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These competitions foster the creation of new music. A monetary prize and/or a performance is often awarded to winning compositions.

Cash or Performance Awards

Competitions that award a cash prize and/or a performance of winning works.

Commissions and Recordings

Competitions to fund commissions or recordings of any particular kind of musical work. Items in this category include the Barlow Endowment Grants, the Copland Recording Program, etc.

Fellowships and Residencies

Competitions for fellowships or residencies that support creative or academic work. Compositions of specific instrumentation are rarely required for such applications. Items in this category include the MacDowell Colony, The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships, The American Academy in Rome, and so on.

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