festival Jenny Lind Contest
http://www.barnumfestival.com/JennyLindApplication2006.pdf
A $2,000 scholarship, plus an all-expense-paid August concert tour in Sweden, awarded to a female vocalist who is past her 20th birthday. The award is based on appearance, singing potential and personality, poise, delivery and voice quality. For further information contact the Barnum Festival, Inc., 1070 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, (203) 367-8495.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Beebe Fund for Musicians
http://www.beebefund.org
The Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians is now accepting applications for grants for the 2007-2008 academic year. The deadline for applications is December 15, 2006. Please contact elizabeth.jimenez@beebefund.org for more information. Application and instructions can be found at www.beebefund.org.
The Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians was established in 1932 under the terms of the will of Frank Huntington Beebe, a Boston philanthropist interested in music. The purpose of the Fund is to provide fellowships for gifted young musicians, generally performers and composers in classical disciplines, who wish to pursue advanced music study and performance abroad, usually in Europe. Fellowships are awarded to musicians at the outset of their professional lives, for whom this would be the first extended period of study abroad. Applicants must demonstrate a solid base of accomplishment in order to be considered and are generally not older than their mid-20s. A strong, well-planned project of study that will enhance the applicant's life in music must be proposed. Enrollment in a school or university is not required unless such study is an essential part of the project. The Fund provides financial support for round trip transportation, living and other expenses - approximately $15,000. Fellowships are for one year and are generally not renewable.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
BMI Foundation Awards, Scholarships, Internships, and Funds
http://www.bmi.com/bmifoundation/index.asp
From jazz to musical theater, from music education for gifted youngsters
to support for the work of accomplished concert music composers, the
BMI Foundation seeks out the best and most promising of today's and
tomorrow's musical creators and offers a platform of support that fosters
their growth and ensures the continuation of the heritage of American
musical ingenuity for generations to come.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Catherine Herrick Cobb Scholars in Music
http://scholendow.ais.msu.edu/student/ScholDetail.asp?Schol_ID=19
The income from the fund may be used to recognize exceptional musical talent and to encourage the most promising students of music and the performing arts to attend the University by providing: i) tuition, books, room, board and other living expenses, and/or ii) expenses related to career development (including but not limited to, competitions, conference attendance, and the like) and/or iii) to support graduate assistantships in the School of Music, for one or more students or prospective students at the University at that time. Criteria used to choose a scholarship recipient include: Must be a full-time student and demonstrate financial need, strong scholastic performance or significant academic improvement in each successive year, special talents/achievements, citizenship activities, leadership, perseverance and resourcefulness.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Center for Black Music Research
Perkinson Travel-to-the-Collections Grants
http://www.colum.edu/cbmr/
Courtesy of Columbia College (Chicago)
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers
http://www.under.org/cpcc/
An Internet-based service organization for composers, dedicated to providing a single, comprehensive resource containing opportunities (competitions, faculty openings, grants, etc.), as well as a platform from which members can disseminate information about their own works and activities. Click on the "opportunities" button.
(Last checked 09/08/05)
Chamber Music America Grants Programs
http://www.chamber-music.org/
Each year CMA awards nearly $1,000,000 to chamber music organizations for project support. Partnerships and grant programs
are designed to help create new audiences for chamber music, foster the development of emerging ensembles, and encourage the creation and performance of new music. For more information contact Deidre Newbod or call (212) 242-2022, x111.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Chopin Foundation of the United States
http://www.chopin.org/
Sponsors scholarship program for talented young pianists.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Classics for Kids Foundation
http://www.classicsforkids.org/
The Classics for Kids Foundation (CFKF) was formed in 1997 in Bozeman, Montana to inspire and to empower young people to shape their own positive futures through playing music. The foundation fulfills its mission of building sustainable music programs by supporting strings education through grants for high quality instruments and mentoring. We are currently accepting grant applications for matching instrument grants and mentoring from nonprofit music programs serving youth grades 3-12 and other music programs with a nonprofit partner.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Composer Assistance Program
http://www.amc.net/grants/cap.asp
Deadline : October 1
Supports American composers who are members of the American Music Center for the expenses of copying and reproducing parts for premiere performances.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Creative Capital Foundation
http://www.creative-capital.org/
Creative Capital is a new, national organization supporting visual artists who are pursuing innovative approaches to form and/or content in the visual, performing, and media arts. Creative Capital will work closely with its funded artists to provide audience development, marketing and other forms of assistance tailored to individual projects. Artists will, in return, share a portion of their proceeds with Creative Capital, enabling the fund to support more artists in the future. Creative Capital funds artist projects in four disciplines: visual arts (includes installation art, painting, fiber art, mixed media works, public art, etc.), film/video arts, performing arts (includes music, dance, theater, puppetry, performance art, etc.), and emerging art fields (includes all forms of digital work, and experimental literature). Projects that transcend traditional discipline boundaries are highly encouraged. Creative Capital operates on a two-year grant cycle, funding alternative disciplines each year. The first year of each cycle, we issue grants in visual and film/video arts; the second year, performing and emerging arts.
2008 Grants Focus : Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature and Performing Arts. Emerging Fields may include all forms of digital arts, audio work, multidisciplinary projects and new genres. Innovative Literature may include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, as well as genre-defying work by writers who demonstrate exceptional stylistic, linguistic, and formal originality. Performing Arts may include dance, music, theater, experimental music performance, experimental opera, spoken word, theater/performance art and interdisciplinary projects.
Also listed under Arts and Film.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music
http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/awardsandgrants/epstein.shtml
The Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music was created through a generous endowment from Morton and Dena Epstein to the Music Library Association in 1995. Grants are awarded to support research in archives or libraries internationally on any aspect of American music. There are no restrictions as to an applicant's age, nationality, profession, or institutional affiliation. All proposals are reviewed entirely on the basis of merit. The decision by the Dena Epstein Award Committee and the Board of Directors of the Music Library Association is announced at the MLA annual meeting. Calls for applications are issued in the spring.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts Scholarships
http://www.donnareed.org/
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Durfee Foundation
http://www.durfee.org/programs/arts/index.html
Note: funding limited to artists and musicians in Los Angeles County, California.
(Last checked 05/04/05)
Edmund Armstrong Foundation (Birmingham, MI)
http://www.charity-charities.org/charityinfo.php?ID=660854&page=3
Funds music majors and colleges with music departments. High school teachers need to nominate students.
Also listed in Foundation Directory Online Professional
(Last checked 05/17/02)
Electronic Music Foundation
Call for Works for Contests, Prizes
http://www.emf.org/cgi-bin/opps_search.pl?keywords=contests
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Electronic Music Foundation
Grants, Fellowships, Residencies, Commissions
http://www.emf.org/cgi-bin/opps_search.pl?keywords=grantsetal
Featured opportunities include:
Camargo Foundation Fellowship Program
Daniel Langlois Foundation / Individuals
Bellagio Study and Conference Center
Jerome Foundation, Composers Commissioning Program
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation
http://www.elizabethwilsonfoundation.com/
Offers two types of scholarships:
(1) Scholarships to elementary, middle, or high school student residing within the Lenawee Intermediate School District. High school seniors are not eligible after graduation. Approved camps include Interlochen, Blue Lake, M.A.S.T.A., Show Choir of America and other college-sponsored summer workshops. The scholarship is for camps relating to music or the performing arts only.
Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 for the first year to graduating seniors (or have graduated) from a public or private high school in Lenawee county, Michigan. Applicant must be accepted for attendance at an accredited community college, or bachelor's degree-granting institution of higher education, and must be planning to enroll as a music or performing arts major at that college.
(Last checked 07/16/08)
Fellowship of United Methodists Memorial Fund Scholarships
http://members.aol.com/fummwa/ScholarshipDescription.pdf
Awards of at least $500 per year awarded to promising students who plan to use their talents in church music and/or worship and other arts. You must be a full-time music degree candidate and a member of The United Methodist Church for at least one year immediately before applying who has demonstrated academic merit, financial need and artistic talent. For further information contact the Committee on Memorial Scholarship Fund, The Fellowship of United Methodists in Worship, Music, and Other Arts, P.O. Box 24787, Nashville, TN 37202.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris
Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship
http://www.feusa.org
A private grant awarded annually to four graduate and post-graduate American students in the visual fine arts (painting, graphic design, print-making, sculpture, photography) and music (composition, instrumental or vocal performance). The scholarship is not intended for research in art history, or musicology, nor for dance or theatre. Successful candidates propose a unique and detailed project related to their study which requires a one-year residency in Paris. As this project should include enrolment in a recognized French art school or music conservatory, it is strongly suggested that the candidate establish a significant contact with a teacher or institution prior to arriving in France and to show evidence of this contact in his/her application dossier. Each of the Harriet Hale Woolley scholarships carries a stipend of 8,500 euros paid in five instalments throughout the academic year (October 1st – June 30th). Please note that the scholarship is designed to assist with the rent of an artist atelier or music studio at the Fondation des Etats-Unis, as well as for other living expenses. The Fondation is one of the student residencies of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris. For more information about the Fondation and the Cité Internationale, please consult their websites: www.feusa.org and www.ciup.fr.
The Woolley scholars are expected to participate actively and regularly in the cultural program of the Fondation des Etats-Unis by giving and attending concerts, art exhibitions, and various social events.
(Last checked 08/30/06)
Foundation Center
Reference Guide for Musicians
http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/guides/music.html
If you are an individual in the field of music and are looking for information on grants, this user aid will help you in your search. We have selected a few of the most important print and electronic resources for you to begin your search.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians, see Beebe Fund for Musicians
French American Fund for Contemporary Music
http://www.frenchculture.org/a_french-american-fund-for-contemporary-music_265.cfm
Application deadline: February 1
The French American Fund for Contemporary Music supports contemporary music projects – commissions, residencies, performances, tours, and master classes – that foster cultural exchange between France and the United States. The Fund awards grants to nonprofit institutions celebrating the work of living composers in both countries.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Gerald M. Crane Memorial Music Scholarship
http://www.grfoundation.org/scholarships-list.php
Applicants may seek a scholarship for a variety of purposes which may include, but are not limited to: formal education, seminars, workshops, summer enrichment programs, music lessons, music concerts, musical instrument(s), music books, and any kind of musical material or combination of things. Applicants must be a resident of Kent or Ottawa counties and attend high school. Apply through The Grand Rapids Foundation office. Please mention that you need a Gerald M. Crane Scholarship application.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Glenn Miller Scholarship Competition
http://www.glennmiller.org/scholar.htm
The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society is offering four scholarships, $2,400 & $1,200 to instrumentalists and $2,000 & $1,000 to vocalists. These scholarships, which are awarded without regard to any other award, may be used for any education-related expense.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Harmony Foundation Grants
http://www.harmonyfoundation.org/
Sponsored by the fundraising arm of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Emerson Scholars Awards
http://www.interlochen.org/
Thinking about attending the Interlochen Arts Camp in northern Michigan over the summer? High school students are encouraged to apply for an Emerson Scholars Award. Each scholarship is worth $4,310, covering full tuition, private lessons, and room and board for the eight-week summer program. Applicants must be in grades nine through twelve and be proficient on violin, cello, bass, harp, wind, or percussion instruments. They must submit a taped solo performance with piano accompaniment with their application. For more information, contact the Admissions Office, Inerlochen Center for the Arts, P. O. Box 199, Interlochen, MI 49643-0199 or call (616) 276-7472. Use search button to locate information about the Emerson Scholars Award.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
International Foundation for Music Research
http://www.music-research.org/index.html
The International Foundation for Music Research (IFMR) was founded in 1997 to support scientific research to explore the relationship between music and physical and emotional wellness, with particular attention to the elderly population, the impact of music making on at-risk youth, and music education and the effect of music and music making. IFMR also convenes scientists, educators and others around critical issues in music research and disseminates research through its publication, IFMR News, and various on-line research referral services and archives.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
James Tatum Foundation for the Arts
http://www.jamestatumfoundation.com/
The James Tatum Foundation For the Arts, Inc. was founded in 1987 by a coalition of concerned educators and civic leaders who recognized that in the Metropolitan Detroit area, there were many artistically talented youth whose potentials were not being nurtured to development. Check out the scholarship section.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Kosciuszko Foundation
http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/grants/
Two funding opportunities related to music are available. 1) The Chopin Piano Competition and 2) a Voice Competition.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Kurt Weil Foundation for Music
http://www.kwf.org/pages/guidelin.html
Deadline : November 1
Kurt Weill and/or Lotte Lenya Research and Travel Grants.
Performing and educational organizations may apply for support of symposia direct expenses, including speakers' honoraria and travel expenses.
Ph.D. candidates may apply for dissertation fellowships to assist in research activities. The application must include a copy of the dissertation proposal and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the faculty advisor.
Publication Assistance for preparing manuscripts for publication in a recognized scholarly medium. Funds may be requested for activities including, but not limited to, editing, indexing, design, and reproduction fees. Not-for-profit publishing companies are encouraged to apply. All proposals must have been subject to peer review; such reviews must be submitted in support of the application. Normally conference proceedings are ineligible unless the essays have undergone significant revision as components of a book.
College/University Performance and Production Grants
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts Music Scholarships
http://www.liberace.com/scholarship.cfm
The purpose of the fund is to provide grants to accredited colleges and universities that offer degrees in the performing and creative arts. These grants are to be used exclusively for scholarship assistance to talented and deserving students.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Meet the Composer, see Music Alive
Michigan State University
School of Music
Admissions : Scholarships
http://www.music.msu.edu/admissions/scholarships.php
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Michigan State University
School of Music
Alumni/Donor Scholarships
http://www.music.msu.edu/alumni/scholarships.php
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Michigan State University
School of Music
Mistele Scholarship in Trombone Studies
http://www.music.msu.edu/alumni/trombonescholarship.php
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Michigan State University
School of Music
Stanley and Selma Hollander Endowed Scholarship for First Chair in Flute
http://www.music.msu.edu/alumni/flutescholarship.php
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Mockingbird Foundation
Funding for Children's Music Education Programs
http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/
Deadline: February 1
The foundation funds projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form but also recognize broader and more basic needs within conventional instruction.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
http://www.MHOpus.org/
Created in December 1996 by Michael Kamen, Richard Dreyfuss, and Steve Herek, the musical composer, co-star, and director of the 1995 film "Mr. Holland's Opus", the goal of this nonprofit is to make the joys and benefits of active music making accessible to our nation's young people. The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation supports music education and its many benefits through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music programs and individual students nationwide. K-12 schools can apply for this grant. The foundation makes repairs to damaged instruments, distributes refurbished instruments and then purchases new instruments.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Music Alive
http://www.meetthecomposer.org/programs/musicalive.html
A partnership program of the American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet The Composer, Music Alive offers support for composer residencies with professional and youth orchestras of all sizes. There are two types of Music Alive composer residencies: the Short Term Residencies offer support for residencies of two to eight weeks within one season; the Extended Residencies offer support for multi-year, full-season residencies of up to three years. Funding is available for composer fees, travel expenses, musician fees and other orchestra expenses related to residency activities. Funding amounts range from $7,000 to $28,000 for Short Term Residencies, and from $30,000 up to $100,000 per year for Extended Residencies.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Music and Letters Grants from Oxford Journals
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/musicj/grants.html
The Music & Letters Trust makes awards twice a year, in January and July, in order to support musical research. Sums awarded recently have ranged from £50 to £1500, with most falling between £250 and £750. Support has been given for the obtaining of research materials (such as photographs and microfilms), editorial costs (e.g. translations, reproduction rights), and expenses for research trips and conference attendance, as well as costs associated with conference organization. (The costs of concerts at conferences are considered for support only if the concert can be regarded, in the opinion of the Trust, as analogous to a paper by an invited speaker or as the illustration to an actual paper.)
Funds are not available for research towards a degree. Applications from students, however, are welcomed for such purposes as conference attendance and for research expenses not directly related to the production of a thesis. All applicants should provide detailed and fully costed proposals, together with information about any other funding received or applied for.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Music Library Association
Awards and Grants
http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/awardsandgrants/
(Last checked 11/13/07)
Music Performance Fund
http://www.musicpf.org/
MPF supports programs which are often the only source of live music in the communities in which they take place. MPF is the largest single sponsor of live music in the world. A main objective of the Fund in recent years has been support of music education in the schools. As federal, state and municipal funding for music education in public schools has declined, MPF has increased its commitment to filling the void. Repeated studies have shown that exposure to music enhances a child's ability to read and learn. It has been shown to improve vocabulary, concentration, enhance problem solving skills and study habits, and encourage cooperation. At present, 25% of our available funds are earmarked for in-school programs.
(Last checked 08/15/06)
Musical Online
http://www.musicalonline.com/foundation_grants.htm
A compilation of funding resources including Foundations, Associations, Grants, Scholarships, and Organizations.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
MusiCares Foundation
http://www.grammy.com/musicares/
Established in 1989 by the Recording Academy, it is the mission of MusiCares to ensure that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical or personal crisis. MusiCares' primary goal is to focus the attention and resources of the music industry on human services issues that directly impact the health and welfare of music people. Sponsored by the Recording Academy of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.
(Last checked 11/13/07)
MusicLeader.Net
Funding for Individuals
http://www.musicleader.net/content.asp?CategoryID=968
Whether you’re starting out or want to develop your current skills, training or CPD (continual professional development) can be costly both in terms of paying for your training and giving up your time towards it. There are several ways that you can fund or at least part-fund your own training.
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Nakamichi (E.) Foundation
http://www.enfoundation.com/
Deadline: 9/15/2001. The Foundation encourages the propagation and appreciation of early, baroque, and classical music. Generally, the Foundation accomplishes this by underwriting performances and/or their broadcast on public television/radio. Consequently, inquiries and
applications must come directly from public television/radio stations.
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National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/information/infoserv/Aid.html
Provides tips on where to find scholarship and grant opportunities.
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National Association of Teachers of Singing/
Artists Awards Competition for Singers
http://www.nats.org/
Fourteen awards from $500 to $5,000 are available to Members of NATS or children of members aged 21-35 years of age for the study of singing. First place award consists of $5,000 to be awarded Dec. 28 1996, a $ 2,000 recital fee for the Winner's Recital at the 1998 NATS Convention in Toronto, Canada, and a professional development fund of $3,000. Application forms must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee of $40. For further information contact NATS Coordinator, National Association of Teachers of Singing, 2800 University Boulevard N., Jacksonville, FL 32211, (904) 744-9022.
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National Endowment for the Arts
Grants Page
http://www.arts.endow.gov/grants/index.html
Although primarily a funder of nonprofit organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts also offers fellowships for individual artists, including musicians.
Also listed under Grants for Nonprofits.
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National Federation of Music Clubs
Competitions and Awards
http://www.nfmc-music.org/Competitions/CompetitnsAwards.htm
The National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) offers more than
$750,000 in competition and award prizes on the local, state and
national level. The Biennial Young Artist and Ellis Duo-Pianists competitions award a total of $50,000 in awards and two years of performance bookings. Additional competitions are sponsored by the Federation in a wide range of categories, including voice, instrumental music, composition, dance, conducting, handicapped and visually impaired, and music therapy. NFMC also sponsors more than 40 annual and biennial awards for students desiring to attend Summer Music Centers.
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National Music Foundation
http://www.usamusic.org/
Grants of $500 to $1,000 are available to encourage the teaching of American music in U.S. schools. Eligible applicants are public or private school teachers in grades K-12 or community education programs. Grants may be used for the purchase of teaching materials. The program is open to teachers of any subject, in any grade and in any academic setting. Lesson plans will be reviewed and evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges. Applications and guidelines are available at the National Music Foundation website. For more information, contact Thomas J. Heany, Director of Programming at 1-800-USA-Music or tom@usamusic.org.
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National Music Foundation
http://www.usamusic.org/
Deadline: December 29
The National Music Foundation will award cash grants of up to $1,000 to teachers who create lesson plans using American music. All award-winning lesson plans are published in an online database where they are available for free to other teachers. Applications and guidelines are available via the web site or at AMEI@usamusic.org.
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New York Foundation for the Arts
Opportunities for Artists
http://www.nyfa.org/level1.asp?id=1
NYFA’s mission starts with individual artists in the visual, media, performing and literary arts. This site offers access to the most comprehensive list of opportunities for artists in the nation, opening doors to the widest range of financial, educational, technological, and institutional resources and information. Provides information on fellowships, fiscal sponsorships for artists, including musicians.
Also see NYFA Source.
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NYFA Source
http://www.nyfa.org/source
A database of some 6,000 grant, award, publication, and other opportunities for artists in all disciplines nationwide. These listings are supplemented by weekly jobs and opportunity listings that are part of NYFA Current. New postings appear every Sunday. NYFA's grants and other programs for New York State residents are also described on the site.
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Opera Foundation
American-Berlin Scholarships
http://www.operafoundation.org/schol.htm
The scholarship competition is open to American citizens or permanent residents between the age of 18 and 30 who are beginning their professional singing careers.
The scholarship recipient will travel to Berlin to start his or her training with the Deutsche Oper in August. The term of residence is the Deutsche Oper Berlin's season: approximately 10 months, ending in June. Housing is made available and the recipient is encouraged to participate in German language courses at the Goethe Institute. During the residency, the recipients will receive advanced training and professional experience singing roles in Deutsche Oper productions.
Each scholarship includes a stipend in the amount of US$15,000 and a round-trip flight to Berlin, Germany. During the year, the students are offered roles in Deutsche Oper productions for which they receive an honorarium.
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Presbyterian Association of Musicians
Seed Money Grants
http://www.presbymusic.org/ProfSeedMoney.htm
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Reading, Writing, and Rhythm: The Chely Wright Foundation
http://www.rwandr.org/
Does Your School Need Help? Have your school principal or music director contact us.
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Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarships,br>
http://www.sai-national.org/phil/philsumr.html
Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. offers numerous awards to both members and non-members of SAI, including scholarships to the Aspen Music Festival, the Chautauqua Summer Institution Scholarship, and the Brevard Music Center.
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Sinfonia Educational Foundation Research Assistance Grants
http://www.sinfonia.org/SEF/
Deadline: March 1
The sponsor provides support to individuals conducting scholarly research related to American music or to music in America. Eligible applicants must show evidence of previous successful writing and research (publications, master's thesis, doctoral dissertation, etc.) or show evidence of unusual knowledge or competence in the field to be researched. Applicants who are
students or members of the faculty at institutions of higher learning must submit a statement from an institutional official indicating endorsement of the project. There are no citizenship restrictions.
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Society for American Music Awards
http://american-music.org/awards/AwardInformation.php
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Society for Music Theory Publication Subvention Grants
http://www.societymusictheory.org
Publication subventions are available from the Society for Music Theory and will be
awarded on a competitive basis to any member in good standing. Awards are intended
to reimburse authors for out-of-pocket expenses associated with the preparation and
publishing of any article or book in the field of music theory that has been accepted for
publication. Among the possible expenses to which the fund may be applied are the
copying and setting of musical examples, the payment of copyright or permission fees,
the production of graphic and illustrative material, and the development of any relevant
computer soft-ware, audio material, or other multi-media components essential to the
text's production. Funds are not intended to support costs associated with research,
travel, or editing. Authors will be expected to submit receipts to the treasurer of the
Society documenting all covered expenses within twelve months of the date of the
award. Grants awarded may be up to $1,500.
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Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA)
http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_college_home.hcsp
MBNA and the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA) are offering a total of twenty $1,500 scholarships to quartets winning SPEBSQSA district quartet competitions.
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Sphinx Organization Competition for Young Black and Latino Players
http://www.sphinxmusic.org/applicants/general.html
The Sphinx Competition is held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan to encourage, develop, and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities. Instrumental categories are Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass. Senior Division winners will receive cash prizes ranging from $3,500 to $10,000; a Sphinx Music Assistance Fund scholarship which they can apply towards their musical development; an opportunity to perform with the Sphinx Symphony; and a full scholarship to attend one of Sphinx Music's Summer Music or Artistic Sponsor Institutions (which include Aspen, BU Tangelwood, Chautauqua, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas. Incoming first year students may be eligible for scholarships in partner institutions, including the Juilliard School, University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music, and Indiana University Music School. The competition is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. Participants in the Senior Division must be at least 18 years old but not have reached their 27th birthday by February 12.
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Strings Magazine Scholarships
http://www.stringsmagazine.com
Strings Magazine grants 1 $3,000 scholarship to a string student each year based on financial need, academic merit, and community service. To be eligible for a Strings Magazine Award, you must play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Student must demonstrate financial need, academic merit, and a record of community service. Applicants may be enrolled and majoring in music performance or music education at any degree-granting college or conservatory.
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University of Minnesota, Morris Grants Development Office
Granting Opportunities: Music
http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~grants/music.shtml
Identifies funding opportunities gleaned from SPIN and COS.
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Vergil Thompson Foundation
http://www.virgilthomson.org/
Supports nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. that have a history of substantial commitment to serious music.
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VH1 Save the Music Foundation
http://vh1.com/insidevh1/savethemus/
VH1 Save The Music is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to restoring music education to America's public elementary schools, and raising awareness of scientific research proving that music education dramatically increases early brain development and improves students' overall performance.
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Databases
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
On campus access
Off campus access using EZ Proxy Server
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities by searching this database. Select Main Search and then type in the academic discipline of your choice in the "All Fields" box.
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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Main Library Access Only)
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
Includes descriptions of more than 6,000 foundations and public charities that fund individual grantseekers, and is searchable by nine different criteria. Records provide contact information, financial data, application information, and program descriptions, with links to more than 500 foundation Web sites. Updated quarterly.
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GrantSelect
http://72.3.247.11/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl
GrantSelect is the online version of the GRANTS Database containing over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by over 3,400 sponsoring organizations. Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities by searching this database.
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MSU Scholarship Search
https://scholendow.ais.msu.edu/student/ScholSearch.Asp
MSU offers a wide variety of scholarships, some of which have criteria which severely limit the number of students who might be eligible for the scholarship, while others have much broader criteria. This facility should help you find those MSU scholarships for which you might be eligible. You can search either by unit (College/Department) within the University or by criteria such as major/specialization, Michigan county of permanent residence, high school, or study abroad.
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Cornell University
Graduate School Funding Database
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132
(Last checked 03/31/06)
ENotes Scholarships and Loans Directory
http://college.enotes.com/scholarships-loans/
Covers over 4,200 scholarships by type of school, gender, field of study and special recipient criteria. Or you can browse by state/province with the links on the left. Our database contains a total of 7,200 scholarships, grants, loans, prizes and fellowships.
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FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com/.
If you have access to the world wide web and are willing to fill in the online forms, this service promises a free customized list of financial aid sources. FastWeb is actually a searchable database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans from more than 3,000 sources for all levels of higher education. First-time visitors have to register (first and last name and a user ID), then complete a profile, including background and fields of study. Registrants then receive a list of all currently relevant funding sources. The registration information is stored and can be used on subsequent visits. The entire sign-up process, and delivery of available funding sources, can be a bit tedious: about five to twenty minutes, depending on the connection speed. Approximately 500 new scholarships are added to the database daily, so registrants can stay current. Provided courtesy of Financial Aid Information Page and Student Services, Inc. created by Mark Kantrowitz and sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
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Books
The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.
Artists Communities: a Directory of Residencies in the United States that Offer Time and Space for Creativity. Introduction by Stanley Kunitz ; edited by Tricia Snell. Alliance of Artists' Communities. New York, N.Y. : Allworth Press, 2000. 2nd edition, 219pp. Fine Arts Library - Arts Reference (4 West) NX110 .A767 2000
Identifies 79 communities that provide studios and housing for visual and performing artists, composers, and writers in a communal environment. Includes scholarship, fellowship, and stipend opportunities.
Dramatists Sourcebook: Complete Opportunities for Playwrights, Translators, Composers, Lyricists, and Librettists. New York, N.Y. : Theatre Communications Group, annual. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN1661 .D735 2004
Contains a fellowships and grants section listing foundations and organizations that offer funding to playwrights, composers, translators, librettists, and lyricists. This directory also includes information about script production resources, sources of emergency funds for writers in severe temporary financial difficulties, the addresses and phone numbers of state art agencies, and artists colonies and residencies.
Earlier editions available in Main Library Stacks PN1661 .D735
Free Money for People in the Arts. Laurie Blum. New York, N.Y. : MacMillan, 1991. 258pp. Reference Funding Center NX398 .B58 1991
Lists organizations that provide grants, awards, residency programs, and other means of support for individual artists. Details sources in architecture, creative writing, dance, design, film and video, music, theater, and the visual arts. Each entry includes the name and address of the donating organization, an overview of its grant program, eligibility requirements, geographic restrictions, and application procedures. Also includes information on grants available to artists sponsored by non-profit groups, federal agencies that give money to artists, and how to write successful grant proposals.
Money Business : Grants and Awards for Creative Artists. Boston, Mass. : The Artists Foundation, Inc., 1982. 140pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center NX397 .R66 1982
A resource book on financial assistance available to creative artists including poets, fiction writers, playwrights, filmmakers, video artists, composers, choreographers, painters, printmakers, sculptors, craftsmen, and photographers. Covers grants, awards, and prizes offered by various organizations. Funding opportunities cover both independent artists and students.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals: arts, film, photography, and writing.
Music, Dance, and Theater Scholarships: A Complete Guide. Cleveland, Ohio: Conway Greene Publishing Company, 1995. 493pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center LB2338 .M87 1995
Music Scholarship Guide. Reston, Va. : Music Educators National Conference, 1994. 3rd edition, 209pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center ML12 .M874 1994
A directory of over 2000 music scholarships from undergraduate institutions throughout the United States and Canada, including eligibility requirements, application dedlines, recipient responsibilities, and contact information.
Musical America: International Directory of the Performing Arts. Highstown, NJ: Primedia Information, Inc., annaul. Fine Arts Library (4, West) ML12 .M88
Includes a listing of North American and international contests, foundations and awards in the field of music and performing arts. [2004 edition available]
Opportunities in New Music
New York, N.Y. : American Music Center, 2002. 10th edition, 88pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center ML12 .O66
Lists American and foreign music competitions, grants, commissioning programs, workshops, call forsocres, and artist colonies. Earlier editions available too.
Song Writer's Market.
Mark Garvey, ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, annual. Fine Arts Library (4 West) Reference ML102 .P66 S63
Provides information on where and how to market your songs, focusing on music publishers, record companies and producers, managers and booking agents, but does include a section
on awards and contests. Earlier editions available too.
Stern's Directory
New York, N.Y. : Macfadden Communications, annual. Main Library Stacks GV1580 .D247
Covers all aspects of music and dance. Includes sections on funding agencies and programs, sponsors, and government agencies and councils. Latest edition - 2003; earlier editions also available
Annual Register of Grant Support
Wilmette, Ill. : National Register Publishing Co., annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .A7
Includes information on programs sponsored by government agencies, public and private foundations, educational and professional associations, special interest organizations and corporations. Covers a broad range of interests including academic and scientific research, publication support, equipment and construction support, in-service training, competitions and prizes, and travel and exchange programs. Organized by broad subject areas with four indexes: subject, organization and program, geographic and personnel.
Directory of Research Grants
Phoenix, Ariz. : The Oryx Press, annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2338 .D5
An annual print version of the Grants Database. Contains information about grants and fellowships available for research projects from federal and state governments, private foundations, professional organizations, and corporations. List grants programs by specific funding areas; indexed by sponsoring organization and grant name.
Foundation Grants to Individuals
New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .F6
The most comprehensive listing available of private foundations which provide financial assistance to individuals. The foundations described have made grants to students, artists, scholors, foreign individuals, minorities, musicians, scientists and writers for scholarships, fellowships, student loans, internships, residencies, arts and cultural projects, medical and emergency assistance, residencies and travel programs.
The Grants Register
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, annual. Funding Center (1 East) LB2338 .G7
The complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide.
Awards, Honors, and Prizes : Volume I, United States and Canada and Volume II, International and Foreign
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., irregular. Main Library Reference AS8 .A87
Directory of awards and their donors recognizing achievement in advertising, architecture, arts and humanities, business and finance, communications, computers, consumer affairs, ecology, education, engineering, fashion, film, journalism, law, librarianship, literature, medicine, music, performing arts, photography, public affairs, publishing, radio and television, religion, science, social science, sports, and transportation. Indexed by sponsoring organization, award, and subject area.
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