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Music Awards & Prizes in the USA
1 open awards for musicians and artists in the USA right now, from organizers like The ASCAP Foundation. Each listing shows its deadline, the award amount where the funder publishes one, who can apply, and when we last checked it.
- Open now
- 1
- Programs tracked
- 11
- Recently closed
- 10
Open awards in the USA
Recently closed
Many of these run every year — check the page for when the next round is likely to open.
Gaudeamus Award (2027)
Ohio Arts Council — Individual Excellence Awards (FY27)
Ninth Planet — Suzanne & Lee Ettelson Composer’s Award (2026)
Rasmuson Foundation — Distinguished Artist Award (reopens 2026)
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra — Mary & Lucian Cassetta Music Scholarship (2026)
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation — Social Impact Artist Award (2026)
DAG Prize for Music (Dag Foundation)
Alabama Music Awards — Nominations (2026)
Chamber Music America — Member Awards Nominations (2026)
Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition (Northwestern) — nominations
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