Young Canadian Songwriters
From SOCAN Foundation
The Award for Young Canadian Songwriter was created through a joint partnership with Sirius XM Canada Inc., and is designed to celebrate emerging and talented songwriters in Canada.
- Amount
- Up to $5,000
- 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
- Grant
- How to get it
- Open application “applicant information, recording, lead-sheet and/or lyrics”
Always confirm the details with the funder before you apply. Saves stay in this browser, on this device. See them all on the Saved tab.
What is offered
Money to you
- Five awards valued at $5,000 each will be granted to the finalists.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
Submissions to the talent competition must be from genres of popular music, such as: folk, blues, rock and roll, hip-hop, R&B, etc. Songwriters that are age 21 or younger, Canadian citizens, and the original creators of the musical submission are eligible to apply to the talent competition. Submissions must be original, composed within tow years of the application deadline. Arrangements are not eligible. Entries that were award winners in previous SOCAN Foundation Awards are not eligible. SOCAN and SOCAN Foundation board members and employees are not eligible.
What to send
applicant information, recording, lead-sheet and/or lyrics
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Complete: all key details were found.
Source: https://www.socanfoundation.ca/awards/young-canadian-songwriter-awards/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 18, 2026.
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