Grant and Collaborative Initiatives: Publication Assistance

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music offers the Grant and Collaborative Initiatives: Publication Assistance program to provide financial support for authors and not-for-profit publishers. This funding helps cover costs related to preparing manuscripts for publication, including editing and design fees, specifically for works related to Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, or Marc Blitzstein. All submissions must have undergone peer review, ensuring high-quality scholarship.

NOTE:
The annual application deadline is 1 November for proposals for projects and performances taking place on or after 1 January of the coming year and before 1 July of the year following. For example, the application deadline is 1 November 2025 for proposals for projects and performances taking place on or after 1 January 2026 and before 1 July 2027. (Proposals for retroactive funding of projects or performances will not be accepted.)
An additional application deadline of 1 June is primarily intended for College/University Performance grants for productions taking place in the following academic year, however applications in all categories are welcome at this time.
Applicants are encouraged to contact the Director of Programs and Business Affairs to discuss their proposal prior to submission.
About the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Based in New York City, the Foundation encourages appreciation of Weill’s music through support of performances, recordings, and scholarship, while nurturing talent more generally in the creation, performance, and study of musical theater. Through its Grants Program, the KWF funds projects and productions involving the work of both Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein in a number of categories, including both professional and amateur performance. As counterparts to the Grants Program, Collaborative Initiatives foster partnerships to realize projects that advance the strategic goals of the Foundation.
Grants Program & Collaborative Initiatives
The Foundation's Grant and Collaborative Initiatives Programs award financial support to individuals and not-for-profit organizations for projects related to Weill, Lenya, or Marc Blitzstein. Since 1983 the Foundation has awarded more than $5,000,000 in grant funding to hundreds of organizations and individuals worldwide. Proposals are accepted in the following categories: Professional Performance, College/University and Amateur Performance, Media, Scholarly Symposia and Conferences, Publication Assistance, Research & Travel, and the Kurt Weill Dissertation Fellowship.
Grants Program: Publication Assistance
Funding may be requested by authors and not-for-profit publishers to subvent expenses related to preparing manuscripts for publication in a recognized scholarly medium, including editing, indexing, design, and reproduction fees. Topics must be related to Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, and/or Marc Blitzstein. All publications must have been subject to peer review. Publication Assistance may be awarded to scholars previously funded with a Research and Travel Grant or a Dissertation Fellowship.

Ineligibility

Proposals for retroactive funding of projects or performances will not be accepted.Normally conference proceedings are ineligible unless the essays have undergone significant revision and editing as components of a book.