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Eligibility: Maryland resident who is not a student. Work samples must be < 3 years old.
Description: Funding to support “composer-in-residence positions with orchestral ensembles.” See site for details.
More Listings of Funding Resources
The Musician's Way Resources for Grantseekers. Links to grant directories, community foundation locators, grant-writing tutorials, and more.
New York Foundation for the Arts Source. Click “discipline”; then, in the discipline dropdown select “Music”; choose subdiscipline “Music, All”; choose secondary discipline “Composers.”
For listings of artist residency programs, see the resources on the LAUNCHPad Search for jobs page.
Description: Provides funding for prominent composers to create new works.
Eligibility: American or Canadian composers
Eligibility: Ensembles: based in the US, committed to contemporary and/or world music, CMA members. Composers: US citizens or permanent residents. Works previously written or for multimedia not eligible.
Description: Grants offered for different artistic disciplines on a 3-year rotation; composition is included in two of those years.
Description: Commissions approximately 12 composers annually via competitive application; sponsors new music concerts.
Description: Offsets costs associated with creating, recording, commissioning, performing, and presenting new music. Also supports community engagement.
Description: Funds for reputable chamber groups and orchestras with histories for performing new music to commission works.
Description: Funding for workshops and commissions.
Eligibility: Composers or performers in collaboration with composers.
Eligibility: Emerging composers living in New York City or Minnesota who collaborate with an ensemble or a venue to present their work.
Description: Approx. 10 programs that support composers and fund community outreach. Many awards limited to composers residing in Minnesota.
Description: Three grant programs to support
contemporary American music: funds to
record, perform, and facilitate presentation.
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Selected Funding Resources for Composers
