1) Program: Music Education Programs
Agency: ASCAP Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 01, 2008
Supports American music creators & encourages their
development through music education & talent
development programs. Foundation's programs include
songwriting workshops, scholarships, awards &
recognition programs, public service projects for
senior composers & lyricists, & providing grants to
other organizations engaged in educational programs
for aspiring songwriters & composers. Average grant
size is $3,000. Deadline refers to required letters of intent.
See http://www.ascapfoundation.org/grants.html for details.
E-mail: ascapfoundation@ascap.com
Contact: Julie Lapore, Program Manager
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212/621-6588
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2) Program: Traditional Fulbright
Agency: Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Next Deadline: Aug 01, 2008
Sends nearly 800 scholars & professionals each year
to 140 countries, where they lecture or conduct
research in a wide variety of academic &
professional fields. Applicants must have current
in their field; have university teaching experience;
& have foreign language proficiency for country where
project will take place. Awards vary from two months
to a full academic year. Single deadline exists for grants
to all world regions. See http://www.cies.org for details.
E-mail: dmoore@cies.iie.org
Contact: Deborah Moore, Senior Program Officer for Recruitment
202/686-7859
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3) Program: Grants for Arts Projects: Access to Artistic Excellence
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Next Deadline: Aug 11, 2008
Supports activities to make the arts more widely
available, especially in areas where the arts can
strengthen communities. NEA is particularly
interested in projects that extend the arts to
underserved populations, those whose opportunities
to experience the arts are limited by geography,
ethnicity, economics, or disability. Funding is
available for dance, design, folk & traditional
arts, literature, local arts agencies,
film/radio/TV, museums, music, musical theater,
opera, presenting, theater, and visual arts. See
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html for
details.
CFDA Number:45.024
Contact: Silvio Lim, Program Officer
202/682-5658