Purpose

ACMP's mission is to encourage people from all over the world to play chamber music for enjoyment and pleasure.

As the world’s only foundation with grant programs for amateur chamber music, ACMP prides itself in supporting programs that kindle the sheer joy of music and emphasize active participatory chamber music experiences, education and training for adult amateur musicians (18 and over).

Grant recipients represent a large range of organizers, from individuals to organizations with an annual budget of $500,000 USD or less.

Chamber music is defined as small-ensemble playing or singing, with one musician on a part and without a conductor.

Eligibility

Eligible Recipients

• Individual Workshop Organizers
• Organizations

Requirements

• Grants are open to applicants from all over the world
• Charitable or nonprofit status is NOT required
• Eligible organizations must have an annual operating budget of $500,000 USD or less
• ACMP grants are for programs serving adult amateur musicians (18 and over). Intergenerational programs including youth alongside adult amateurs are also eligible for support
• This grant program is only open to programs with an educational component
• ACMP does not support workshops or courses designed for the exclusive benefit of professional musicians, college music performance majors or conservatory students

Guidelines

• Applications must be submitted in English using the online application form (note: you can use Google Translate in your process)
• All programs must take place in the 2026 calendar year, or in the 2026/2027 academic year
• There are two categories of programs eligible for support: chamber music workshops or for semester or year-long educational chamber music programs
• All programs must be open to adult amateur musicians. ACMP defines adults as 18 and older
• Please submit only one application per grant category. You may include multiple similar programs within the same application (such as four weekend workshops.)
• ACMP will accept up to two applications per grant applicant
• Applicants must upload a Project Budget using the ACMP Budget Form. Budgets must accurately reflect the application narrative and be expressed in U.S. dollars
• GRANT DEADLINE: Friday, October 17, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
• Applicants will be notified by Monday, December 22, 2025

Budget Form Tips

• In-kind support can be used towards your projected income. Please put a dollar value for any donated goods and services in that row and provide a detailed breakdown in the separate In-Kind budget below.
• To help the grant reviewers understand your program, please do provide relevant information in the Notes column. For example, if your faculty costs are $5000, you could provide a note such as “$1000 per person for 5 faculty.” Or if you application includes multiple programs: “$3000 for 3 faculty for workshop 1, $2000 for 2 faculty for workshop 2.”
• This year we are only accepting pdf uploads for the budget form. To make a pdf from the excel spreadsheet, click on “Print” and then “Save as pdf.”
• Please make your budget pdf fit onto one page. There are 2 options, while you are in the “Print” menu. The default setting is portrait orientation. You can leave it that way and click on “Scale to fit.” Better yet, please change the orientation to “Landscape” and click on “Scale to fit.”
• Please change the name of the pdf to include the name of your project, i.e. “Chamber Music Workshop X_Budget Form.”

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Workshops/community programs without a robust chamber music coaching component
• Play-Ins or other chamber music experiences without an educational focus
• Programs intended exclusively for youth (under 18)
• Choral and orchestral programs or general music education classes or workshops
• Individual or group lessons in instrumental technique
• Concerts or activities intended for audience development (educational or otherwise)
• Professional-track music training (i.e. for college music performance majors; programs for college-level non-music majors ARE eligible)

QUESTIONS? Watch the video of this year’s Grant Information Session

If you still have questions after watching the video, please email Executive Director Stephanie Griffin at sgriffin@acmp.net

NOTE: Applicants may now choose to “Save and Continue” their application and email themselves a link to their draft that is valid for 30 days.

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