Grants

2025 Lamond GenNext scholarship winners

Celebrating the Next Wave of Music Industry Leaders: Meet 3 Lamond GenNext Scholarship Recipients

Three university students — a flutist, a vocalist and a percussionist — immersed themselves in instrument demos, music tech, education, and live bands at The 2025 NAMM Show, all because they dared to share why they aspire to careers in the music industry.
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Virtual Information Session on Global Grantmaking: March19

Learn more about our Global Grantmaking cycle. We'll cover our priorities, guidelines, eligibility criteria, timeline, and the application process.
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Virtual Information Session on Global Grantmaking

Learn more about our Global Grantmaking program. Our foundation staff covered grantmaking priorities, guidelines, eligibility criteria, timeline, and the application process.
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2025 Lamond GenNext Award Winners

The award supports individuals enrolled in two- or four- year college and university programs, and are preparing for careers in the music, sound, and entertainment technology industries.
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Join Your Industry Peers with Our End-of-Year Gift Challenge 

Together We Can Create a More Musical World
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NAMM Foundation Announces Expanded Annual Grantmaking with Focus on Creating More Music Makers

Increasing to $750,000 in Global Grantmaking, Serving All Industry Segments Across the Lifespan of Learning
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NAMM Foundation Proudly Supports 2025 Global Grantmaking Programs

Global Grantmaking invests in big ideas and bold solutions that make good on NAMM’s belief that without equitable pathways to music-making and music careers, our global industry cannot thrive.
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Scholarship Opportunities to Support Career Path

The NAMM Foundation is accepting applications for three award programs that offer support to attend The NAMM Show for college students, college faculty, and mid-career music business professionals striving for career advancement.
Bernice Ash Memorial Award Winner Connor Taylor with Ben Ash and Mary Leuhrsen

The Bernice Ash Memorial Award Names 2024 Recipients

Two emerging industry leaders were named as recipients of the annual award to support their professional development.
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The NAMM Foundation Celebrates 2024 Scholarship and Award Recipients

The NAMM Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2024 scholarship program, which provided funds to emerging industry leaders, college students and faculty to participate in The 2024 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

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