GRAMMY Museum Grants Program: Scientific Research Projects

The GRAMMY Museum Grants Program supports scientific research projects focused on the impact of music on the human condition. With a maximum award of $20,000, it funds initiatives that explore music's effects on mood, cognition, and healing, as well as its role in the well-being of music professionals. Grants aim to advance the preservation of music heritage and foster innovative research methodologies, prioritizing projects with broad public accessibility.

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With funding generously provided by The Recording Academy, the GRAMMY Museum Grants Program awards grants each year to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of North America, and research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.
Grant funds have been utilized to preserve private collections as well as materials at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian and numerous colleges and universities. Research projects have studied the links between music and early childhood education, treatments for illnesses and injuries common to musicians, and the impact of music therapy on populations from infants to the elderly.
Each year, the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program awards grants to organizations and individuals to support research on the impact of music on the human condition. Examples might include the study of the effects of music on mood, cognition and healing, as well as the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals, and the creative process underlying music.

Eligibility

The GRAMMY Museum Grant Program awards grants to organizations and individuals in North America to support efforts in research that study the links between music and early childhood education, treatments for illnesses and injuries common to musicians, hearing loss alleviation, and the impact of music therapy on populations from infants to the elderly.The GRAMMY Museum Funds:Preservation of original, pre-existing media and source materialPreservation projects which follow the recommended methodology.Projects of historical, artistic, cultural and/or national significanceArchiving projects including the rescue, organization of and access to pre-existing media and materialsIndividual grantees & 501(c)3 organizationsExamples of equipment that is considered “supplies” and eligible for funding: standardized paper tests, psychological tests, and iPods for study participants.Grant requests may span a time period of up to twenty-four months and cannot overlap with previously awarded projects.

Ineligibility

The GRAMMY Museum Does Not Fund:Recording Academy Chapter Trustees, Governors, Officers or Staff
GRAMMY Museum Projects or Staff
501(c)6 organizationsOrganizations which discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, disability or ageRegular ongoing business activities of individual/corporate applicant
Projects promoting advocacy issues
A single organization or individual for more than three consecutive years
Organizations or individuals NOT based in North America (U.S. or Canada)
Projects of which fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the proposal pertains to Latin music
Proposals for commercial purposesPurchase or repairs of music instruments
Marketing, publicity, design costs
Research projects that are not based on scientific research standards
Secondary AnalysisPurchase or repairs of equipmentAn item is considered equipment by the GRAMMY Museum if it meets all of the following conditions:It has a normal useful life of at least four yearsIt is more feasible to repair than replace if a part is lost or worn outIt represents an investment which makes it feasible to maintain in inventoryIt does not lose its identity through incorporation into a different or more complex unitIt retains its original shape and appearance with useIt costs more than $500Examples of equipment we do NOT fund the purchase of: computers, hard/software and medical equipment including MRI, FMRI and EEG.