Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Funding Amount
$100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Overview:
The Grawemeyer Awards are annual prizes presented by the University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to recognize innovative ideas and works in five categories: music composition, world order, psychology, education, and religion.
History:
The awards were created to recognize the power of creative thought and underscore the impact a single idea can have on the world.
Award Recipients:
- Recipients are asked to visit Louisville in April to accept their prizes
- Recipients give free public talks about their winning ideas
- Laypeople are involved in award selection to ensure broad understanding of the winning ideas
What University of Louisville Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $67.5M
- Median grant
- $33.75M
- Range
- $2.39M–$65.11M
- By dollars: Kentucky 100%. Top recipient cities: Louisville, KY.
Example grants
University of Louisville · Louisville, KY
Operational and development support
$65.11M
U of L Health - Louisville Inc · Louisville, KY
$2.39M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Music
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