FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: May 26, 2022
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. Dates for the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards (pictured) have been announced.
By Kerry Doole
Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines
CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period
Grants and Funding Deadlines
Canada Council Grants
FACTOR Songwriting Development Program
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund
Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants
Applications for Radio Starmaker Funding, Round 83
Applications for CMI Artist Entrepreneur Program
Applications to play at M for Montreal
Submissions for Canadian Folk Music Awards
Applications to showcase at Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
Applications for CMI Artist Manager Program
Submissions for SOCAN Foundation Canadian Music Assistance
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
CMAOntario Festival & Awards, London, ON
Canadian Music Week festival & conference, Toronto, ON
NXNE Festival, Toronto, ON
TBS Blues Summit & Maple Blues Awards, Toronto, ON
Canadian Country Music Week, Calgary, AB
Americana conference and festival, Nashville, TN
BreakOut West festival and conference
Nova Scotia Music Week, Sydney, Cape Breton
Mundial Montreal festival and conference
Canadian Folk Music Awards, Vancouver, BC