For early career musicians, experiential learning opportunities can be essential to gaining skills, knowledge, and connections in the field. However, financial cost can sometimes be a barrier to pursuing such opportunities. This online database is a growing collection of music-specific funding streams that focus on supporting an individual, project, or small organization without requiring non-profit status. Funding types vary from education to professional development, internships to performances, travel to research, and more.
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Funding Title: Scholarship
Funding Organization: Against the Grain Productions
Amount Awarded: $1,000-$5,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Grants & Funding
Funding Organization: American Musicological Society
Amount Awarded: $250-$75,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Grant, Scholarship
Funding Organization: American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Amount Awarded: $500-3000
Qualifications & Requirements: Membership Required
Funding Title: Emergency Funding, Grant, Fellowship, Residency
Funding Organization: Artist trust
Amount Awarded: Great variety of funding
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Resources for Artists
Funding Organization: Artist Trust
Amount Awarded: $15,000-$100,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: ARTZ Enter Composer’ Grant Program
Amount Awarded: $3000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: Associated Chamber Music Players Foundation
Amount Awarded: $300-$5,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Audition Required, Membership Required, Varies
Funding Title: Black Artist Foundry Program and Opportunities
Funding Organization: Black Artist Foundry
Amount Awarded: $500+
Qualifications & Requirements: State Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Award, Scholarship
Funding Organization: BMI Foundation
Amount Awarded: $500-$5000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, By invitation or nomination, U.S. Citizen, US Territories
Funding Title: Grant, Award, Scholarship, Internship, Various
Funding Organization: Candid Grants to Individuals
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Commissioning, Community Support and Ensemble Development Grants
Funding Organization: Chamber Music America
Amount Awarded: Up to $19,000
Qualifications & Requirements: City/County Residency, Membership Required, US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Grant, Fellowship, Scholarship
Funding Organization: Dalcroze Society of America
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Affinity Group, Membership Required
Funding Title: Award, Fellowship, Grant, Study Abroad
Funding Organization: Doris Duke Foundation
Amount Awarded: $5,000-$50,000
Qualifications & Requirements: U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Scholarships, Engagement Awards and Mini-Grants
Funding Organization: Early Music America
Amount Awarded: $500-$4,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination, Central America, Membership Required, US + Central and South America, US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Funding
Funding Organization: Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Amount Awarded: $45,000-70,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination
Funding Title: Frank Huntington Beebe Fund
Funding Organization: Frank Huntington Beebe Fund
Amount Awarded: Up to $22,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: Genesee Valley Council for the Arts
Amount Awarded: $500-$5,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, City/County Residency, NY based
Funding Title: Residency, Fellowship
Funding Organization: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Amount Awarded: $2500
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Paul R. Judy Grant
Funding Organization: Institute for Music Leadership
Amount Awarded: $5,000-$10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Lift Award
Funding Organization: Lift Music Fund
Amount Awarded: $250
Qualifications & Requirements: Affinity Group, Age Limit, US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Scholarships for Music Majors
Funding Organization: Majoring in Music
Amount Awarded: $500-$25,000
Qualifications & Requirements: City/County Residency, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: MAP Fund
Funding Organization: MAP Fund
Amount Awarded: $31,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US Citizen or permanent resident card holder, US Territories
Funding Title: Scholarship
Funding Organization: Music for Humanity
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Award, Scholarship, Research
Funding Organization: Music Library Association
Amount Awarded: Up to $3,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Scholarships and Grants
Funding Organization: Musical America Worldwide
Amount Awarded: $800-$10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Aid for musicians. Made for musicians.
Funding Organization: Musicians Foundation
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Scholarship
Funding Organization: National Association for Music Education
Amount Awarded: Great variety of funding
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: New Music USA
Funding Organization: New Music USA
Amount Awarded: Up to $10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US Citizen or permanent resident card holder, Varies
Funding Title: Awards & Grants
Funding Organization: New York Foundation for the Arts
Amount Awarded: Up to $20,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, Canadian Citizen, City/County Residency, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Grants and Awards for Artists
Funding Organization: Opera America
Amount Awarded: Up to $18000
Qualifications & Requirements: Affinity Group, Canadian Citizen, U.S. Citizen, Varies
Funding Title: Award, Grant, Funding
Funding Organization: Peabody LauchPad, Funding Resources for Composers
Amount Awarded: Great variety of funding
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Scholarship, Travel/activity abroad
Funding Organization: Percussive Arts Society
Amount Awarded: $250-$2,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, Membership Required
Funding Title: Recording Fund
Funding Organization: Recording Fund
Amount Awarded: Award based on funding availability
Qualifications & Requirements: Age 18+, U.S. Citizen
Funding Title: Grants
Funding Organization: Rislov Foundation
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Current Opportunities for Artists
Funding Organization: RocArts United
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: City/County Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: Salt Lick Incubator
Amount Awarded: $5,000-$15,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, US + Territories Residency, US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: South Arts
Amount Awarded: Up to $15,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Emergency Funding
Funding Organization: Sweet Relief Music Fund
Amount Awarded: Not Specific
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Grant, Award, Study Abroad
Funding Organization: The American Bach Society
Amount Awarded: $500-$6,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination
Funding Title: Scholarship, Award
Funding Organization: The ASCAP Foundation
Amount Awarded: $250-$10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, By invitation or nomination, Membership Required, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Award, Fellowship
Funding Organization: The Coordinating Council for Women in History
Amount Awarded: $500-$20000
Qualifications & Requirements: Membership Required, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Grant, Award, Fellowship, Research, Travel/Activity Abroad
Funding Organization: The Medieval Academy of America
Amount Awarded: $500-$20,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination
Funding Title: Scholarship, Study Abroad, Travel/Activity Abroad
Funding Organization: The Opera Foundation
Amount Awarded: $22000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, By invitation or nomination, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Fellowship, Award, Travel/Activity Abroad
Funding Organization: The Society for Ethnomusicology
Amount Awarded: $200-$7500
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination, Membership Required, Varies
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Funding Title: Scholarship
Funding Organization: Against the Grain Productions
Amount Awarded: $1,000-$5,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Grants & Funding
Funding Organization: American Musicological Society
Amount Awarded: $250-$75,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Grant, Scholarship
Funding Organization: American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Amount Awarded: $500-3000
Qualifications & Requirements: Membership Required
Funding Title: Emergency Funding, Grant, Fellowship, Residency
Funding Organization: Artist trust
Amount Awarded: Great variety of funding
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Resources for Artists
Funding Organization: Artist Trust
Amount Awarded: $15,000-$100,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: ARTZ Enter Composer’ Grant Program
Amount Awarded: $3000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: Associated Chamber Music Players Foundation
Amount Awarded: $300-$5,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Audition Required, Membership Required, Varies
Funding Title: Black Artist Foundry Program and Opportunities
Funding Organization: Black Artist Foundry
Amount Awarded: $500+
Qualifications & Requirements: State Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Award, Scholarship
Funding Organization: BMI Foundation
Amount Awarded: $500-$5000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, By invitation or nomination, U.S. Citizen, US Territories
Funding Title: Grant, Award, Scholarship, Internship, Various
Funding Organization: Candid Grants to Individuals
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Commissioning, Community Support and Ensemble Development Grants
Funding Organization: Chamber Music America
Amount Awarded: Up to $19,000
Qualifications & Requirements: City/County Residency, Membership Required, US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Grant, Fellowship, Scholarship
Funding Organization: Dalcroze Society of America
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Affinity Group, Membership Required
Funding Title: Award, Fellowship, Grant, Study Abroad
Funding Organization: Doris Duke Foundation
Amount Awarded: $5,000-$50,000
Qualifications & Requirements: U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Scholarships, Engagement Awards and Mini-Grants
Funding Organization: Early Music America
Amount Awarded: $500-$4,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination, Central America, Membership Required, US + Central and South America, US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Funding
Funding Organization: Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Amount Awarded: $45,000-70,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination
Funding Title: Frank Huntington Beebe Fund
Funding Organization: Frank Huntington Beebe Fund
Amount Awarded: Up to $22,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: Genesee Valley Council for the Arts
Amount Awarded: $500-$5,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, City/County Residency, NY based
Funding Title: Residency, Fellowship
Funding Organization: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Amount Awarded: $2500
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Paul R. Judy Grant
Funding Organization: Institute for Music Leadership
Amount Awarded: $5,000-$10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Lift Award
Funding Organization: Lift Music Fund
Amount Awarded: $250
Qualifications & Requirements: Affinity Group, Age Limit, US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Scholarships for Music Majors
Funding Organization: Majoring in Music
Amount Awarded: $500-$25,000
Qualifications & Requirements: City/County Residency, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: MAP Fund
Funding Organization: MAP Fund
Amount Awarded: $31,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US Citizen or permanent resident card holder, US Territories
Funding Title: Scholarship
Funding Organization: Music for Humanity
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Award, Scholarship, Research
Funding Organization: Music Library Association
Amount Awarded: Up to $3,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Scholarships and Grants
Funding Organization: Musical America Worldwide
Amount Awarded: $800-$10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Aid for musicians. Made for musicians.
Funding Organization: Musicians Foundation
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: US + Territories Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Scholarship
Funding Organization: National Association for Music Education
Amount Awarded: Great variety of funding
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: New Music USA
Funding Organization: New Music USA
Amount Awarded: Up to $10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: US Citizen or permanent resident card holder, Varies
Funding Title: Awards & Grants
Funding Organization: New York Foundation for the Arts
Amount Awarded: Up to $20,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, Canadian Citizen, City/County Residency, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: NYSCA – Fiscal Sponsorship
Amount Awarded: $10000
Funding Title: Grants and Awards for Artists
Funding Organization: Opera America
Amount Awarded: Up to $18000
Qualifications & Requirements: Affinity Group, Canadian Citizen, U.S. Citizen, Varies
Funding Title: Award, Grant, Funding
Funding Organization: Peabody LauchPad, Funding Resources for Composers
Amount Awarded: Great variety of funding
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Scholarship, Travel/activity abroad
Funding Organization: Percussive Arts Society
Amount Awarded: $250-$2,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, Membership Required
Funding Title: Recording Fund
Funding Organization: Recording Fund
Amount Awarded: Award based on funding availability
Qualifications & Requirements: Age 18+, U.S. Citizen
Funding Title: Grants
Funding Organization: Rislov Foundation
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Current Opportunities for Artists
Funding Organization: RocArts United
Amount Awarded: Varies
Qualifications & Requirements: City/County Residency, Varies
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: Salt Lick Incubator
Amount Awarded: $5,000-$15,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, US + Territories Residency, US Citizen or permanent resident card holder
Funding Title: Grant
Funding Organization: South Arts
Amount Awarded: Up to $15,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Varies
Funding Title: Emergency Funding
Funding Organization: Sweet Relief Music Fund
Amount Awarded: Not Specific
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit
Funding Title: Grant, Award, Study Abroad
Funding Organization: The American Bach Society
Amount Awarded: $500-$6,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination
Funding Title: Scholarship, Award
Funding Organization: The ASCAP Foundation
Amount Awarded: $250-$10,000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, By invitation or nomination, Membership Required, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Micro-Grants
Funding Organization: The Awesome Foundation
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Funding Title: Award, Fellowship
Funding Organization: The Coordinating Council for Women in History
Amount Awarded: $500-$20000
Qualifications & Requirements: Membership Required, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Grant, Award, Fellowship, Research, Travel/Activity Abroad
Funding Organization: The Medieval Academy of America
Amount Awarded: $500-$20,000
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination
Funding Title: Scholarship, Study Abroad, Travel/Activity Abroad
Funding Organization: The Opera Foundation
Amount Awarded: $22000
Qualifications & Requirements: Age Limit, By invitation or nomination, U.S. Citizen, US + Territories Residency
Funding Title: Fellowship, Award, Travel/Activity Abroad
Funding Organization: The Society for Ethnomusicology
Amount Awarded: $200-$7500
Qualifications & Requirements: By invitation or nomination, Membership Required, Varies
