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 Applicants create a Crowdfunder project and apply for funding through the Crowdfunder dashboard. To receive match funding, a campaign must receive donations from at least 25 unique supporters and must reach 100% of its original target before closing. Prize / benefit / support Creative Scotland Crowdmatch offers up to £10,000. The official page states that applicants can receive up to 50% of the project target, up to £10,000, and that Creative Scotland will match donations £1 for £1 up to £250 per donation. Application method Create a project on Crowdfunder and apply for the Creative Scotland Crowdmatch Fund through the dashboard.

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 Eligibility Open to unpublished works by composers of any nationality and any age.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 technical levels are listed: primary/intermediate level A and advanced level B. Maximum duration is 12 minutes. Scores are submitted as PDF files by email and must clearly show the composer’s name and surname. Required materials include the application form, artistic/study curriculum, recent photo, identity document copy, and a short text explaining the educational aims. Prize / benefit / support The jury awards a prize of €2,500 for each section. The winning compositions receive a first performance by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and are published by Casa Ricordi. Application method Send the documentation and score by email to concorsocomposizione@associazionepierofarulli.com as stated on the official page.

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 must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Opportunity / submission requirements The prize is for early-career composers who write original music. The official page states that video applications are accepted as part of the process. Application details are provided in the application pack and application form linked from the page. Prize / benefit / support The winner receives £1,000 and is commissioned to compose a new work for Liverpool Philharmonic’s 10:10 ensemble. During the commission period, the winner takes part in workshops, masterclasses, and mentoring sessions with composers, musicians, conductors, and other industry professionals associated with Liverpool Philharmonic. Application method Use the official application pack and application form linked from the Rushworth Composition Prize page.

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 service at Wells Cathedral. Composers may write or compile their own text if it meets the Advent liturgical and contextual requirements, or may use one of the traditional text options listed on the page. Prize / benefit / support Prize: £1,500. The winning composition receives a world premiere by Wells Cathedral Choir during the Cathedral’s Advent Procession on Sunday 29 November 2026. The winning composer is invited to attend, with UK travel and one night’s accommodation provided. Application method Submit the work through the official submission form linked from the competition page.

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 approaches to making music. Applications from the North of England are prioritised, but applications from across the United Kingdom are accepted. Opportunity / submission requirements The commission takes place from July to September 2026. Activities include group studio sessions, guest workshops and talks, trips to exhibitions and events, individual work with technology, and a public-facing output decided as a group. Prize / benefit / support The official page lists a £1,500 fee for each selected artist, covered travel/accommodation/access costs, and bursaries for eligible participants. If a participant is not eligible for a bursary, the page states that £30 per day is provided to cover expenses. Application method Complete the official application form linked from the Brighter Sound System Flow page.

Official call/opportunity page URL https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/composers/rps-thea-musgrave-fund Deadline 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday 7 July 2026. Fee / cost Not stated on the official page reviewed. Eligibility The fund supports composers, performers, and organisations dedicated to contemporary classical music. The composition grants are for established composers writing a new chamber-scale work for an established solo performer, duo, or small chamber ensemble. The performance grants are for performers, ensembles, festivals, and venues to programme Thea Musgrave’s music in the United Kingdom. Opportunity / submission requirements Applicants choose between the RPS Thea Musgrave Composition Grants and the RPS Thea Musgrave Performance Grants. The composition grants support the commission and workshop/rehearsal time for a new chamber-scale work. The performance grants support programming of Thea Musgrave’s music. Prize / benefit / support The official page states that £25,000 is expected to be offered for composition grants, likely split between 3 to 5 composers, and another £25,000 is expected for performance grants, likely split between 3 to 5 recipients. Application method Use the relevant Composition Grants or Performance Grants links on the official RPS Thea Musgrave Fund page.

Official call/opportunity page URL https://en.iseshimaart.com/international-composition-competiti Official rules/PDF URL: https://en.iseshimaart.com/_files/ugd/06233c_8f5eb4705ffd44388f79dc932acd6423.pdf Deadline 1 August 2026, 23:59 GMT. Fee / cost 5,000 yen per work. The official rules state that the application fee is non-refundable and can be paid after completing the form by credit card or PayPal. Eligibility Open to all nationalities, with no age limit. Composers who have a close personal relationship with any member of the organization may apply only if they indicate this on the application form. Opportunity / submission requirements The competition is for classical and modern classical music. Instrumentation and duration are free, from solo work, choir, concerto, and orchestra to electroacoustic work. Applicants submit a full score PDF and/or recording through the application form. The score may be an explanatory document instead of traditional notation. The submitted work may already have been performed or awarded. Multiple works are allowed with separate forms and fees. Prize / benefit / support Grand Prix: 100,000 yen with certificate. Up to 35 special-prize winners receive certificates. Results are scheduled to be notified by email and published on the website on 31 August 2026. Application method Apply through the official online application and payment form on the Ise-Shima competition page.

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://sonarloft.de/berliner-kompositionspreis-2026-en/ Deadline: 15 September 2026. Entry fee: 50 EUR. Eligibility: Applicants must be 35 or younger, with the cut-off date listed as 15 September 2026. The call is for composers working in classical, experimental, electroacoustic, jazz, or genre-free music. Composition / submission requirements: The call is for an unpublished and unperformed work for duo formations using violin, viola, cello, and/or piano. The required work length is 10 to 12 minutes. Required materials include the full score as PDF, individual parts as a joined PDF, a short biography of up to one page, a portrait photo, and the application fee. Prize / benefit: Main prize: 5,000 EUR and world premiere at the SONARLOFT concert at Kühlhaus Berlin. Two development prizes: 1,000 EUR each. The official page also lists certificate and personal support, and access to the SONARLOFT network. Application method: Apply through the official application link on the Berliner Kompositionspreis 2026 English information page. Jury deliberation is scheduled for September/October 2026, the winner announcement for 5 October 2026, and the live concert and award ceremony for 28 October 2026 at Kühlhaus Berlin.

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.westsidechamberplayers.org/callforscores Deadline: 30 June 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST. Entry fee: $10. The official page states that applicants may request a fee waiver by emailing callforscores@westsidechamberplayers.org if the application fee presents a financial hardship. Eligibility: Open to United States and U.S. territories-based composers currently enrolled in an academic institution for the 2025–26 school year, including high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Current DMA and PhD candidates are eligible. Spring 2026 graduates and Fall 2026 enrollees are also eligible. Composition / submission requirements: Submissions should be 6 to 12 minutes in length for chamber orchestra instrumentation, with maximum size 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.1.0 - timpani plus two percussion - piano - harp - strings. Multiple submissions are not allowed, and previously submitted works to the 2023–24, 2024–25, or 2025–26 calls are not accepted. The application materials include two full scores of the same work, one with personal information and one anonymous, plus a link to a MIDI rendition or live recording, resume/CV, and optional cover letter. Prize / benefit: Two selected works will be performed and recorded during the 2026–27 season. Selected composers receive live performance, audio and video documentation, and travel assistance to attend rehearsals and/or concerts in New York City. Application method: Submit through the official application portal linked on the Westside Chamber Players Call for Scores page.

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.chorusaustin.org/composers-competition Deadline: 30 June 2026, 11:59 p.m. CST. Entry fee: Not stated on the official page reviewed. Eligibility: Each division is open to composers of any nationality. The Young Composers Division is for composers no more than 30 years old at the submission deadline. The All Ages Division is open to composers of any age. Previous winners and composers directly related to Chorus Austin board and staff are not eligible. Composition / submission requirements: Composers may apply to only one division and may submit up to two entries in the selected division. Scores must be clear, legible, anonymous, and in PDF form from notation software. Submitted pieces may be sacred or secular, no longer than five minutes, and written for any combination or subset of mixed voices including SSA, SSAA, SATB with or without divisi, TTB, and TTBB. Pieces may be a cappella or accompanied by piano; a cappella scores must include a piano reduction. Texts other than English must be accompanied by a translation. Prize / benefit: Two winners are selected from each division: a first-place winner and a runner-up. First place receives a $1,250 cash prize, two complimentary tickets to each performance if held live, a live recording, a $250 travel reimbursement to attend the premiere performance if held live, and an opportunity to work with Maestro Ryan Heller and Chorus Austin Chamber Ensemble at a scheduled rehearsal. Runner-up receives a $500 cash prize and possible performance and/or recording. Application method: Submit through the official digital submission link on the Chorus Austin competition page between 1 June and 30 June 2026. Winners are scheduled to be selected by late summer 2026, and winning pieces are scheduled for performance at the Fall 2026 concert Journeys.

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.hamlischawards.org/classical Deadline: Registration deadline: 31 March 2027. The official page uses this date as the registration deadline for division eligibility. Entry fee: Youth Division: $50 US. Emerging Division: $75 US. The official page states that the registration fee may be paid by credit card or PayPal. Eligibility: Youth and emerging composers, arrangers, and songwriters from all countries and territories may participate. The official page defines the Youth Division as entrants under 18 years of age at the registration deadline, and the Emerging Division as entrants 18 years of age or older at the registration deadline, with no age limit. Composition / submission requirements: Entrants are provided with a short film and submit a classical piece and annotated sheet music by the submission deadline. Works must be original and created for submission to the awards. Entrants may register in teams of no more than two. Generative AI and pre-written or recorded music are prohibited in the composition or production of submissions. Prize / benefit: The winner receives $1,000 US in the Emerging Division or $750 US in the Youth Division, and the piece may be published by Concord. Nominees are invited to a professional-development day in New York City held in conjunction with the awards presentation. Application method: Register through the official Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards registration process linked on the Classical Composition page.

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/projekty/konkurs-kompozytorski/ Additional official rules/PDF URL: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/4-MKK-regulamin-EN_.pdf Deadline: 30 September 2026. The official rules state that the postmark date is decisive. Entry fee: Not stated on the official page and official rules PDF reviewed. Eligibility: The official rules state that adult individuals born after 30 September 1986 are allowed to take part. Composition / submission requirements: The subject of the competition is a work for string orchestra with a maximum formation of 5-4-3-3-1 and a duration of 5 to 10 minutes. One contestant may submit no more than two pieces. Submitted pieces must not have been previously published or awarded in any other competition. The rules require anonymous postal submission with sealed envelopes, printed scores, a digital version of the score, and an acoustic simulation of the composition. Prize / benefit: The official rules list First Award: PLN 10,000 and premiere performance of the winning piece during the 14th International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, with professional audiovisual recording of the premiere. Second Award: PLN 5,000. Third Award: PLN 1,000. Up to three Honourable Mentions may be confirmed by diplomas. Application method: Applications must be sent to the registered seat of the Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, Poland, with the note specified in the official rules.