The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Awards a Total of 4 Million Euros for the First Time
16.1.2025
The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation will award a total of four million euros in project funding for the first time in 2025. Of this amount, the largest share of 3.3 million euros will support contemporary music projects worldwide. Compared to the previous year, the amount of funding has increased by around 350,000 euros.
This includes funding for commissions for small ensembles, choral and orchestral works, spanning from Denmark to Turkey, Ireland and Peru. The Foundation also funds commissions for music theatre. In addition, concerts and festivals from Yerevan to A Coruña and Paris to Chicago will receive support. A key focus of the Foundation is also the funding of academies for young musicians and composers.
Project Funding Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
Special Funding for Youth Projects
For the 2025/26 concert season, the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation is offering special funding for musical projects for children and young people. 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. Four youth projects from the 2025/26 concert season will be selected to receive grants of €25,000 each.
The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025