The Amphion Foundation

09/15/2026

We are pleased to announce the first round of 2026 Elliott Carter Special Grant recipients: Bowerbird Concerts-Philly, JACK Quartet, and San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra!

Learn more about their projects in the full announcement here: https://amphionfoundation.org/news/2026-spring-elliott-carter-special-grants-announced

[📸: Photo of BlackBox Ensemble courtesy of Bowerbird; Photo of JACK Quartet by Jason Smith; Photo of San Bernardino Symphony courtesy of San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra]

09/14/2026

The 2026 Fall cycle of the Amphion Grant Program is open and accepting applications! This cycle is for presenters, festivals, and music service organizations and offers both general operating and project support.

>>Deadline: September 24, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET

02/17/2026

📢 Attention first-time applicants! 📢 Thinking about applying to the 2026 Spring Amphion Grant Program? The last day to submit a new account request for the 2026 Spring Cycle will be this Friday, February 20.

More details can be found in the program guidelines here: https://amphionfoundation.org/programs/amphion-grant-program

If you are a returning applicant or already have an account, you're good to go! Only first-time applicants are required to go through the account request process and eligibility screening. As a reminder, the 2026 Spring application deadline is February 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.

02/05/2026

We are pleased to announce the second round of 2025 Elliott Carter Special Grant recipients: BlackBox Ensemble, Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts (Elevate Vocal Arts), and Earplay!

Learn more about their projects in the full announcement: https://amphionfoundation.org/news/2025-fall-elliott-carter-special-grants-announced

[📸: Photo of BlackBox Ensemble courtesy of BlackBox Ensemble; Elevate Vocal Arts logo courtesy of Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts; Photo of Earplay string trio by Scott Chernis, courtesy of Earplay]

01/26/2026

We are pleased to announce the 2025 Fall Amphion Grant recipients! 77 awards totaling nearly $270,000 were made to presenters, festivals, and music service organizations in the areas of both general operating and project support.

The next Fall deadline for the Amphion Grant Program will be September 24, 2026.

Read the full announcement on our website: https://amphionfoundation.org/news/2025-fall-grants-announced

01/22/2026

The 2026 Spring Cycle of the Amphion Grant Program is now open for applications! This cycle is for Performing Ensembles only.

>> Deadline: February 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET

01/21/2026

The Elliott Carter Special Grant Program is open for applications for the first review period of 2026! This program supports significant projects involving the performance or recording of Elliott Carter's works, especially those of which are lesser known or require larger forces.

>>Deadline: April 16, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET

08/11/2025

The 2025 Fall cycle of the Amphion Grant Program is now open for applications! This cycle is for Presenters & Music Service Organizations and offers both general operating and project support.

>> Deadline: September 25, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET

02/11/2025

The Elliott Carter Special Grant Program is now open and accepting applications. This program provides support for special projects involving the music of Elliott Carter.

Applications for this program will be accepted and reviewed twice annually. The deadline for the next review period is Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET.

Visit our website for the full guidelines and how to apply: https://amphionfoundation.org/programs/elliott-carter-special-grant-program

01/28/2025

We are excited to share some new updates to our grants system around how accounts are set up and managed! If you have applied to one of our grant programs in the past, you may remember that accounts used to be limited to one per organization. Under the new set up, each organization has a profile they can manage with one or more accounts.

Learn more here:

We are excited to share some new updates to our grants system around how accounts are set up and managed! If you have applied to one of our grant programs in the past, you may remember that accounts used to be limited to one per organization. Under the new set up, each organization has a profile the...