Chorus America invites diverse members of the music education and broader community with varied experiences and expertise to participate in the 2024 review for our 2 project grant programs for organizations: Music Education Partnerships or Commissions.
Music Education Partnership Grants will fund projects that aim to:
- Increase access to singing-based music education for students from historically marginalized communities,
- Promote cross-cultural learning and exchange,
- Uphold the principles of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- And serve students in the grant’s 4 regions of investment: British Columbia/Northwest, Central Appalachia, Southwest US, and the Upper Midwest
The Dale Warland Singers Commission Grants will fund US and Canada-based projects that aim to:
- Share artistically meaningful work with communities, and
- Support mutually beneficial collaborations between choruses and composers.
BIPOC/People of the Global Majority are strongly encouraged to serve as a grants panelist.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Panelists will participate in 1 or 2 review process phases, which will include:
- Phase 1 (All panelists - Commission & Music Ed):
- An Orientation & Implicit Bias Training 2 hours
- Scoring assigned applications Anticipate 15-25 hours over 5 weeks
- Attend one Finalist discussion 3 hours
- Phase 2 (Music Ed ONLY):
- A Learning Session Training 2 hours
- Participation in up to 10 virtual learning sessions with grant finalists (to be scheduled for 1 or 2 consecutive days). 6-12 hours
The total time commitment estimates for each phase are included above for informative purposes, though note that is an estimate and highly dependent on the number of applications received.
HONORARIUM
- An honorarium of $400 will be extended to Commission panelists participating in Phase 1 only.
- An honorarium of $1,250 will be extended to Music Ed panelists participating in Phase 1 and 2 of the review process.
2024 Grant Panelist Nomination
Chorus America invites diverse members of the music education and broader community with varied experiences and expertise to participate in the 2024 review for our 2 project grant programs for organizations: Music Education Partnerships or Commissions.
Music Education Partnership Grants will fund projects that aim to:
- Increase access to singing-based music education for students from historically marginalized communities,
- Promote cross-cultural learning and exchange,
- Uphold the principles of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- And serve students in the grant’s 4 regions of investment: British Columbia/Northwest, Central Appalachia, Southwest US, and the Upper Midwest
The Dale Warland Singers Commission Grants will fund US and Canada-based projects that aim to:
- Share artistically meaningful work with communities, and
- Support mutually beneficial collaborations between choruses and composers.
BIPOC/People of the Global Majority are strongly encouraged to serve as a grants panelist.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Panelists will participate in 1 or 2 review process phases, which will include:
- Phase 1 (All panelists - Commission & Music Ed):
- An Orientation & Implicit Bias Training 2 hours
- Scoring assigned applications Anticipate 15-25 hours over 5 weeks
- Attend one Finalist discussion 3 hours
- Phase 2 (Music Ed ONLY):
- A Learning Session Training 2 hours
- Participation in up to 10 virtual learning sessions with grant finalists (to be scheduled for 1 or 2 consecutive days). 6-12 hours
The total time commitment estimates for each phase are included above for informative purposes, though note that is an estimate and highly dependent on the number of applications received.
HONORARIUM
- An honorarium of $400 will be extended to Commission panelists participating in Phase 1 only.
- An honorarium of $1,250 will be extended to Music Ed panelists participating in Phase 1 and 2 of the review process.