A few years ago, I was lucky enough to live in a city that had a library for research on Foundations and Grants.
I found the old research I’d compiled, and I thought I would write a few articles to help connect folks in the arts to grants that might be relevant. Here’s my first article, on grants for singers.
CLASSICAL
The Foundation holds auditions every year in New York, and gives generous cash awards to gifted young singers in the early stages of professional careers. 2016 winners received $12,000 awards and for the next five years may apply for additional Role Preparation Grants to support musical, dramatic, vocal, and language coaching for new professional engagements. In addition, seven singers received $5,000 Career Development Awards.
WolfTrap Summer Home for Rising Stars
Wolf Trap Opera fosters the next generation of artistic, administrative, and production leaders through fellowships and internships. Without the contributions of these talented fellows and interns, the company could not present exceptional performances at 2 different venues in just a 3-month period each summer.
Koussevitsky Grants for Composers
The Foundation considers applications from performing organizations from any country for the joint commissioning of composers of all nationalities.
The BMI Student Composer Awards is an annual competition open to young composers engaged in the study of classical music. Our oldest awards program in any genre, the competition has a prestigious history of discovering and encouraging many of today’s most prominent and talented young composers.
The Pete Carpenter Fellowship is an annual, competitive residency for aspiring film, television, and video game composers. The program awards a $2,000 stipend for four to five weeks of intensive, in-studio mentorship with established composers in Los Angeles, and also offers the opportunity to consult with other distinguished leaders in the entertainment industry.
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