Grant Funding – Film Music Foundation

About the Fund

AL WOODBURY, 1964

The Albert and Jeanne Woodbury Fund

Grants for film music students, student composers, researchers, and other educators are available through the generosity of the Albert and Jeanne Woodbury Fund. Jeanne and her husband, composer/orchestrator Al Woodbury, were colleagues and good friends of Elmer Bernstein with whom they shared an interest in film music education. Jeanne made a substantial donation in her will to the Film Music Foundation and we thank her for the gift and the opportunities it has created for scholars and student composers.

The Dimitri Tiomkin Music Charity Fund

DIMITRI TIOMKIN AT THE 1953 ACADEMY AWARDS

The Film Music Foundation manages The Dimitri Tiomkin Music Charity Fund in the United States in conjunction with the trust in London. This fund is dedicated to supporting initiatives that celebrate and preserve the iconic works of composer Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979). Our focus includes the preservation of invaluable materials from his illustrious career, including his film, ballet and concert manuscripts.

What We Fund and Who May Apply

SUNDANCE FEATURE COMPOSER LAB GROUP
(Photo By April Blackman)

Grants are available to eligible organizations and institutions which sponsor:

Film music research and writing
Film music cataloging and preservation
Film scoring studies and workshops
Film music-related projects that meet the FMF criteria

In most cases, individual applicants do not apply directly but rather are screened by their host nonprofit or educational organization which then applies to the FMF on the individual’s behalf. For example, instructors at university film scoring workshops may apply on behalf of individuals who have been selected by the instructor.

THE CUE SHEET, FILM MUSIC SOCIETY

Grants are not made to or for:

Individuals unaffiliated with an institution (some exceptions may be considered)
Religious or political organizations for promotion of their beliefs
Endowed chairs, fellowships, internships or other academic positions
Organizations that would re-grant the money to others
Production of film, DVDs, CDs, live performance, award events or other for-profit media
Fundraising, annual campaigns or ongoing operational support
Composer demos
Authorship on fan websites

The FMF prefers to consider requests that are one-time or short-term in nature.

Most of our grants are $1,500 – $8,000, which give us the greatest flexibility in reaching the widest number of requests.

For legal and/or financial reasons, Domestic (U.S.) applications may take priority over non-U.S. applications.

Whenever and wherever possible, recipients should acknowledge the FMF as a source of funding.

How to Apply

All requests for funding must be accompanied by the completed online application available on this site to be considered.

Applicants are welcome to fill out and submit the online application, which will be sent electronically to our Submissions Dept.. Upon submitting the form, you will receive your own copy via email to the address you provide in the form.

Grant applications are reviewed twice annually. Please submit your application by the end of March for consideration in the spring, and by the end of September for consideration in the fall. For more information, see our FAQ page.

Privacy

All information submitted by you to the FMF will be viewed and used solely by the Film Music Foundation. Your information will never be made public or shared or sold to any other entity.

Past Recipients

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, for support toward film music exhibits/education.
American Film Institute, for support of a film music supervisor for graduate student films.
Bagaduce Music, for cataloguing a film music library.
Cambria Music, for digital transfer of radio interviews with Golden Age film composers recorded 1930s – 1970s.
Capitol Arts Complex, for a pre-concert talk for organ with silent films.
The Cleveland Composer Incubator, for support of a collaborative film music mentoring program at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and Kent State University.
Columbia College Chicago, for a film music masterclass.
Colonial Singers and Players, toward the English translation of an Italian scholarly text on the works of composer Ennio Morricone.
Dillard University, for scholarship-related equipment damaged in the hurricane.
European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, for a European film composer panel at the Camille Awards, Belgium.
Film Music Society, for cataloging the David Mitchell soundtrack collection; publication of The Cue Sheet issues; special edition celebrating the 1963 Hollywood Bowl “Music From Hollywood” concert.
Ilsley Music, for film music workshops.
National Symphony Orchestra, for pre-concert talks.
New York University, for preselected student participation in film music workshops in memory of Buddy Baker.
Oticons Faculty, for a film music workshop.
Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, for composer workshops.
Research Centre, Audiovisual Media at the University of Liverpool, for the study of Film Music in the UK; seminar scholarships.
Seattle Film Institute, for film scoring workshops.
Sundance Institute Film Music Program, for workshop scholarships.
University of Southern California, for cataloging the collected works of composers Maurice Jarre and Leo Arnaud; preservation and scanning of holographic sketches of composer Dimitri Tiomkin.
University of Surrey, for scholarship and The International Film Music symposium.