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Latin Music Research Grant Program

Deadline: 20-Nov-22

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation (LGCF) is seeking applications for Research Grant Program.

The Preservation Grant Program of the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation (LGCF) awards grants to organizations and individuals in an effort to further international awareness and appreciation of the significant contributions of Latin music and it’s makers to the world’s culture.

Funding Information
  • The Grants is up to $5,000 each
Eligibility Criteria

The Foundation encourages projects from around the world that are interested in historical research, anthropology, documentation of music traditions and Latin American folklore from the following twenty-four countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Application Instructions

Please submit one completed online application with the following information:

  • Contact and project overview.
  • Importance of the project.
  • Methodology.
  • Detailed explanation of the project’s budget.
  • Explain how the award will be invested. If funding from other sources will be required, describe the anticipated other sources of funding.
  • Narrative (must not exceed 5,000 characters including spaces).
  • Dissemination plan (must not to exceed 1,000 characters including spaces).
  • Brief biographies of key personnel (must not exceed 5,000 characters including spaces). Please indicate whether or not each person is a full-time employee or an independent contractor.
  • Access and dissemination: Research that has a broad public accessibility (i.e. available at no cost via publication and/or conferences) will generally be given priority over projects that have limited public access (i.e. shared solely in limited groups). Funding requests for projects with no public access will rarely be considered but will be evaluated based on impact and importance.
Ineligible Fund

The LGCF does not fund:

  • The Latin Recording Academy® and the Recording Academy®, Chapters, Trustees, Governors, Officers, Staff and related organizations or persons.
  • Projects from GRAMMY Museum and its Staff.
  • Organizations or individuals who discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, disability or age.
  • Research projects that are not based on Latin music genres.
  • Regular ongoing business activities of individual/corporate applicants.
  • Projects promoting advocacy issues or political candidates.
  • A single organization or individual awarded for more than three consecutive years.
  • Proposals for commercial purposes.
  • Purchase or repairs of music instruments.
  • Maintenance or upgrading of computer systems.
  • Competitions or any expense associated with competitions.
  • Work towards academic degree.
  • Music education or in-residence programs.
  • Tuition.
  • Endowments and fundraising.
  • Buildings and facilities.
  • Marketing, publicity or design costs.

For more information, visit Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

For more information, visit https://www.latingrammyculturalfoundation.org/en/what-we-do/latin-music-research-and-preservation-grants