Music Creation Projects
From Ontario Arts Council
Money for a composer or songwriter to create new music or commission it
- Amount
- Up to $20,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists
- Where you must live
- Ontario
- Art forms
- Music
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Grant
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What is offered
Money to you
- Self-directed creation: maximum $4,000
- Commissioning: maximum $20,000
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.
Eligibility
Professional music creator, any genre; not for groups or organizations; students in composition or songwriting degrees cannot use the self-directed stream
What to send
Cannot start before deadline; finish within 2 years; premiere at least 4.5 months after deadline; final report
Checked against the funder's page, September 26, 2026.
Source: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/music-creation-projects (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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