Application Portal open – Application Deadline on October 1, 2026 2 p.m.

The application portal for contemporary music projects as well as for the funding of youth projects is open. The application deadline is October 1, 2026 at 2 p.m. (CEST).

Project funding
The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation supports festivals, concerts with premiere and repeat performances, commissions, symposiums and musicological publications worldwide. Another concern of the Music Foundation is the promotion of academies for young musicians and composers. In addition, the Music Foundation supports musical appreciation, children’s and youth projects which make New Music accessible to a new or young audience. You can find the exact funding conditions here.

Special Funding Youth Projects
This funding is intended to encourage active participation and creativity, fostering an appreciation of musical content in young people. The foundation aims to promote the integration of contemporary and modern music into educational activities, inviting an experimental approach to sound and music. Projects that explore these aspects are especially encouraged. This project aims to reach a broad audience, involving not only those who are already musically inclined. Applications that are open to all segments of society therefore particularly welcome.

You can find the exact funding conditions here.

PLEASE NOTE: To ensure that applicants can still reach us until shortly before the deadline, we have moved up the deadline to 2:00 p.m. CEST on October 1, 2026!

In September, our webinars will provide you with information on how to apply, and we’ll answer your questions:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
11:00 a.m. CEST

In English:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
4:00 p.m. CEST

Thursday, September 10, 2026
9:00 a.m. CEST

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