Currently 3 active audio, sound and music grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the US. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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Annual residency in which artists live at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest and create site-specific work inspired by total immersion in the natural environment. WHO: visual and mixed-media artists, including those working with sound and with performance that incorporates visual elements. STAY: 6-8 weeks recommended; it can be split into two periods of at least three weeks each, and full immersion is preferred but flexible. OUTPUT: a site-inspired artwork, temporary installation or project donated to the Bernheim Foundation, plus public engagement (demonstrations, workshops, lectures, and participation in one of Bernheim's programmes or annual events). SUPPORT: USD 2,500 stipend; furnished rustic one-bedroom cabin with full kitchen, bath and Wi-Fi; modest heated studio with good natural light near a 32-acre lake; guidance from Bernheim's horticulture and operations teams, ecologists, scientists, naturalists and forest managers; free or heavily discounted classes, workshops and night walks; and participation in public and private events promoting the Arts in Nature programme. Deadline 30 November 2026.
Wave Farm, the Warhol Foundation-backed transmission arts center in Acra, NY, opens one application covering all its 2027 opportunities: the Transmission Art Residency, the Spatial Sound Residency, and two Radio Art Fellowship tracks (Research, and Community Engagement) connected to Wave Farm's WGXC radio station. WHAT YOU GET: a USD 1,000 stipend for each 10-day residency and USD 2,000 for each two-month fellowship, with access to Wave Farm's research library, transmitter and receiver equipment, and on-site staff support to develop a new transmission artwork. ELIGIBILITY: international; collaborations allowed; full-time students are ineligible except rare post-graduate cases; past residents and fellows may reapply; applicants may apply to as many opportunities as they wish but will be offered at most one; DJ sets are explicitly ineligible. A strong fit for signal-based, broadcast, spatial sound and radio-adjacent work. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026 at 11:59 pm EST. Finalists are interviewed by Zoom, with notifications in late February 2027 and residencies during 2027.
Matching grants supporting US-based performing artists and ensembles, all performing-arts practices including experimental music and performance, appearing at international festivals and significant presenting engagements outside the United States. GRANT: up to USD 11,000 toward eligible travel and engagement expenses, matched 1:1. ELIGIBILITY: artists/ensembles based in any US state or territory; not open to non-US-based artists. The portal opens early December 2026; the round covers projects between 1 July 2027 and 30 August 2028. DEADLINE: 24 February 2027, 11:59pm ET.