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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Jan. 2, 2019

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Additions this week include February's MEGAPHONO festival and conference in Ottawa (pictured).

 

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Jan. 2, 2019

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold Certification: Applications now open. This program awards artists who have sold at least 25,000 tickets during their Canadian tour(s) throughout any 12 months.

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

7-Jan-19

Showcase applications for CMW, Toronto, ON, May 6-12

 


 

25-Jan-19

Applications for Midem Artist Accelerator Program

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

7-9-Feb-19

Megaphono festival and conference, Ottawa, ON

 


 

13-17-Feb-19

Folk Alliance International Conference, Montreal, PQ

 


 

8-17-March-19

South By Southwest festival and conference, Austin, TX

 


 

6-12 -May-19

Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

1-5-May-19

East Coast Music Awards, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

16-18-Aug-19

DIY Musician Conference, Austin, TX

 


 

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Andrew Mosker

Andrew Mosker is the founding President and CEO of the National Music Centre (NMC) in Calgary, where he has spent more than two decades building one of Canada's most significant cultural institutions. Under his leadership, NMC evolved from the grassroots Cantos Music Foundation into the national home for music in Canada, culminating in the creation of Studio Bell — a $191 million landmark that now houses special exhibitions for the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (with a special focus on Sum 41 this year), Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame collection, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and ADISQ Hall of Fame. In 2024-25, NMC presented a special exhibition on the Beatles' first trip to Canada and announced a major partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, expanding NMC’s global reach. In 2025, Mosker was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, further recognizing his national contributions to Canada’s cultural landscape.

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