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Music Fellowships
22 open fellowships for musicians and artists worldwide right now, from organizers like Society for American Music (SAM), Delaware Division of the Arts, Rhode Island Foundation. 4 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
- 22
- Closing in 30 days
- 4
- Recently closed
- 6
- Updated
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Open fellowships
Delaware Division of the Arts — Individual Artist Fellowship (next deadline)
Deadline: August 3, 2026
MacColl Johnson Fellowship for Composers (2026)
Deadline: August 14, 2026
SPLICE Fellowship Program — Composition Fellows (2026)
Deadline: August 15, 2026
Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Fellowship 2027
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship 2027–2028 (Creative Arts)
Deadline: September 10, 2026
Guggenheim Fellowship — US & Canada Competition (2027)
Deadline: September 15, 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
Society for American Music — Hampsong Education Fellowship in American Song (2026)
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Society for American Music — John Koegel Latin American/Latinx Music Fellowship (2026)
Deadline: October 15, 2026
The Studios at MASS MoCA — General Fellowships (2026)
Deadline: November 1, 2026
Jerome Foundation — Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (currently closed)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Tanglewood Music Center (BSO) — Composition Fellowships (commissions details)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Take Five 2026 (Serious) — talent development programme
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Jerwood Composer+ (LSO)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Doris Duke Artist Awards (Dance/Jazz/Theater)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Jazz Legacies Fellowship (2026)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Arkansas Arts Council — Individual Artist Fellowship (cycle TBD)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
United States Artists (USA) Fellowship Awards
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Talent Norge – ArtEx (Artistic Excellence)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Fundação GDA — Bolsas (Training Scholarships)
Deadline: Rolling / no deadline
Recently closed
Many of these run every year — check the page for when the next round is likely to open.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts — Individual Artist Fellowships (FY27 opening window)
Closed: July 2, 2026
Smokin Jo Scholarship (ICMP) — DJ & Electronic Music Production (2026)
Closed: June 28, 2026
Rasmuson Foundation — Individual Artist Awards: Fellowships (2026)
Closed: May 5, 2026
Rasmuson Foundation — Individual Artist Fellowships (2026)
Closed: May 5, 2026
Canton Symphony Orchestra — Composer Fellowship (2026–2027)
Closed: April 27, 2026
Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship (2026–2027)
Closed: April 27, 2026
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