TD Indigenous Songwriter Awards
From SOCAN Foundation
This award is is offered in partnership with TD Bank. It's the result of ongoing relationship building with indigenous communities and artists, songwriters, and professionals.
- Amount
- Up to $10,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing, Music
- Application fee
- Not stated on the funder's page
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “All compositions must be submitted by applicants who are of Indigenous decent.”
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What is offered
Money to you
- One prize of $10,000 will be offered to the award recipient.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
All compositions must be submitted by applicants who are of Indigenous decent. Applications must be submitted by the songwriter by the deadline. – The competition is open to songwriters who are of Indigenous decent, and may be of any age. – Candidates must be Canadians and SOCAN members or Canadians who are not members of any performing rights organization. – Works submitted must be original, composed within three years of the application deadline. Arrangements are not eligible. – Entries that were award winners in previous SOCAN Foundation Awards are not eligible.
What to send
Candidates are required to upload a recording into the SOCAN Foundation Data Management System for judging purposes.
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Complete: all key details were found.
Source: https://www.socanfoundation.ca/awards/indigenous-songwriter-awards/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 10, 2026.
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