Funding of the Pro Musica Viva - Maria Strecker-Daelen Foundation
The Pro Musica Viva Foundation supports contemporary music projects in the Rhine-Main metropolitan area as well as non-European music. Composers, authors, and performers are supported through scholarships, project grants, and training funding. Applications can be submitted at any time; decisions are usually made within six months.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The foundation's goal is to support needy composers, authors, and performers through one-time or ongoing grants. Funding is provided for musical productions and publications, scholarships for study, theoretical and practical training measures, research and publication projects, as well as the awarding of prizes.
Eligible expenses
- Musical productions
- Publications
- Scholarships
- Training measures
- Research projects
Non-eligible expenses
- Fees for composition commissions
- Flat-rate expenses (office rents, equipment costs, personnel costs)
- Subsidies for dissertations
- Completed project
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Educational Institutions
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Fulfillment of the foundation's funding conditions
- Application in German language
- Project proposal maximum five pages
- All documents as PDF in a single file
Documents required for application
- Short application
- Project description
- Cost and financing plan
Description
Since 1991, the Pro Musica Viva – Maria Strecker-Daelen Foundation has supported composers, authors, and performers in the Rhine-Main metropolitan area as well as in the field of non-European music through one-time or ongoing grants. Funding is provided for musical productions, publications, scholarships for study and further education, theoretical and practical training, research projects, and awards. Eligible applicants include private individuals, educational institutions, non-profit, and public organizations in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Application requirements include a project proposal written in German of no more than five pages, which must be submitted together with a brief application and a cost and financing plan as a single PDF. Fees for composition commissions, flat-rate expenses, and subsidies for dissertations are considered non-eligible costs.
The foundation aims to strengthen talented individuals in the contemporary and world music sectors and awards funding on an ongoing basis; decisions are generally made within six months. Particular focus is placed on works that were once considered "degenerate," as well as on innovative research and publication projects. By providing scholarships and project grants, a broad spectrum of artistic and scientific endeavors at home and abroad is supported. Interested individuals and institutions may submit applications at any time and thereby contribute to the vibrant ongoing development of the contemporary music landscape.
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