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Music Fellowships
16 open fellowships for musicians and artists worldwide right now, from organizers like Society for American Music (SAM), John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua / OEI / DGARTES. 9 of them close within the next 30 days. Every listing is checked by a person — deadlines, award amounts and who can apply — so you spend less time searching and more time making music.
- Open now
- 16
- Closing in 30 days
- 9
- Recently closed
- 6
- Updated
- Weekly
Open fellowships
Guggenheim Fellowship — US & Canada Competition (2027)
Deadline: September 15, 2026
Camões / OEI – Laç(z)os Artísticos (2nd Edition)
Deadline: September 15, 2026
NYC Performance Fellowship — The Performance Project
Deadline: September 18, 2026
Emerging Traditional Artists Program
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Artists’ Salary Fund (Iceland) – Salary Fund for Composers (application period 15 Aug–1 Oct 2026)
Deadline: October 1, 2026
Fondation Banque Populaire — Music Fellowship
Deadline: October 4, 2026
Talent Norge – ArtEx (Artistic Excellence)
Deadline: October 6, 2026
Society for American Music — John Koegel Latin American/Latinx Music Fellowship (2026)
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Society for American Music — Hampsong Education Fellowship in American Song (2026)
Deadline: October 15, 2026
The Studios at MASS MoCA — General Fellowships (2026)
Deadline: November 1, 2026
Fromm Foundation Composer Fellowship (Composers Conference) — 2026
Deadline: January 1, 2027
Tennessee Arts Commission — Individual Artist Fellowship (FY28)
Deadline: January 15, 2027
Tanglewood Music Center (BSO) — Composition Fellowships (commissions details)
Deadline: Not confirmed
Fundação GDA — Bolsas (Training Scholarships)
Deadline: Not confirmed
United States Artists (USA) Fellowship Awards
Deadline: Not confirmed
Jerome Foundation — Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (currently closed)
Deadline: Closed — no new round announced
Recently closed
Many of these run every year — check the page for when the next round is likely to open.
Music PEI – Golden Ticket Program
Closed: September 13, 2026 (passed)
Music PEI – TD Diverse Voices Program
Closed: September 13, 2026 (passed)
Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship 2027–2028 (Creative Arts)
Closed: September 10, 2026 (passed)
Princeton Arts Fellowship 2027
Closed: September 8, 2026 (passed)
Karriereprogram: Den unge kunstneriske elite
Closed: September 2, 2026 (passed)
Utoverstipend
Closed: September 1, 2026 (passed)
Keep exploring
New to this? How to Apply for Music Grants: A Step-by-Step Guide walks through the whole process, and How to Find Music Grants That Actually Fit Your Project is the natural next step. All of our music funding guides are free to read.
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