Music grants fund performances, recordings, tours, education programs, and music organizations. Sources include the NEA, state arts councils, foundations like the ASCAP Foundation and Grammy Foundation, and music industry sponsors. Whether you're an individual musician, ensemble, or music education program, grant funding can support your creative work.
Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: The Ibma Foundation Inc Amount: US $1,000 - US $2,000 Last Updated: July 23, 2025 Summary Overview Our Story The IBMA Foundation was…
Salt Lick Incubator- Artist Project Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Salt Lick Incubator Incorporated Amount: US $5,000 - US $15,000 Last Updated: March 20, 2026 Summary The Salt Lick Incubator offers…
Saltonstall Residency Program Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Last Updated: January 13, 2026 Summary The Saltonstall Foundation offers residency programs…
Sammy Cahn Award Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Ascap Foundation Amount: US $5,000 Last Updated: April 04, 2025 Summary The Sammy Cahn Award, presented by The ASCAP Foundation, honors exceptional…
Samuels Foundation: Performing Arts Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Last Updated: September 26, 2025 Summary The Samuels Foundation: Performing Arts Grant supports…
Sarah Bryan Miller Fund Status: Established endowed fund Type: Endowed fund established in honor of late St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller Funding Source: Bequest from…
Sarah Jo Hermanson Scholarship Overview: ClaySpace established the Sarah Jo Hermanson Scholarship Fund in memory of celebrated local artist and strong supporter of the founding of ClaySpace, Sarah Jo…
SCAC: Emerging Artist Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: South Carolina Arts Commission Amount: Up to US $1,800 Last Updated: March 24, 2026 Summary The SCAC Emerging Artist Grants aim to support emerging…
Schwarz Fellowship for Research on Music Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) Amount: US $11,500 Last Updated: November 29, 2025 Summary The Schwarz…
Scientific Research Projects Funder: GRAMMY Museum Foundation Inc (with funding from The Recording Academy) Geographic Scope: North America Award Amount: $20,000 maximum award per project Program…
SEMAC Individual Artist: Emerging Artist Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Inc. Amount: US $3,000 Last Updated: December 12, 2025 Summary The SEMAC Individual Artist:…
SEMAC Individual Artist: Grants for Advancing Artists Status: ACTIVE Funder: Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Inc. Amount: US $3,000 - US $6,000 Last Updated: December 13, 2025 Summary The SEMAC…
Session Overview: Session supports the creation of new work by giving artists a project stipend, artist's fee, technical support, mentorship, and approximately two months to transform Recess into a…
Sheldon and Marilyn MacLeod Music Fund Funder: Albert Rees Davis Endowment Fund, Inc. (ARDEF) Geographic Scope: Cleveland, Ohio area Focus Area: Male choral and male vocal ensemble music Background…
Shoshana Foundation Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Shoshana Foundation Last Updated: February 14, 2026 Summary The Shoshana Foundation Grant, established in 1986, aims to support young American opera…
Sight and Sound (non-print) Subvention Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Society For American Music Amount: Up to US $750 Last Updated: September 04, 2025 Summary The Sight and Sound (non-print)…
SMAC: Art Project Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Amount: Up to US $10,000 Last Updated: February 02, 2026 Summary The SMAC Art Project Grants support nonprofit…
Small Research Grants for Students Status: ACTIVE Funder: American Musical Instrument Society Inc Amount: US $500 Last Updated: January 30, 2026 Summary Overview American Musical Instrument Society…
SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Society For Music Theory Inc Amount: US $5,000 Last Updated: December 22, 2024 Summary The SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship, offered by the…
Smyth Trust Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Marion C. Smyth Trust Last Updated: November 06, 2025 Summary The Smyth Trust, established in 1949 by Marion C. Smyth in memory of her husband, Frederick…