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Music Fellowships in the USA
11 open fellowships for musicians and artists in the USA right now, from organizers like Society for American Music (SAM), John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, The Performance Project at University Settlement. 5 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
- 11
- Closing in 30 days
- 5
- Recently closed
- 6
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Open fellowships in the USA
Guggenheim Fellowship — US & Canada Competition (2027)
Deadline: September 15, 2026
NYC Performance Fellowship — The Performance Project
Deadline: September 18, 2026
Emerging Traditional Artists Program
Deadline: September 30, 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
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.
Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship 2027–2028 (Creative Arts)
Closed: September 10, 2026 (passed)
Princeton Arts Fellowship 2027
Closed: September 8, 2026 (passed)
SPLICE Fellowship Program — Composition Fellows (2026)
Closed: August 15, 2026 (passed)
MacColl Johnson Fellowship for Composers (2026)
Closed: August 10, 2026 (passed)
Delaware Division of the Arts — Individual Artist Fellowship (next deadline)
Closed: August 3, 2026 (passed)
New Jersey State Council on the Arts — Individual Artist Fellowships (FY27 opening window)
Closed: July 2, 2026 (passed)
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