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Music grants

Money to write, record, release and tour your music. Each grant shows who can apply and how.

1,048 grants

Creation219
Release122
Live316
International142
Career249

421 funders

European Union5 grants

European Talent Exchange · For organisations
€3,200Max per year
Festival booking bonus
European Talent Exchange
€500Max per grant
Green travel support
Culture Moves Europe
Amount varies
Individual mobility grant
Culture Moves Europe · For organisations
Amount varies
Host artists for a residency
Liveurope · For organisations
Amount varies
Venue booking bonus

Albania1 grant

Municipality of Tirana
Amount varies
Concerts and cultural projects in Tirana

Andorra4 grants

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Andorra
€50,000Max per grant
Create and stage a music or stage project
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Andorra
€50,000Max per grant
Perform and promote abroad
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Andorra
€40,000Max per grant
Professionalise a music career abroad
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Andorra
€3,300Max per grant
Residencies and training stays abroad

Argentina12 grants

Fondo Nacional de las Artes
ARS 3,000,000Max per grant
Mobility grants
INAMU
ARS 1,400,000Max per grant
Annual music grants
Ibermúsicas
$16,000Max per grant
Tour the United States with Mid Atlantic Arts
Ibermúsicas
$10,000Max per grant
Travel grants for music professionals
Ibermúsicas · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Invite foreign musicians to your programme
Ibermúsicas
$5,000Max per grant
Creation or research residency abroad
Ibermúsicas · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Host a music residency
Ibermúsicas
$2,500Max per grant
Virtual music projects
Ibermúsicas
$2,500Max per grant
Film Ibero-American repertoire
Ibermúsicas
Amount varies
Advanced music training grants
BAMúsica · Buenos Aires City
Amount varies
Live music subsidies for artists
BAMúsica · Buenos Aires City · For organisations
Amount varies
Subsidies for live music venues

Australia37 grants

Nationwide

Office for the Arts · For organisations
A$250,000Max per grant
Revive Live venue and festival grants
Creative Australia · For labels
A$125,000Max per grant
Record label development
Creative Australia · For organisations
A$100,000Max per grant
Arts projects for organisations
Creative Australia
A$80,000Max per grant
Fellowships for artists
Creative Australia
A$75,000Max per grant
Export fund: international touring
Creative Australia
A$50,000Max per grant
Contemporary Music Touring Program
Creative Australia
A$50,000Max per grant
Arts projects for individuals and groups
Creative Australia
A$15,000Max per grant
Export fund: professional development abroad
American Australian Association
$10,000Max per grant
Career development in the United States
Creative Australia
A$10,000Max per grant
Export fund: international marketing
Creative Australia · For labels
A$10,000Max per grant
Record label marketing and manufacturing
AIR · For labels
A$5,000Max per grant
Conference travel for independent labels
AMPAL · For publishers
A$5,000Max per grant
Conference travel for music publishers
Association of Artist Managers · For organisations
A$5,000Max per grant
Conference travel for artist managers
Australian Live Music Business Council · For organisations
A$5,000Max per grant
Conference travel for agents and bookers

Austria34 grants

Nationwide

Österreichischer Musikfonds
€50,000Max per grant
Production support
Österreichischer Musikfonds
€20,000Max per grant
Tour support
Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture
€18,000Max per grant
Composition stipends
Österreichischer Musikfonds
€10,000Max per grant
Marketing support
Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture
€9,000Max per grant
START stipends
Österreichischer Musikfonds
€7,000Max per year
Impulse programme
AKM
€2,000Max per year
Online marketing for AKM members
AKM · For organisations
Amount varies
Events and ensembles for Austrian music
Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture
Amount varies
Project funding
Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture
Amount varies
Travel and touring
Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture
Amount varies
Stipends abroad
Austrian Music Export
Amount varies
Showcase travel support
Austrian Music Export · For organisations
Amount varies
Delegation trips
SKE Fonds
Amount varies
Project funding
SKE Fonds · For labels
Amount varies
Small label funding
SKE Fonds
Amount varies
Free studio days at the RadioKulturhaus

Belgium20 grants

Wallonie-Bruxelles International · Wallonia-Brussels · For organisations
€12,400Max per year
Host an international show in your season
Sabam · For publishers
€12,000Max per year
Organise a songwriting camp
Flemish Government · Flanders
€12,000Max per year
Artist grants (emerging and proven talent)
Sabam
€8,500Max per grant
Compose an original film score
Flemish Government · Flanders
€7,000Max per grant
Allowance for international presentations
Sabam
€6,000Max per grant
Compose music for a series
Sabam · For publishers
€5,000Max per grant
Promote an album or EP
Sabam
€5,000Max per grant
Produce a music documentary for TV
Wallonie-Bruxelles International · Wallonia-Brussels
€4,000Max per grant
Tour support abroad
Wallonie-Bruxelles International · Wallonia-Brussels
€3,500Max per grant
Showcase concert abroad
Sabam
€3,000Max per grant
Compose commissioned classical music
Wallonie-Bruxelles International · Wallonia-Brussels
€3,000Max per grant
Promotion support abroad
Province of Liège · Wallonia · For organisations
€2,500Max per grant
Indie nights at small concert venues
Sabam
€2,000Max per grant
Compose music for theatre or dance
Sabam
€1,000Max per grant
Join a writing camp
Sabam · For publishers
€1,000Max per grant
Attend a music event abroad
PlayRight+
€750Max per grant
Grant for a music video or live session
Sabam
€600Max per grant
Play a showcase festival abroad
Flemish Government · Flanders
Amount varies
Arts project grants
City of Liège · Wallonia · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music venue programming

Benin1 grant

ADAC BéninPaused
F CFA 30,000,000Max per grant
Arts and culture project grant

Bosnia & Herzegovina3 grants

Federal Ministry of Culture and Sport · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · For organisations
KM30,000Max per grant
Run a professional music festival
Ministry of Culture and Sport of Sarajevo Canton · For organisations
Amount varies
Fund a music project in Sarajevo Canton
Federal Ministry of Culture and Sport · Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaPaused
KM10,000Max per grant
Artist mobility grant

Brazil5 grants

Funarte · For organisations
R$500,000Max per grant
Tour Brazil with Circuito Pixinguinha
São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture
R$400,000Max per grant
Tour support for music shows
São Paulo Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy · For organisations
R$260,000Max per grant
Music projects in São Paulo city
São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture
R$200,000Max per grant
Record an unreleased album
Funarte
R$136,000Max per grant
Travel grants for artists abroad

Bulgaria3 grants

National Culture Fund of Bulgaria
€10,000Max per grant
Travel to music events abroad
National Culture Fund of Bulgaria · For organisations
Amount varies
Create and release a music project (large)
National Culture Fund of Bulgaria
Amount varies
Create or release a music project (small)

Canada94 grants

Nationwide

FACTOR · For labels
C$600,000Max per year
Annual funding for top-tier music companies
FACTOR · For organisations
C$200,000Max per year
Industry events, showcases and festivals
FACTOR · For labels
C$100,000Max per year
Annual funding for mid-tier music companies
FACTOR
C$65,000Max per grant
Juried Sound Recording: Album
Musicaction
C$50,000Max per grant
International marketing and showcases
Musicaction
C$50,000Max per grant
Promote an album in Canada
FACTOR
C$37,500Max per year
Live Performance
FACTOR
C$30,000Max per grant
Music video production
FACTOR
C$25,000Max per grant
Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP
Musicaction
C$25,000Max per grant
Album production
Musicaction
C$25,000Max per grant
Showcases and tours in Canada
FACTOR · For labels
C$15,000Max per year
Business and travel support for music companies
Musicaction
C$12,000Max per grant
Produce and promote tracks
Musicaction · For labels
C$10,000Max per year
Business trips to meet the industry
FACTOR
C$5,000Max per grant
Artist Development
Musicaction
C$5,000Max per grant
Emerging artist and production support
SOCAN Foundation
C$3,000Max per grant
Match funds for a classical commission
FACTOR
C$2,000Max per grant
Songwriter Development
SOCAN Foundation
C$1,500Max per grant
Professional Development Assistance
SOCAN Foundation
C$1,000Max per year
Travel to showcases, residencies and workshops
Canada Council for the Arts
Amount varies
Artistic creation
Canada Council for the Arts
Amount varies
Circulation and touring
Canada Council for the Arts
Amount varies
Representation and promotion
Canada Council for the Arts
Amount varies
Micro-grants
FACTOR · For organisations
Amount varies
Support for live music promoters

Chile6 grants

Fondo de la Música · For organisations
CLP 35,000,000Max per grant
Festivals, live music series and fairs
Fondo de la Música · For organisations
CLP 20,000,000Max per grant
Programme national music in your venue
Fondo de la Música
CLP 15,000,000Max per grant
Promote music: videos, media and catalogues
Fondo de la Música
CLP 15,000,000Max per grant
Tour or attend a music market abroad
Fondo de la Música
CLP 10,000,000Max per grant
Record an album or EP
Fondo de la Música
CLP 9,600,000Max per grant
Tour within Chile

China2 grants

China National Arts Fund · For organisations
CN¥4,000,000Max per grant
Create and stage a music work
China National Arts Fund
CN¥100,000Max per grant
Composition grant for under-40s

Colombia1 grant

Idartes · Bogotá
Amount varies
Bogotá music grants and awards

Costa Rica3 grants

ACAM Fondo Social y Cultural
CRC 2,500,000Max per grant
Record an unreleased album or single
ACAM Fondo Social y Cultural
CRC 1,750,000Max per grant
Tour support for ACAM members
ACAM Fondo Social y Cultural
CRC 1,200,000Max per grant
Fund a project by an ACAM member

Croatia11 grants

Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media · For organisations
€50,000Max per grant
Run a concert series
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Run a concert series for young artists
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media
Amount varies
Release recordings or sheet music
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media · For organisations
Amount varies
Run a rock festival or club programme
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media
Amount varies
Incentive for a new composition
HDS ZAMP · For organisations
Amount varies
Run pop music festivals and events
HDS ZAMP · For organisations
Amount varies
Run contemporary art music events
HDS ZAMP · For organisations
Amount varies
Run traditional music events and research
HDS ZAMP
Amount varies
Grant for young art music composers
City of Zagreb
Amount varies
Music programmes in Zagreb
City of Zagreb
Amount varies
Tour or exchange abroad from Zagreb

Czechia18 grants

Olomouc Region
Kč500,000Max per grant
Culture grants in Olomouc Region
Plzeň Region · For organisations
Kč300,000Max per grant
Music festivals and cycles in Plzeň Region
SoundCzech · For organisations
Kč150,000Max per grant
Showcases and conferences
Liberec Region
Kč100,000Max per grant
Cultural activities in Liberec Region
Czech Ministry of Culture
Kč90,000Max per grant
Creative stipend for registered artists
SoundCzech
Kč50,000Max per grant
Attend music fairs and showcases abroad
SoundCzech
Kč40,000Max per grant
Touring abroad
Czech Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Alternative music projects
Czech Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Classical music projects
Czech Ministry of Culture
Amount varies
Study stay stipend for registered artists
Nadace Český hudební fond
Amount varies
Foundation grants
OSA · For organisations
Amount varies
Concerts and festivals
OSA
Amount varies
Albums and music videos
OSA
Amount varies
Premieres
OSA
Amount varies
Emerging authors
OSA · For organisations
Amount varies
Charity and benefit events
State Culture Fund
Amount varies
Project support for concerts and releases
City of Pardubice · Pardubice Region · For organisations
Amount varies
Support for music clubs in Pardubice

Denmark34 grants

Koda Kultur
kr150,000Max per grant
Elite grant for larger projects
Koda Kultur
kr75,000Max per grant
Working grants for art music composers
Koda Kultur
kr50,000Max per grant
Release pool
Koda Kultur · For publishers
kr50,000Max per grant
Potential pool for music publishers
City of Copenhagen · Capital Region of Denmark
kr50,000Max per grant
Concert support in Copenhagen
Koda Kultur
kr40,000Max per grant
Work grants, rhythmic genres
Koda Kultur
kr25,000Max per grant
Potential pool
Koda Kultur
kr25,000Max per grant
Music market grant
Koda Kultur
kr20,000Max per grant
PR and promotion
Danish Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Work grants for music
Danish Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Music releases and sound art
Danish Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Commissions
Danish Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Musicians pool
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Fee support for venues
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Concert activity in Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals in Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
International visits and networking
Danish Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Music and performing arts projects
Dansk Musiker Forbund
Amount varies
Gramex funds: record releases
Dansk Musiker Forbund
Amount varies
Gramex funds: concerts
Dansk Musiker Forbund
Amount varies
Gramex funds: professional development
JazzDanmark
Amount varies
International transport: jazz
JazzDanmark
Amount varies
National transport support for tours
Koda Kultur · For publishers
Amount varies
Publishers pool
Koda Kultur · For organisations
Amount varies
Large projects and festivals
Koda Kultur · For publishers
Amount varies
Songwriting camps
Koda Kultur
Amount varies
Commissions and production of new works
Koda Kultur
Amount varies
Travel grant for art music composers
Koda Kultur
Amount varies
Concerts and production of new art music
Koda Kultur · For organisations
Amount varies
Larger music projects and export
ROSA
Amount varies
International transport: rock, pop and electronic
TEMPI
Amount varies
International transport: roots and folk
City of Aarhus · Central Denmark Region
Amount varies
Music project pool in Aarhus
City of Aarhus · Central Denmark Region · For organisations
Amount varies
Musician fee support for venues

Estonia11 grants

Cultural Endowment of Estonia
€20,000Max per grant
Live and shine stipend
Cultural Endowment of Estonia
€16,000Max per grant
Creative stipend
Cultural Endowment of Estonia
€6,000Max per grant
Professional stipend
Estonian Performers Association
€946Max per grant
Monthly allowance for freelance performers
Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Amount varies
Music project grants
Estonian Authors' Society
Amount varies
Commission a new composition
Estonian Authors' Society · For organisations
Amount varies
Residency or songwriting camp
Estonian Authors' Society
Amount varies
Record a composition
Estonian Authors' Society
Amount varies
Export fund
Estonian Phonogram Producers Association · For labels
Amount varies
Training and conference support for labels
Estonian Performers AssociationPaused
Amount varies
Stipend for creative work and training

Finland19 grants

Music Finland · For organisations
€40,000Max per grant
Export strategy support
Teosto Cultural Foundation
€32,000Max per grant
Grants for music creators
Music Finland
€15,000Max per grant
Export project support
Finnish Music Creators
€12,000Max per grant
Special grant for established music creators
Music Promotion Foundation MES
€6,000Max per year
Work grant
Teosto
€5,000Max per grant
Commission fees for new score-based music
Finnish Music Creators
€3,000Max per grant
Working grant for songwriters and composers
Finnish Music Creators
€3,000Max per grant
Early career grant for young music creators
Finnish Music Creators
€3,000Max per grant
Travel grant for music creators
Finnish Music Creators
€3,000Max per grant
Equipment and workspace grant for music creators
Society of Finnish Composers
€3,000Max per grant
Composition concert grants
City of Tampere · Pirkanmaa
€3,000Max per grant
Personal grant for Tampere artists
Society of Finnish Composers
€950Max per year
Travel grants for art music composers
Music Promotion Foundation MES
Amount varies
Recording support
Music Promotion Foundation MES · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music support
Music Promotion Foundation MES · For organisations
Amount varies
Music Finland LIVE support
Society of Finnish Composers
Amount varies
Sibelius Fund working and commissioning grants
Society of Finnish Composers
Amount varies
Madetoja Foundation grants
Teosto Cultural Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Project grants for music organisations

France45 grants

Nationwide

CNM · For organisations
€200,000Max per year
Festival support
CNM · For organisations
€80,000Max per grant
International development: established acts
CNM · For organisations
€75,000Max per grant
Live show production and touring aid
CNM
€25,000Max per grant
International development projects: contemporary music
CNM · For publishers
€25,000Max per grant
Publishing development aid
Adami · For organisations
€20,000Max per grant
Music show aid
CNM
€20,000Max per grant
Songwriting and composition grant: turning point
CNM · For labels
€20,000Max per grant
Record production aid
CNM · For organisations
€20,000Max per year
Aid for promoters presenting new acts
SCPP · For labels
€20,000Max per grant
Marketing support
Adami
€15,000Max per grant
Recording production and promotion grant
CNM · For labels
€15,000Max per grant
Music video production aid
CNM
€10,000Max per grant
Songwriting and composition grant: early career
Adami
€8,000Max per grant
Promote a recording
Adami
€4,000Max per grant
Artist path bursary
Spedidam · For organisations
€2,500Max per grant
Promotional video aid
Spedidam · For organisations
€1,500Max per grant
Travel aid for tours abroad
Adami
Amount varies
Global music project grant (365)
SCPP · For labels
Amount varies
Recording support
SCPP · For labels
Amount varies
Music video support
SCPP · For labels
Amount varies
Showcase support
Spedidam · For organisations
Amount varies
Music show aid

Germany65 grants

Nationwide

Initiative Musik · For organisations
€50,000Max per grant
Support for small and mid-size festivals
Musikfonds
€50,000Max per grant
Project funding
Initiative Musik
€30,000Max per year
Artist funding
Initiative Musik
€20,000Max per year
International live and showcase funding
Initiative Musik · For organisations
€15,000Max per grant
Technical upgrades for music clubs
GEMA
€10,000Max per grant
Writing sessions and record production
Initiative Musik · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Small live concerts
Goethe-Institut
€4,000Max per grant
Mobility grant between Africa and Europe
Musikfonds
€3,000Max per grant
Small project funding
GEMA
€2,000Max per grant
Funding for a recently released work
GEMA-Stiftung
Amount varies
Project funding for contemporary music
Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung
Amount varies
Music and arts projects in eastern Germany

Greece3 grants

Hellenic Ministry of Culture · For organisations
€30,000Max per grant
Summer productions outside Attica
Hellenic Ministry of Culture · For organisations
€15,000Max per grant
Traditional music and dance festivals
Hellenic Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Concerts, music festivals and tours

Hong Kong SAR China3 grants

Hong Kong Arts Development Council
HK$800,000Max per grant
Perform or present abroad
Hong Kong Arts Development Council
HK$700,000Max per grant
Project grant for music projects
Hong Kong Arts Development Council
HK$90,000Max per grant
Grant for emerging artists

Hungary11 grants

Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft6,000,000Max per grant
Compose a new classical work
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft4,000,000Max per grant
Compose new light music or jazz
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft4,000,000Max per grant
Organise light music and jazz concerts
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft3,000,000Max per grant
Record new light music or jazz
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft3,000,000Max per grant
Organise classical concerts or a concert series
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft3,000,000Max per grant
Tour with a support act and mentoring
Petőfi Kulturális Ügynökség
Ft2,400,000Max per year
Scholarship for young composers
Petőfi Kulturális Ügynökség
Ft2,400,000Max per year
Scholarship for young classical soloists
Petőfi Kulturális Ügynökség
Ft2,400,000Max per year
Scholarship for jazz performers
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft1,500,000Max per grant
Make a music video or visual recording
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft500,000Max per grant
Join international music forums and contests

Iceland13 grants

Iceland Music
kr3,000,000Max per grant
Music grants
Iceland Music
kr3,000,000Max per grant
Performance grants
Iceland Music · For organisations
kr3,000,000Max per grant
Business grants
Iceland Music
kr2,000,000Max per grant
Marketing grants
STEF
kr200,000Max per year
Travel grants for songwriters and composers
Iceland Music
kr100,000Max per grant
Travel grants
Rannís
Amount varies
Artists' salaries for musicians and composers
STEF
Amount varies
Record and release Icelandic music
STEF
Amount varies
Publish sheet music of Icelandic works
STEF
Amount varies
Composer fund of RÚV and STEF
STEF
Amount varies
Large works by songwriters and composers
STEF
Amount varies
Music for health projects
STEF
Amount varies
Church music fund

India4 grants

India Foundation for the Arts
₹500,000Max per grant
Produce a new performance or work
India Foundation for the Arts
₹300,000Max per grant
Build a platform for artists
Serendipity Arts Foundation
₹150,000Max per grant
Independent music production grant
India Foundation for the Arts
₹100,000Max per grant
Explore an early-stage idea

Indonesia1 grant

Dana IndonesiaRaya
IDR 300,000,000Max per grant
Create a new work, including music

Ireland6 grants

Arts Council Ireland
€40,000Max per grant
Music Project Award
Arts Council Ireland
€20,000Max per grant
Music Bursary Award
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
€12,000Max per grant
Musician in residence
Limerick City and County Council
€4,000Max per grant
Music bursary for Limerick musicians
IMRO
€1,250Max per grant
Travel grant
IMRO · For organisations
Amount varies
Sponsorship programme

Israel3 grants

Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts
₪32,000Max per grant
Album or EP launch shows
Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts
₪25,000Max per grant
Compose and stage a new instrumental work
ACUM
₪20,000Max per grant
Fund a project for Israeli music

Italy17 grants

SIAE
€40,000Max per grant
New works
SIAE
€40,000Max per grant
Live and promotion
Fondazione di Sardegna · Sardinia · For organisations
€35,000Max per grant
Music festivals and projects call
SIAE
€30,000Max per grant
Professional development
Regione Lazio · For organisations
€20,000Max per grant
Stage concerts and festivals for young Lazio acts
NUOVOIMAIE
€12,500Max per grant
Music education in schools
NUOVOIMAIE · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Music competitions and prizes
Regione Lazio · For labels
€10,000Max per grant
Record and release music by under-35 artists
Regione Lazio · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Tour young Lazio acts in Italy or abroad
NUOVOIMAIE · For labels
€7,000Max per grant
New recordings
Italian Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Live pop music promoters fund
NUOVOIMAIE · For organisations
Amount varies
Live promotion
Puglia Sounds · Apulia
Amount varies
Music fairs and conventions abroad
Regione Emilia-Romagna · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music club grants
Regione Siciliana · Sicily · For organisations
Amount varies
Concert season support for associations
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca · Tuscany · For organisations
Amount varies
Music seasons and festivals around Lucca
Fondazione CR Firenze · Tuscany · For organisations
Amount varies
Live performance projects around Florence

Japan11 grants

Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥120,000,000Max per year
Concert creation for music ensembles
Arts Council Tokyo · For organisations
¥20,000,000Max per grant
Festivals and projects in Tokyo
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥4,000,000Max per grant
Contemporary music performance
Arts Council Tokyo
¥4,000,000Max per grant
Creation grant
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥3,000,000Max per grant
Concerts at regional cultural halls
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥2,000,000Max per grant
Concerts by amateur music groups
Arts Council Tokyo · For organisations
¥2,000,000Max per grant
Live and stage support
Arts Council Tokyo
¥1,000,000Max per grant
Startup grant for new artists
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Overseas performances and co-productions
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Training emerging musicians
Dogin Culture Foundation · Hokkaido
Amount varies
Classical music concerts in Hokkaido

Jordan2 grants

Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation
JOD 30,000Max per grant
Music workshops and performance projects
Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation
JOD 30,000Max per grant
Arts festivals and cultural activities

Kosovo1 grant

Municipality of Prishtina · Pristina
€19,000Max per grant
Music projects in Prishtina

Latvia5 grants

State Culture Capital Foundation
€7,320Max per grant
Latvian original music
AKKA/LAA
€700Max per grant
Author scholarship for a new work
State Culture Capital Foundation
Amount varies
Music project competition
State Culture Capital Foundation
Amount varies
Popular music support
State Culture Capital Foundation
Amount varies
Creativity stipends for proven artists

Lebanon2 grants

Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
$35,000Max per grant
Music production and performances
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
$35,000Max per grant
Training, workshops and regional events

Liechtenstein4 grants

Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein
Amount varies
Fund a music project
Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein
Amount varies
Travel costs to show your work abroad
Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein
Amount varies
Training, mentoring and courses
Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein
Amount varies
Work-year stipend

Lithuania4 grants

Baltic Culture Fund · For organisations
€100,000Max per grant
Joint Baltic cultural projects
Lithuanian Council for Culture
€9,600Max per year
Individual stipend
Lithuanian Council for Culture
€9,600Max per year
Emerging creator stipend
Lithuanian Council for Culture
€4,000Max per grant
Mobility stipend

Luxembourg3 grants

Ministry of Culture Luxembourg
€8,000Max per grant
Artistic creation and development grant
SACEM Luxembourg
Amount varies
Produce a CD, EP or single
SACEM Luxembourg
Amount varies
Commission a new musical work

Malaysia8 grants

MyCreative Ventures · For organisations
MYR 1,000,000Max per grant
Stage a music festival for two years
MyCreative Ventures · For organisations
MYR 500,000Max per grant
Stage a large ticketed concert
MyCreative Ventures · For organisations
MYR 200,000Max per grant
Artist manager incubator
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 150,000Max per grant
Perform or tour abroad
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 120,000Max per grant
Run four gigs a year
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 100,000Max per grant
Record and release an EP or album
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 50,000Max per grant
Tour five Malaysian states
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 30,000Max per grant
Micro-fund for a single or music video

Mexico8 grants

Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico · For organisations
MX$2,000,000Max per grant
Festival co-investment
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$750,000Max per grant
Fund a cultural project
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$386,076Max per year
Stipend for established composers
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$240,000Max per year
Stipends for performing artists
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$150,000Max per grant
Community music and culture projects
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$144,000Max per year
Stipends for traditional musicians
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$120,000Max per grant
Stipend to create a new work (age 18-34)
CONARTE · Nuevo León
MX$120,000Max per grant
Artist creation grants in Nuevo León

Montenegro1 grant

Montenegrin Ministry of Culture and Media
Amount varies
Music and music-stage projects

Morocco1 grant

Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication of Morocco
Amount varies
Music and song production support

Namibia3 grants

National Arts Council of Namibia · For organisations
NAD 75,000Max per grant
Arts project grant for organisations
National Arts Council of Namibia
NAD 50,000Max per grant
Arts project grant for artists
National Arts Council of Namibia
Amount varies
Travel and exchange grant

Netherlands27 grants

Nationwide

Dutch Music Export
€20,000Max per grant
Marketing Regulation
Fonds Podiumkunsten
€9,500Max per grant
Development grant for music authors
Fonds Podiumkunsten
€4,000Max per grant
International travel grant
Sena
€3,000Max per grant
Record an album or EP
Dutch Music Export
€2,500Max per grant
Kickstart Grant
Dutch Music Export
Amount varies
Showcase Support
Sena · For organisations
Amount varies
Fairly paid music projects
Fonds PodiumkunstenPaused
€50,000Max per grant
Upstream: Music
Fonds Podiumkunsten · For organisationsPaused
€10,000Max per year
Programming and presentation grant

New Zealand16 grants

Creative New Zealand
NZ$125,000Max per grant
Creative Impact Fund
Creative New Zealand
NZ$75,000Max per year
International Arts Impact Fund
Te Māngai Pāho
NZ$75,000Max per grant
Waiata reo Māori recording projects
NZ On Air
NZ$55,000Max per grant
New Music Project
NZ On Air
NZ$55,000Max per grant
Project for children's music
Creative New Zealand
NZ$50,000Max per grant
Creative Fellowship Fund
NZ Music Commission
NZ$50,000Max per grant
Outward Sound: international market development
Creative New Zealand
NZ$25,000Max per grant
International Engagement Fund
NZ On Air
NZ$15,000Max per grant
Bilingual te reo Māori single
NZ On Air
NZ$11,000Max per grant
New Music Single
NZ On Air
NZ$11,000Max per grant
New Music Pasifika
NZ On Air
NZ$11,000Max per grant
Single for Pan-Asian artists
NZ On Air
NZ$11,000Max per grant
Single for children's music
Creative New Zealand
NZ$10,000Max per grant
Early Career Fund
NZ Music Commission
NZ$5,000Max per grant
Outward Sound: business development trips
Creative New Zealand
Amount varies
Creative Communities Scheme

North Macedonia2 grants

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia
Amount varies
Music and music-stage projects
City of Skopje
Amount varies
Music projects in Skopje

Norway35 grants

Arts Council Norway
kr342,193Max per year
State work grant for artists
Musikkfondene
kr342,193Max per grant
Composer deepening grant
Trøndelag County Council · For organisations
kr250,000Max per year
Regional culture fund Trøndelag
City of Bergen · Vestland
kr250,000Max per grant
Artist work grants in Bergen
Tono
kr120,000Max per grant
Tono scholarship for new works
Arts Council Norway
kr100,000Max per grant
One-off grant for artists' costs
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
kr100,000Max per grant
Performer grant
Musikkfondene
kr100,000Max per grant
Lyricist grants
Arts Council Norway · For labels
kr90,000Max per grant
Release support
Vestland County Council
kr50,000Max per grant
Artist grant in Vestland
Vestland County Council
kr50,000Max per grant
Grant for living folk music tradition
Music Norway
kr20,000Max per grant
Meetings grant
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
kr10,000Max per grant
Travel support
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Composition and production
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Concerts and tours
Arts Council Norway · For organisations
Amount varies
Concert promoter support
Arts Council Norway · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Sound and image fund: music
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Music projects outside other schemes
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Record music with special need for support
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Marketing for finished music projects
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Norway and Iceland cultural projects
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
Amount varies
Album recording
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
Amount varies
Concert support
Music Norway
Amount varies
Travel grant
Music Norway
Amount varies
Marketing grant
Music Norway · For organisations
Amount varies
Event organiser grant
Musikkfondene
Amount varies
Composer work grant
Musikkfondene
Amount varies
Commission fees
Musikkforleggerne · For publishers
Amount varies
Project grants for music publishers
Musikkforleggerne · For publishers
Amount varies
Seed grants for new music publishers
Tono
Amount varies
Tono scholarship for young talents
Trøndelag County Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Festival grant in Trøndelag
City of Bergen · Vestland
Amount varies
Professional music grants in Bergen
Vestland County Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Regional culture fund Vestland

Peru4 grants

Ministry of Culture of Peru · For organisations
PEN 50,000Max per grant
Festivals, festivities and fairs
Ministry of Culture of Peru
PEN 20,000Max per grant
Record a music project
Ministry of Culture of Peru
Amount varies
Produce a live music show
Ministry of Culture of Peru
Amount varies
Circulation abroad for artists

Poland12 grants

Polish Ministry of Culture · For organisations
zł300,000Max per year
Concerts, festivals and music projects
Polish Ministry of Culture · For organisations
zł100,000Max per year
Compose a new work on commission
STOART · For organisations
zł75,000Max per grant
Large music projects
National Centre for Culture Poland
zł55,000Max per grant
Stipend for young artists
City of Warsaw · Masovia
zł54,000Max per grant
Warsaw artistic scholarship
City of Kraków · Lesser Poland
zł25,000Max per grant
Kraków creative scholarship
City of Wrocław · Lower Silesia
zł15,000Max per grant
Wrocław artistic scholarship
City of Toruń · Kuyavian-Pomeranian
zł14,418Max per grant
Toruń culture scholarship
STOART
zł10,000Max per grant
Small projects and releases
National Centre for Culture Poland
Amount varies
Six-month stipend in Poland
ZAiKS
Amount varies
Creative stipends
ZAiKS · For organisations
Amount varies
Event grants

Portugal7 grants

Fundação GDA
€7,000Max per grant
Album recording support
Fundação GDA
€6,500Max per grant
Touring support
Fundação GDA
€5,000Max per grant
International showcases
Fundação GDA
€2,500Max per grant
Training abroad
Fundação GDA
€2,000Max per grant
Training grant for musicians with disabilities
DGArtes
Amount varies
Project support
Fundação GDA
Amount varies
Album incentive for performers

Romania2 grants

Administrația Fondului Cultural Național (AFCN)
lei250,000Max per grant
Fund a music project
Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR)
lei100,000Max per grant
Present a music project abroad

Senegal1 grant

FDCUIC · For organisations
Amount varies
Urban culture and creative project grant

Serbia2 grants

Serbian Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals, concert series and workshops
SOKOJ
Amount varies
Fund for music creation and publishing

Singapore6 grants

National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 100,000Max per year
Presentation and participation grant
National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 75,000Max per year
Capability development grant
National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 70,000Max per year
Market and audience development grant
National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 60,000Max per year
Tote Board Arts Fund
National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 50,000Max per grant
Creation grant
COMPASS
SGD 5,000Max per grant
Sound recording production grant

Slovakia7 grants

Fond na podporu umenia
€60,000Max per grant
Create and release music
Fond na podporu umenia · For organisations
€60,000Max per grant
Run pop and jazz concerts or festivals
Fond na podporu umenia · For organisations
€60,000Max per grant
Run classical music concerts or festivals
Fond na podporu umenia
€50,000Max per grant
Present Slovak music abroad
Fond na podporu umenia
€20,000Max per grant
Create music as a young artist
Fond na podporu umenia
€15,000Max per grant
Scholarship for music creation
SOZA
Amount varies
Project grant from the SOZA cultural fund

Slovenia8 grants

City of Ljubljana · Central Slovenia
€20,000Max per grant
Concerts and festivals in Ljubljana
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€10,000Max per grant
Organise concerts in Slovenia
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€7,000Max per grant
Tour abroad
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€7,000Max per grant
Author project for self-employed musicians
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€5,000Max per grant
Publish a recording or score
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€3,000Max per grant
First project support
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€1,200Max per grant
Residency in Berlin, London, New York or Vienna
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Amount varies
Compose a new work

South Africa6 grants

SAMPRA Development Fund · For organisations
ZAR 1,000,000Max per grant
Stage a festival or concert
SAMPRA Development Fund
ZAR 500,000Max per grant
Travel and touring support
National Arts Council of South Africa
ZAR 350,000Max per grant
Annual project funding
CAPASSO
ZAR 200,000Max per grant
Music projects by CAPASSO members
SAMPRA Development Fund
ZAR 120,000Max per grant
Record a single or album
SAMRO
ZAR 25,000Max per grant
Music Creation Support Fund

South Korea5 grants

Arts Council Korea
₩100,000,000Max per grant
Fund a new music work
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
₩45,000,000Max per grant
Create and present music in Seoul
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
₩10,000,000Max per grant
Debut work by young artists in Seoul
Arts Council Korea
Amount varies
Join a residency abroad
Arts Council Korea
Amount varies
Create work with overseas partners

Spain50 grants

Nationwide

Spanish Ministry of Culture · For organisations
€80,000Max per grant
Festivals and residencies
Spanish Ministry of Culture
€65,000Max per grant
Tours in Spain
Spanish Ministry of Culture
€65,000Max per grant
International tours and promotion
Spanish Ministry of Culture
€12,000Max per grant
Composition commissions
Fundación SGAE · For organisations
€6,000Max per grant
Orchestral commissions
Fundación SGAE
€2,000Max per grant
International promotion travel
Fundación SGAE
€2,000Max per grant
Record release support
Fundación SGAE
€1,200Max per grant
Premiere incentives
Fundación SGAE · For publishers
€1,200Max per grant
Publish scores of new classical works
AIE
Amount varies
Tours abroad
AIE
Amount varies
Music activities support

Sweden19 grants

Stim · For publishers
kr300,000Max per grant
Publishing Power
Stim
kr100,000Max per grant
The Music Dream
Svenska kyrkan
kr100,000Max per grant
Cultural stipend for artists
Swedish Arts Council
kr100,000Max per grant
Travel grant for international exchange
Swedish Arts Grants Committee
kr100,000Max per year
Work grant
Stim
kr50,000Max per grant
Stim scholarship
Swedish Arts Grants Committee
kr40,000Max per grant
Residency at Studio Acusticum
SAMI
kr30,000Max per grant
SAMI scholarship for musicians
Region Örebro län · Örebro County · For organisations
kr30,000Max per grant
Support for concert organisers
Swedish Arts Grants Committee
kr10,000Max per grant
Studio residency in Sundsvall
Region Östergötland · Östergötland County · For organisations
kr8,500Max per grant
Pay artist fees at local events
SAMI
Amount varies
Gärdestad scholarship for young songwriters
Stim
Amount varies
Travel grant
Stim · For publishers
Amount varies
Sheet music publishing support
Swedish Arts Council
Amount varies
Music project grant
Swedish Arts Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Operating grant for concert activity
Swedish Arts Grants Committee
Amount varies
International exchange and travel grant
Swedish Arts Grants Committee
Amount varies
Project grant
Region Örebro län · Örebro County · For organisations
Amount varies
Music projects of national interest

Switzerland33 grants

Nationwide

Fondation SUISA
Fr25,000Max per grant
Get Going!
Pro Helvetia
Fr25,000Max per grant
Creation and production: pop, jazz, global
Pro Helvetia
Fr25,000Max per grant
Creation and production: contemporary music
Pro Helvetia
Fr25,000Max per year
Fast Forward
Pro Helvetia
Fr10,000Max per grant
Feat.
Swiss Performers' Foundation
Fr5,000Max per grant
Live performances and tours
Fondation SUISA · For organisations
Amount varies
Commissions and promotion of Swiss music
Pro Helvetia
Amount varies
Tours and performances abroad
Pro Helvetia · For organisations
Amount varies
Festivals showcasing Swiss music
Pro Helvetia · For organisations
Amount varies
Ensemble seasons of new Swiss works
Swiss Performers' Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Initiatives and formats for performers

Taiwan15 grants

National Culture and Arts Foundation · For organisations
NT$3,500,000Max per grant
Build international partnerships
National Culture and Arts Foundation
NT$300,000Max per grant
Self-planned study trip abroad
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development
Amount varies
Produce and release pop music
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development · For labels
Amount varies
Release an album in a local language
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development · For labels
Amount varies
Market a pop release or live show
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development · For organisations
Amount varies
Develop artists through a management company
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development
Amount varies
Attend pop music events abroad
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Compose a new work
National Culture and Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Commission a new work
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Present a concert
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Publish a recording or score
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Travel abroad for festivals and shows
Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs
Amount varies
Performing arts activity subsidy
Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs
Amount varies
Arts subsidy for music in Taipei
Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs
Amount varies
Travel abroad for exchange projects

Thailand2 grants

Creative Economy Agency (CEA)
THB 350,000Max per grant
Perform at a festival abroad
Contemporary Art Promotion Fund
Amount varies
Fund a contemporary music project

Ukraine4 grants

Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
₴2,000,000Max per grant
Release a single, EP or album with videos
Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
₴1,000,000Max per grant
Release music by young performers and composers
Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
₴280,000Max per grant
Artistic mobility in Ukraine and the EU
Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
₴200,000Max per grant
Scholarship for individual creative work

United Arab Emirates4 grants

UAE Ministry of Culture
AED 100,000Max per grant
Create and produce original work
UAE Ministry of Culture
AED 50,000Max per grant
Publish, promote and perform locally
UAE Ministry of Culture
AED 50,000Max per grant
Travel to international events
UAE Ministry of Culture
AED 50,000Max per grant
Courses, residencies and mentoring

United Kingdom42 grants

Nationwide

Youth Music · For organisations
£300,000Max per grant
Large youth music programmes
BPI · For labels
£50,000Max per grant
Overseas marketing and tour campaigns
Youth Music · For organisations
£30,000Max per grant
Test new youth music projects
PRS Foundation · For organisations
£20,000Max per grant
Cross-border commissions and tours
British Council
£15,000Max per grant
Collaborate with a UK partner
PRS Foundation
£15,000Max per grant
PPL Momentum Music Fund
PRS Foundation
£15,000Max per grant
The Composers' Fund
PRS Foundation
£10,000Max per grant
The Hitmaker Fund
Vaughan Williams Foundation · For organisations
£10,000Max per grant
Perform or record British and Irish composers
PRS Foundation
£8,250Max per grant
International Showcase Fund
Help Musicians
£5,000Max per grant
Jazz award for emerging musicians
PRS Foundation
£5,000Max per grant
Open Fund for Music Creators
PRS Foundation
£5,000Max per grant
Regional artist development grants
PRS Foundation
£5,000Max per grant
New music by women and gender-diverse creators
PRS Foundation · For organisations
£3,500Max per grant
Early career promoter grants
Hinrichsen Foundation
£3,000Max per grant
Contemporary music project grants
Michael Tippett Musical Foundation · For organisations
£3,000Max per grant
Group music making with young composers
Young Sounds
£3,000Max per grant
Awards for young musicians
Youth Music
£3,000Max per grant
Grants for emerging young music creators
Help Musicians
£1,000Max per grant
Fast Track Live
Help Musicians
£500Max per grant
Fast Track

United States187 grants

Nationwide

National Endowment for the Arts · For organisations
$100,000Max per grant
Grants for arts projects
Jerome Foundation
$60,000Max per grant
Fellowship for early career New York City artists
Asian Cultural Council · For organisations
$50,000Max per grant
Organization grant for cultural exchange
Creative Capital
$50,000Max per grant
Grant for an original new project
Asian Cultural Council
$38,000Max per grant
Six-month New York fellowship
Chamber Music America
$37,000Max per grant
New jazz works
Asian Cultural Council
$35,000Max per grant
Individual fellowship for cultural exchange
Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians
$25,000Max per grant
Fellowship to study and perform abroad
Chamber Music America
$20,000Max per grant
Empowerment for impact and growth
Chamber Music America · For organisations
$20,000Max per grant
Projects for New York City ensembles
Chamber Music America · For organisations
$15,000Max per grant
Presenter consortium for jazz
South Arts
$15,000Max per grant
Tour support for jazz artists
Mid Atlantic Arts
$11,000Max per grant
International touring for US performing artists
Arts Midwest · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Interstate touring for small nonprofits
BMI Foundation
$10,000Max per grant
Career grant for young songwriters
Chamber Music America
$10,000Max per grant
Ensemble forward
Music Drives Us
$10,000Max per grant
Grants for free concerts by New England musicians
New England Foundation for the Arts · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Fee support for multi-state New England tours
New Music USA · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Support for new music organizations
Sonic Guild
$7,500Max per grant
Producer grant to record with an artist
Mid Atlantic Arts
$5,000Max per grant
Grants for emerging traditional artists
Mid Atlantic Arts · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Community projects for traditional arts
New England Foundation for the Arts · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Fee support to present New England artists
New Music USA
$5,000Max per grant
New Music Creator Fund
South Arts · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Presenter grants for Southern artists
Mid Atlantic Arts · For organisations
$4,000Max per grant
Jazz tour grants for mid-Atlantic presenters
South Arts · For organisations
$3,000Max per grant
Rural artist fee support
Sonic Guild
$1,500Max per year
Tour support for independent artists
Aaron Copland Fund for Music · For organisations
Amount varies
Project support for new music and jazz
Mid Atlantic Arts · For organisations
Amount varies
Presenter grants for touring ensembles
South ArtsPaused
$40,000Max per grant
Residencies for jazz artists

Uruguay4 grants

Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
UYU 500,000Max per grant
Culture projects: research, production, touring
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
UYU 500,000Max per grant
Music projects outside Montevideo
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
UYU 400,000Max per grant
Creation grants for established artists
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
UYU 200,000Max per grant
Training grants for artists

European Union2 grants

European Talent Exchange · For organisations
€3,200Max per year
Festival booking bonus
Liveurope · For organisations
Amount varies
Venue booking bonus

Albania1 grant

Municipality of Tirana
Amount varies
Concerts and cultural projects in Tirana

Andorra1 grant

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Andorra
€50,000Max per grant
Create and stage a music or stage project

Argentina3 grants

Ibermúsicas · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Invite foreign musicians to your programme
BAMúsica · Buenos Aires City
Amount varies
Live music subsidies for artists
BAMúsica · Buenos Aires City · For organisations
Amount varies
Subsidies for live music venues

Australia8 grants

Sound NSW · New South Wales · For organisations
A$300,000Max per grant
Venue upgrades and advice
Office for the Arts · For organisations
A$250,000Max per grant
Revive Live venue and festival grants
Sound NSW · New South Wales · For organisations
A$200,000Max per grant
Local audience development
Creative Australia
A$50,000Max per grant
Contemporary Music Touring Program
Music Victoria · For organisations
A$50,000Max per grant
Live music festivals fund
Sound NSW · New South Wales · For organisations
A$25,000Max per grant
Young promoter fund
Music Victoria · For organisations
A$11,000Max per grant
Pay artists for venue gigs
Sound NSW · New South Wales
A$5,000Max per grant
Travel and professional development

Austria10 grants

Österreichischer Musikfonds
€20,000Max per grant
Tour support
AKM · For organisations
Amount varies
Events and ensembles for Austrian music
Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture
Amount varies
Travel and touring
Burgenland Department of Education, Culture and Science
Amount varies
Music project funding in Burgenland
Lower Austria Department of Art and Culture
Amount varies
Concert series and music courses in Lower Austria
Salzburg Department of Culture
Amount varies
Music events and initiatives in Salzburg
City of Graz Cultural Office · Styria
Amount varies
Popular music and jazz in Graz
Styria Department of Culture, Europe and Sport
Amount varies
Music project funding in Styria
Tyrol Department of Culture
Amount varies
Concerts and festivals in Tyrol
Upper Austria Culture Department
Amount varies
Music projects and events in Upper Austria

Belgium3 grants

Wallonie-Bruxelles International · Wallonia-Brussels · For organisations
€12,400Max per year
Host an international show in your season
Province of Liège · Wallonia · For organisations
€2,500Max per grant
Indie nights at small concert venues
City of Liège · Wallonia · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music venue programming

Bosnia & Herzegovina2 grants

Federal Ministry of Culture and Sport · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · For organisations
KM30,000Max per grant
Run a professional music festival
Ministry of Culture and Sport of Sarajevo Canton · For organisations
Amount varies
Fund a music project in Sarajevo Canton

Brazil2 grants

Funarte · For organisations
R$500,000Max per grant
Tour Brazil with Circuito Pixinguinha
São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture
R$400,000Max per grant
Tour support for music shows

Canada20 grants

FACTOR · For organisations
C$200,000Max per year
Industry events, showcases and festivals
Ontario Creates · For organisations
C$125,000Max per grant
Live music
Creative BC · British Columbia · For organisations
C$50,000Max per grant
Live music
FACTOR
C$37,500Max per year
Live Performance
Musicaction
C$25,000Max per grant
Showcases and tours in Canada
BC Arts Council · British Columbia
C$25,000Max per grant
Tour or circulate your work
Ontario Arts Council
C$20,000Max per grant
Produce and present live music
Manitoba Film & Music
C$15,000Max per year
Tour support for Manitoba artists
Toronto Arts Council · Ontario · For organisations
C$15,000Max per grant
Produce or present a music project
Creative Saskatchewan
C$15,000Max per grant
Tour behind a new release
Music NB · New Brunswick
C$9,000Max per grant
Tour in Canada or abroad
Music PEI · Prince Edward Island
C$8,000Max per year
Tour outside Prince Edward Island
Music Nova Scotia
C$5,000Max per grant
Tour support
Canada Council for the Arts
Amount varies
Circulation and touring
FACTOR · For organisations
Amount varies
Support for live music promoters
Alberta Foundation for the Arts · For organisations
Amount varies
Get artist fees reimbursed for presenting
SODEC · Quebec · For organisations
Amount varies
Extra support for touring shows
SODEC · Quebec · For organisations
Amount varies
Support for live music venues
MusicNL · Newfoundland and LabradorPaused
C$4,750Max per grant
Tour outside Newfoundland and Labrador
MusicNL · Newfoundland and LabradorPaused
C$1,500Max per grant
Tour within Newfoundland and Labrador

Chile3 grants

Fondo de la Música · For organisations
CLP 35,000,000Max per grant
Festivals, live music series and fairs
Fondo de la Música · For organisations
CLP 20,000,000Max per grant
Programme national music in your venue
Fondo de la Música
CLP 9,600,000Max per grant
Tour within Chile

Colombia1 grant

Idartes · Bogotá
Amount varies
Bogotá music grants and awards

Croatia7 grants

Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media · For organisations
€50,000Max per grant
Run a concert series
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Run a concert series for young artists
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media · For organisations
Amount varies
Run a rock festival or club programme
HDS ZAMP · For organisations
Amount varies
Run pop music festivals and events
HDS ZAMP · For organisations
Amount varies
Run contemporary art music events
HDS ZAMP · For organisations
Amount varies
Run traditional music events and research
City of Zagreb
Amount varies
Music programmes in Zagreb

Czechia11 grants

Olomouc Region
Kč500,000Max per grant
Culture grants in Olomouc Region
Plzeň Region · For organisations
Kč300,000Max per grant
Music festivals and cycles in Plzeň Region
SoundCzech · For organisations
Kč150,000Max per grant
Showcases and conferences
Liberec Region
Kč100,000Max per grant
Cultural activities in Liberec Region
Czech Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Alternative music projects
Czech Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Classical music projects
Nadace Český hudební fond
Amount varies
Foundation grants
OSA · For organisations
Amount varies
Concerts and festivals
OSA · For organisations
Amount varies
Charity and benefit events
State Culture Fund
Amount varies
Project support for concerts and releases
City of Pardubice · Pardubice Region · For organisations
Amount varies
Support for music clubs in Pardubice

Denmark10 grants

City of Copenhagen · Capital Region of Denmark
kr50,000Max per grant
Concert support in Copenhagen
Danish Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Musicians pool
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Fee support for venues
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Concert activity in Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals in Denmark
Dansk Musiker Forbund
Amount varies
Gramex funds: concerts
JazzDanmark
Amount varies
National transport support for tours
Koda Kultur · For organisations
Amount varies
Large projects and festivals
Koda Kultur
Amount varies
Concerts and production of new art music
City of Aarhus · Central Denmark Region · For organisations
Amount varies
Musician fee support for venues

Finland3 grants

Society of Finnish Composers
€3,000Max per grant
Composition concert grants
Music Promotion Foundation MES · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music support
Music Promotion Foundation MES · For organisations
Amount varies
Music Finland LIVE support

France12 grants

CNM · For organisations
€200,000Max per year
Festival support
CNM · For organisations
€75,000Max per grant
Live show production and touring aid
Ville de Paris · Île-de-France · For organisations
€40,000Max per grant
Programming risk support for Paris venues
Adami · For organisations
€20,000Max per grant
Music show aid
CNM · For organisations
€20,000Max per year
Aid for promoters presenting new acts
Région Normandie · Normandy · For organisations
€15,000Max per grant
Concert programming in under-served areas
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · For organisations
€12,000Max per grant
Concerts and residencies in rural areas
Région Bretagne · Brittany · For organisations
€12,000Max per grant
Concert programming in rural Brittany
Ville de Paris · Île-de-France
€10,000Max per grant
Present a new or recent concert in Paris
SCPP · For labels
Amount varies
Showcase support
Spedidam · For organisations
Amount varies
Music show aid
Ville de Lyon · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · For organisations
Amount varies
Free open-air summer events

Germany40 grants

Nationwide

Initiative Musik · For organisations
€50,000Max per grant
Support for small and mid-size festivals
Initiative Musik · For organisations
€15,000Max per grant
Technical upgrades for music clubs
Initiative Musik · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Small live concerts
Musikfonds
€3,000Max per grant
Small project funding
GEMA-Stiftung
Amount varies
Project funding for contemporary music
Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung
Amount varies
Music and arts projects in eastern Germany

Greece3 grants

Hellenic Ministry of Culture · For organisations
€30,000Max per grant
Summer productions outside Attica
Hellenic Ministry of Culture · For organisations
€15,000Max per grant
Traditional music and dance festivals
Hellenic Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Concerts, music festivals and tours

Hong Kong SAR China1 grant

Hong Kong Arts Development Council
HK$700,000Max per grant
Project grant for music projects

Hungary3 grants

Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft4,000,000Max per grant
Organise light music and jazz concerts
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft3,000,000Max per grant
Organise classical concerts or a concert series
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap (NKA)
Ft3,000,000Max per grant
Tour with a support act and mentoring

Iceland2 grants

Iceland Music
kr3,000,000Max per grant
Performance grants
STEF
Amount varies
Music for health projects

Ireland1 grant

IMRO · For organisations
Amount varies
Sponsorship programme

Italy11 grants

SIAE
€40,000Max per grant
Live and promotion
Fondazione di Sardegna · Sardinia · For organisations
€35,000Max per grant
Music festivals and projects call
Regione Lazio · For organisations
€20,000Max per grant
Stage concerts and festivals for young Lazio acts
NUOVOIMAIE · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Music competitions and prizes
Regione Lazio · For organisations
€10,000Max per grant
Tour young Lazio acts in Italy or abroad
Italian Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Live pop music promoters fund
NUOVOIMAIE · For organisations
Amount varies
Live promotion
Regione Emilia-Romagna · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music club grants
Regione Siciliana · Sicily · For organisations
Amount varies
Concert season support for associations
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca · Tuscany · For organisations
Amount varies
Music seasons and festivals around Lucca
Fondazione CR Firenze · Tuscany · For organisations
Amount varies
Live performance projects around Florence

Japan7 grants

Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥120,000,000Max per year
Concert creation for music ensembles
Arts Council Tokyo · For organisations
¥20,000,000Max per grant
Festivals and projects in Tokyo
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥4,000,000Max per grant
Contemporary music performance
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥3,000,000Max per grant
Concerts at regional cultural halls
Japan Arts Council · For organisations
¥2,000,000Max per grant
Concerts by amateur music groups
Arts Council Tokyo · For organisations
¥2,000,000Max per grant
Live and stage support
Dogin Culture Foundation · Hokkaido
Amount varies
Classical music concerts in Hokkaido

Jordan2 grants

Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation
JOD 30,000Max per grant
Music workshops and performance projects
Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation
JOD 30,000Max per grant
Arts festivals and cultural activities

Latvia1 grant

State Culture Capital Foundation
Amount varies
Music project competition

Malaysia4 grants

MyCreative Ventures · For organisations
MYR 1,000,000Max per grant
Stage a music festival for two years
MyCreative Ventures · For organisations
MYR 500,000Max per grant
Stage a large ticketed concert
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 120,000Max per grant
Run four gigs a year
MyCreative Ventures
MYR 50,000Max per grant
Tour five Malaysian states

Mexico2 grants

Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico · For organisations
MX$2,000,000Max per grant
Festival co-investment
Secretaría de Cultura of Mexico
MX$150,000Max per grant
Community music and culture projects

Namibia1 grant

National Arts Council of Namibia
NAD 50,000Max per grant
Arts project grant for artists

Netherlands10 grants

Popunie · South Holland · For organisations
€4,000Max per year
Pay Rotterdam bands every month
Popunie · South Holland · For organisations
€2,000Max per grant
Pay Rotterdam acts at your event
Popunie · South Holland · For organisations
€1,500Max per grant
Pay local pop acts at your event
Jan Smeets Fonds · Limburg
€1,000Max per grant
Tour outside Limburg
Friesland Pop · For organisations
€600Max per grant
Pay Frisian acts at your event
Jan Smeets Fonds · Limburg · For organisations
€500Max per grant
Pay musicians at small venues
Dutch Music Export
Amount varies
Showcase Support
Sena · For organisations
Amount varies
Fairly paid music projects
Popradar · South Holland · For organisations
Amount varies
Funding for Hague pop projects
Fonds Podiumkunsten · For organisationsPaused
€10,000Max per year
Programming and presentation grant

New Zealand1 grant

Creative New Zealand
Amount varies
Creative Communities Scheme

North Macedonia2 grants

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia
Amount varies
Music and music-stage projects
City of Skopje
Amount varies
Music projects in Skopje

Norway7 grants

Trøndelag County Council · For organisations
kr250,000Max per year
Regional culture fund Trøndelag
Arts Council Norway
Amount varies
Concerts and tours
Arts Council Norway · For organisations
Amount varies
Concert promoter support
Arts Council Norway · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals
Fond for utøvende kunstnere
Amount varies
Concert support
Trøndelag County Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Festival grant in Trøndelag
Vestland County Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Regional culture fund Vestland

Peru2 grants

Ministry of Culture of Peru · For organisations
PEN 50,000Max per grant
Festivals, festivities and fairs
Ministry of Culture of Peru
Amount varies
Produce a live music show

Poland3 grants

Polish Ministry of Culture · For organisations
zł300,000Max per year
Concerts, festivals and music projects
STOART · For organisations
zł75,000Max per grant
Large music projects
ZAiKS · For organisations
Amount varies
Event grants

Portugal1 grant

Fundação GDA
€6,500Max per grant
Touring support

Serbia1 grant

Serbian Ministry of Culture · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals, concert series and workshops

Singapore2 grants

National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 100,000Max per year
Presentation and participation grant
National Arts Council Singapore
SGD 60,000Max per year
Tote Board Arts Fund

Slovakia2 grants

Fond na podporu umenia · For organisations
€60,000Max per grant
Run pop and jazz concerts or festivals
Fond na podporu umenia · For organisations
€60,000Max per grant
Run classical music concerts or festivals

Slovenia2 grants

City of Ljubljana · Central Slovenia
€20,000Max per grant
Concerts and festivals in Ljubljana
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
€10,000Max per grant
Organise concerts in Slovenia

South Africa1 grant

SAMPRA Development Fund · For organisations
ZAR 1,000,000Max per grant
Stage a festival or concert

Spain15 grants

Spanish Ministry of Culture · For organisations
€80,000Max per grant
Festivals and residencies
Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales · Andalusia · For organisations
€75,000Max per grant
Programming for live music venues
Spanish Ministry of Culture
€65,000Max per grant
Tours in Spain
Agadic · Galicia · For organisations
€50,000Max per grant
Concert programming in private venues
Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales · Andalusia
€40,000Max per grant
Produce a concert or show
Gobierno de Aragón · Aragon · For organisations
€35,000Max per grant
Programming in private music venues
Institut Valencià de Cultura · Valencian Community · For organisations
€30,000Max per grant
Music festivals, cycles and events
Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales · Andalusia
€25,000Max per grant
Tour and festival support
Gobierno de Canarias · Canary Islands · For organisations
€25,000Max per grant
Music events and venue programming
Institut Valencià de Cultura · Valencian Community · For organisations
€25,000Max per grant
Live music programming in private venues
Gobierno de Navarra · Navarre · For organisations
€20,000Max per grant
Run a music or stage festival
Basque Government, Culture and Language Policy · Basque Country
€15,000Max per grant
Promote and book acts on the live circuit
AIE
Amount varies
Music activities support
ICEC · Catalonia · For organisations
Amount varies
Live music programming grants
ICEC · Catalonia · For organisations
Amount varies
Music festivals of high cultural interest

Sweden4 grants

Region Örebro län · Örebro County · For organisations
kr30,000Max per grant
Support for concert organisers
Region Östergötland · Östergötland County · For organisations
kr8,500Max per grant
Pay artist fees at local events
Swedish Arts Council · For organisations
Amount varies
Operating grant for concert activity
Region Örebro län · Örebro County · For organisations
Amount varies
Music projects of national interest

Switzerland9 grants

Swiss Performers' Foundation
Fr5,000Max per grant
Live performances and tours
Pro Helvetia · For organisations
Amount varies
Festivals showcasing Swiss music
Canton of Bern Culture Office
Amount varies
Concerts and tours in Bern
Canton of Bern Culture Office · For organisations
Amount varies
Programme grants for concert series and venues
City of Bern Culture Office
Amount varies
Project and programme grants in Bern
City of Geneva
Amount varies
Music creation and events in Geneva
Canton of Lucerne Culture Promotion
Amount varies
Tours within Switzerland
LuzernPlus Culture Promotion · Lucerne
Amount varies
Concert grants in the Lucerne region
Canton of Zurich
Amount varies
Music project grants in Zurich

Taiwan3 grants

National Culture and Arts Foundation
Amount varies
Present a concert
Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs
Amount varies
Performing arts activity subsidy
Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs
Amount varies
Arts subsidy for music in Taipei

United Kingdom4 grants

PRS Foundation · For organisations
£20,000Max per grant
Cross-border commissions and tours
PRS Foundation · For organisations
£3,500Max per grant
Early career promoter grants
Help Musicians
£1,000Max per grant
Fast Track Live
Leisure & Culture Dundee · Scotland · For organisations
£500Max per grant
Music projects at Dundee venues

United States70 grants

Nationwide

Chamber Music America · For organisations
$20,000Max per grant
Projects for New York City ensembles
Chamber Music America · For organisations
$15,000Max per grant
Presenter consortium for jazz
South Arts
$15,000Max per grant
Tour support for jazz artists
Arts Midwest · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Interstate touring for small nonprofits
Music Drives Us
$10,000Max per grant
Grants for free concerts by New England musicians
New England Foundation for the Arts · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Fee support for multi-state New England tours
New Music USA · For organisations
$10,000Max per grant
Support for new music organizations
Mid Atlantic Arts · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Community projects for traditional arts
New England Foundation for the Arts · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Fee support to present New England artists
South Arts · For organisations
$5,000Max per grant
Presenter grants for Southern artists
Mid Atlantic Arts · For organisations
$4,000Max per grant
Jazz tour grants for mid-Atlantic presenters
South Arts · For organisations
$3,000Max per grant
Rural artist fee support
Sonic Guild
$1,500Max per year
Tour support for independent artists
Aaron Copland Fund for Music · For organisations
Amount varies
Project support for new music and jazz
Mid Atlantic Arts · For organisations
Amount varies
Presenter grants for touring ensembles