Musicians Foundation Aid

Eligibility
To qualify for aid from the Musicians Foundation, you must meet the following conditions:

You (or the person for whom you are applying) must be a musician of any genre in a time of acute need, due to personal, medical, dental, or family crisis, natural disaster, or other emergency situation.
You must have worked in the United States as a professional musician for at least five (5) years.
You must currently reside in the United States.
You must be able to provide tax documentation detailing that for five (5) or more years, your principal income has been derived from your work as a musician.
You must submit an application, which will be reviewed by the Musicians Foundation screening committee.

Please note:

We give grants for medical and allied living expenses in emergencies, and pay these debts on behalf of the musicians we help. We do not write checks directly to musicians.
We do not give grants for scholarships, loans, or private unemployment benefits.
If necessary, applications may be filled out by friends or family of the musician in need. We also aid musicians who need assistance supporting their family members in times of emergency.
For further questions regarding eligibility, please email info@musiciansfoundation.org or call our office at (212) 239-9137.

Find more information about this opportunity here.

**March 18, 2020 **
Musicians – thank you for your patience during this time, as we figure out our next steps forward to address the needs of performers, educators, and composers. Soon, we will be launching a CV19 Emergency Aid Grant Program to give eligible applicants modest grants up to $200. We expect very high numbers of applicants, so we must limit amounts in order to spread available resources. Please check this page in the coming days to apply. Our application will remain closed until the new CV19 form is published. Our partnering organizations, MusiCares, The Actors Fund, and Jazz Foundation of America are also working on assistance programs, so please look into possibilities with each of them. Thank you again for your understanding, and all you do to bring music to the world.