Applications open for Contemporary Music Projects

The concern of the Music Foundation is the promotion of academies for young musicians and composers. In addition, the Music Foundation supports educational, children’s and youth projects that open up contemporary music to a new or young audience.

Funding Information

• The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation primarily covers artistic costs.
• The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation shall not provide full funding of projects.
• The Board of Trustees takes into consideration how the requested funding sum relates to participation from other institutions, organizers, or foundations. At least one other institution should participate in the project within a financial framework which is similar to the amount requested from the EvS Music Foundation. If the requested funding amount is far higher than the individual financial contributions of the other project sponsors, the project cannot be supported.
• Comparable artistic achievements should be rewarded equally, regardless of gender and origin.
• Even if you are requesting support for only a part of the project, the Foundation always requires a complete cost and financing plan. For example, if you are requesting support for a composition fee, please submit a cost and financing plan for at least the premiere concert.
• Each institution can submit only one application per deadline.
• Each institution can only be supported with one project per calendar year.
• A maximum of three projects can be supported in three consecutive years or periods (e.g. in the case of biennials).

Ineligible Projects

• The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation does not award scholarships or support the production of marketable CDs.
• It is also not possible to support internal university projects. Similarly, the foundation does not award any general institutional promotions since funds are allocated for a specific purpose.
• Likewise funding for printing costs for dissertations is not possible.
• Project applications that have already been rejected cannot be resubmitted.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Applications can only be made by the organizing institution. Self-applications and applications from individuals are not possible.
• The applicant stated shall be the contact person for all content-related queries. The applicant and the commercial management must be authorized signatories for the institution, as they sign the funding agreement in the case of a grant.

For more information, visit Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.