Scholarship

BMI Composer Awards (formerly BMI Student Composer Awards)

BMI Foundation

Award awards totaling $20,000 annually, shared among multiple winners
Deadline ~Jan 15, 2027 Estimated; confirm on sponsor site

Annual competition recognizing young composers of classical/concert music who are under age 28. Applicants must reside in the U.S. or its territories, or be citizens of any country in the Western Hemisphere; works are judged anonymously.

Eligibility

Grade levels
High school, College undergraduate, College graduate
Fields of study
Music

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