NAMM Foundation Announces Grants and Scholarships

Scholarships and President's Innovation Awards Support Future of Music Products Industry

The NAMM Foundation announced today that its 2010 Request for Grant Proposals initiative will open on July 1, 2009, at www.nammfoundation.org. The Foundation seeks to fund proposals for projects that further the music products industry’s mission of creating more active music makers of all ages and expand access to music making.

The Foundation Program Grants seek to motivate and inspire innovative music learning programs for people of all ages. In addition, the Foundation supports a Music Products Industry Scholarship and a President’s Innovation Award to further professional development within the industry, and provide recipients with the opportunity to attend the NAMM Show. Complete grant guidelines and application process are available at www.nammfoundation.org.

NAMM Foundation Program Grants support non-profit public service organizations that provide innovative music learning programs to reach new audiences with new protocols, and that further the NAMM Foundation’s mission of creating more active music makers of all ages.  To be considered for funding, a program may supplement, but cannot replace core curriculum music education programs. Phase I Letter of Inquiry submission deadline: September 10, 2009.

NAMM Foundation Music Products Industry Scholarships offer tuition scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000 to support full-time music business and music education college students who demonstrate interest in pursuing careers in the music products industry. Submission deadline:  September 30, 2009.

NAMM President’s Innovation Award is provided to under graduate and graduate students.  The cash award supports qualified college students to attend NAMM’s annual global music products trade show in Anaheim, Calif. Awards help with travel needs and expenses to attend the show. Awardees will participate in professional development offerings at the Show and have access to the more than 1,500 music products exhibits that constitute this global music products trade show. Innovation Award recipients are also encouraged to attend NAMM’s Summer Show presented each year in Nashville, Tenn. Submission deadline: September 30, 2009.
 
“Industry support of NAMM’s tradeshows allows the NAMM Board to give back to these worthy programs,” said Joe Lamond, president and CEO, NAMM. “The grants will help to create more music makers and the scholarships will help to recruit the best and brightest who will become the future leaders of the industry.”

For more detailed information about the programs that the NAMM Foundation’s initiatives support, and to access funding guidelines and details about how to submit a grant request, interested parties should visit www.nammfoundation.org/Grants/guidelines.html or e-mail grants@namm.org.

About NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry.  For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.