Official call/opportunity page URL: https://fundacioaca.com/taller-encontre-de-compositors-2026/ Additional source/rules page URL: https://ulysses-platform.eu/opportunity/call-scores-taller-de-composicio-encontres-2026 Deadline: 31 July 2026. Entry fee / cost: Fee is not stated on the opportunity page reviewed. Eligibility: Eligibility restrictions are not stated on the opportunity page reviewed. Opportunity / submission requirements: The workshop is scheduled online during J

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.bsensemble.com/prime_esecuzioni Additional source/rules page URL: https://ulysses-platform.eu/opportunity/prime-esecuzioni-iii-2026 Deadline: 15 July 2026. Entry fee / cost: €15 entry fee. The source page states that no extra participation fee is required for selected composers. Eligibility: Open to composers of all ages and nationalities. Opportunity / submission requirements: Prime Esecuzioni is an international call for score

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.maisonmessiaen.com/la-maison-messiaen Additional source/rules page URL: https://ulysses-platform.eu/opportunity/maison-messiaen-artist-residency-matheysine-france Deadline: Applications may be submitted throughout the year. Entry fee / cost: Participation fee is not stated on the opportunity page reviewed. Travel and meal expenses are the responsibility of the residents. Eligibility: The residency hosts artists and researchers,

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6068 Deadline: 30 October 2026. Entry fee / cost: No registration fee is required. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality who have not reached the age of 35 on 31 December 2026. Applications may be individual or collective. The rules state that students and independent composers may participate, and no specific academic qualification is required. Opportunity / submission requirements: Works m

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6204 Additional source/rules page URL: https://www.concorsomichi.com Deadline: 31 October 2026 at 23:59. Entry fee / cost: €35 for the first submitted composition and €20 for each additional composition. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality and with no age limit. Each participant may submit one or more piano compositions, with a separate registration for each piece. Opportunity / submission

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.gcna.org/music/contests/composition Deadline: November 1, 2026. Entry fee / cost: No entry fee. Eligibility: Open to everyone except members of the Franco Committee and the 1st and 2nd prize winners of the 2025 Franco Composition Contest. Opportunity / submission requirements: The contest is for an original composition for a solo carillon performer. Entries generated wholly or substantially by AI are not eligible. Entries of any

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.francescomariopaganocompetition.com/ Official rules/PDF URL: https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6040 Deadline: 8 August 2026, 24:00 GMT. Fee / cost: 50 euros. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality and citizenship, with no age limit. Opportunity / submission requirements: The competition offers two alternatives: a composition for solo soprano, string quintet, harpsichord or organ inspired by the Canticle of the Cre

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6041 Deadline: 30 July 2026. Fee / cost: Main section application fee: 30 euros. Young Composers Section application fee: 15 euros per piece. Eligibility: Open to composers and students of all ages and nationalities. The Young Composers Section is for composers attending a musical high school and no older than 19 years of age. Opportunity / submission requirements: For the main section, the maximum inst

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://silviatessari.altervista.org/concorso Official rules/PDF URL: https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6148 Deadline: 1 November 2026. Fee / cost: 20 euros for complete applications and scores submitted by 1 September 2026. After 1 September, the fee is 40 euros. Eligibility: Open to composers from all over the world, without age limits, including students from academies, conservatoires, public and private schools. Opportunity / submis

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://academy.sampo.fr/ Deadline: 31 July 2026. Fee / cost: Pedagogical fee: 200 euros. The official page states that accommodation, transport, and meals are covered by participants. Eligibility: The academy is open to musicians of all nationalities and backgrounds. No previous experience in electroacoustic or mixed music is required. The ULYSSES listing describes the course as intended for adults. Opportunity / submission requirements: T

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://atheras.eu/open-call-for-residents-composers-toyful-2026 Additional information page URL: https://ulysses-platform.eu/opportunity/nicosia-ludic-lab-2026-contemporary-composition-performance-residency-atheras-peoples Deadline: 15 July 2026. Fee / cost: No application fee is stated on the opportunity page reviewed. Selected residents receive full financial support including travel, accommodation, and daily allowance. Eligibility: Appl

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://kmd.uib.no/en/Calendar/news/echoes-in-hybrid-space Additional information page URL: https://ulysses-platform.eu/opportunity/echoes-hybrid-space-open-call-composers Deadline: 15 July 2026, 23:59 CET. Fee / cost: Not stated on the opportunity page reviewed. Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in a composition program, including BA, MA, PhD/OMA, or another composition education program. No previous experience with electroacoustic

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.ossianewmusic.org/2026-27-call-for-works Deadline: 1 August 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET. Fee / cost: No entry fee. Eligibility: Composers age 30 and under as of 1 August 2026, or composers currently enrolled in a degree-granting program in composition. The call is open to all nationalities. Current Eastman students and alumni of Eastman's Composition Program are ineligible. Opportunity / submission requirements: Works should be 5 to 15

Official call/opportunity page URL https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6173 Deadline 30 September 2026. Fee / cost 25 euros for one score. If two scores are submitted, the total fee is 40 euros. Eligibility Open to composers of all ages and nationalities. Opportunity / submission requirements Each composer may submit up to two compositions, each with a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Categories are solo instrument and chamber music. Chamber works may use two to five instrum

Official call/opportunity page URL https://chromafestival.org/ Deadline Not stated on the official homepage reviewed. Fee / cost Not stated on the official homepage reviewed. Eligibility The official homepage states that pianists and composers from around the world will gather in Miskolc, Hungary, in July 2026. Opportunity / submission requirements The festival is scheduled for 9 to 19 July 2026 in Miskolc, Hungary. The Composition Institute is described as an opportunity to

Official call/opportunity page URL https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/funds/creative-scotland-crowdmatch Deadline The Crowdfunder fund page reviewed does not state a specific closing date. Fee / cost Not stated on the official page reviewed. Eligibility The official page states that the fund is for individuals, groups, and creative businesses, and that eligible projects are based in Scotland and relate to arts, screen, or creative industries. Opportunity / submission requirements

Official call/opportunity page URL https://www.associazionepierofarulli.com/concorso-internazionale-di-composizione-piero-farulli-sesta-edizione/ Deadline 20 July 2026. Fee / cost Not stated on the official page reviewed. Eligibility Open to unpublished works by composers of any nationality and any age. Opportunity / submission requirements The competition is for original string-quartet works for two violins, viola, and cello, intended for young musicians aged 10 to 20. Two t

Official call/opportunity page URL https://www.liverpoolphil.com/take-part/rushworth-composition-prize/ Deadline Midday on 28 September 2026. Fee / cost Not stated on the official page reviewed. Eligibility Open to early-career composers who are at least 18 years old on 28 September 2026, with no upper age limit. Applicants must currently live, work, or have been born in the North West of England, or be registered students at a North West higher education institution, and mus

Official call/opportunity page URL https://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/worship-and-music/advent-carol-competition-2026 Deadline Sunday 20 September 2026, 5:00 p.m. BST. Fee / cost Free to enter. Eligibility Open to composers of any age. Opportunity / submission requirements The competition invites a new original choral work for the Advent season. The required work is an unaccompanied SATB choral work of up to five minutes, written for liturgical use in the context of an Advent

Official call/opportunity page URL https://www.brightersound.com/get-involved/system-flow/ Deadline Friday 3 July 2026, 11:00 p.m. Fee / cost The project is free to attend. The official page states that travel, accommodation, and access costs are covered. Selected artists receive a fee of £1,500 each. Eligibility Open to music makers and sound artists aged 18 or over, based in the United Kingdom, who actively work with sound, technology, electronics, or experimental approache