This page contains links to organizations providing scholarships, awards, and grants to musicians along with some sites for giving back. We hope you find it helpful. Please email us with suggested additions through the contact page of this site.
Places to Give
Free Rice
Vocabulary game. For each word you get right, they will donate 20 grains of rice through the United Nations to end world hunger. It's a fun game and improves your vocabulary, all the while racking up grains of rice paid for by their advertising sponsors.
Nothing But Nets
Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Please spread the word about Nothing But Nets, and how easy it is to protect children from malaria with bed nets.
Save the Music
Dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in public schools and raising awareness about the importance of music as a part of each child's complete education.
Private Music Scholarships & Grants
ASCAP Foundation
Programs seek to ensure that opportunities for the study of music are available to students at all levels.
Atrus G. Fleming Music Scholarship Fund
The Attrus C. Fleming Music Scholarship Fund recognizes, nurtures and supports graduating high school senior students who plan to study music or have been accepted in a music program as a major or minor at a recognized or accredited institution of higher learning.
BMI Foundation
Encourages the creation, performance and study of music through awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions.
California Alliance for Arts Education
The California' Alliance for Arts Education's Emerging Young Artist Awards (EYAA) enable talented young Californians to pursue their dreams of becoming professional artists through financial support. The EYAA opens doors by providing up to $5,000 per year for four years ($20,000) to outstanding young artists while enrolled in a college/university degree program or professional training program in their artistic discipline. One top award is granted in each of the four disciplines of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts.
Canada Council for the Arts
The Endowments and Prizes Section of the Canada Council for the Arts administers over 70 annual prizes, fellowships and awards to Canadian artists and scholars for their contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada.
The Countess of Munster Musical Trust
The Trust offers grants for British postgraduate students undertaking study at home or abroad as well asInstrument Purchase Loans set aside to assist young professional musicians with the purchase of new instruments.
Florida Arts Council of Cultural Affairs
The Individual Artist Fellowship Program of the Florida Arts Council of Cultural Affairs recognizes the creation of new artworks by individuals of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. Fellowship awards support the general artistic and career advancement of the individual artist.
Fraser MacPherson Music Scholarship Fund
A scholarship program for your British Columbia jazz musicians.
Fulbright Senior Specialists Program
Offers higher educational institutions in the UK the opportunity to invite US academics or professionals, in specified fields, to lecture, participate in seminars, and/or collaborate on curriculum and faculty development, for a minimum of two and a maximum of six weeks.
Musequality
Supports the development of music projects for underprivileged young people in the developing world.
Musician’s Benevolent Fund String Awards
The MBF String Awards are for exceptional violinists and cellists under the age of 21. Applicants may beof any nationality but non-British/Irish applicants may not apply for funding for study outside the UK.
New England Conservatory Website
A comprehensive list of music scholarships.
String Letter Publishing
Strings Magazine grants one $3,000 scholarship to a string student each year based on financial need, academic merit, and community service. To be eligible for a Strings Magazine Award, you must play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Student must demonstrate financial need, academic merit, and a record of community service. Applicants may be enrolled and majoring in music performance or music education at any degree-granting college or conservatory.
Study Scholarship for Fine Arts, Music and Dance
Awarded to highly qualified graduate students in these fields to provide the opportunity to study in Germany, or complete a postgraduate degree course and obtain a degree from a German higher education institution.
Tuesday Music Association - Ohio
The scholarship program is widely recognized as one of the best in northeastern Ohio. TMA has awarded almost 500 scholarships, ranging from $500 to $2,000. Scholarships are awarded in the categories of voice, woodwind, strings, brass, piano, and music education.
For all awards, the applicant or applicant’s teacher must be a legal resident of Ohio or the applicant’s college must be located in one of these counties.
Tuesday Musical Club - Pittsburgh
The Tuesday Musical Club Scholarship Program was established in 1919 to help further the musical education of talented young Pittsburgh area musicians. The scholarship is available to anyone of exceptional musical talent who is a senior in High School or who has not reached the age of 25 by the time of auditions.
Young Musicians Foundation
Awards scholarships ranging from $250 to $3,000 are granted to musicians demonstrating exceptional talent and financial need. All applicants must demonstrate exceptional talent and financial need and must be residents of Southern California.
