Funding / Grants

Musicians Foundation Financial Assistance Grants

Deadline: 12/31/2026

Get the help you need.

Our application for one-time financial assistance grants is open to professional musicians across all genres. If you are a professional musician in a specific time of need, please explore below to see if you might qualify for a financial grant to pay an essential bill.

First, make sure you meet all eligibility requirements:

You must be a professional music performer, composer/arranger, or educator in a specific time of need caused by an unexpected hardship (e.g. medical or dental situation, natural disaster, or certain housing crisis).
You must have worked as a professional musician in the United States for five (5) or more years and currently reside in the U.S.
You must have filed taxes as a musician for five (5) or more years and be able to provide a copy of a recently completed tax return.

If you meet the requirements above, you are eligible to apply!

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