BMI Foundation

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 by executives of Broadcast Music Incorporated for the purpose of "encouraging the creation, performance and study of music through awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions." [http://bmifoundation.org/ BMI Foundation, Inc.] Additionally, the Foundation makes grants annually to other not-for-profit musical organizations.

Awards programs include:

*BMI Student Composer Awards for Classical Compositions [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/SComposer.asp BMI Student Composer Awards for classical composers ] ]
*Peermusic Latin Scholarships [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/peermusic.asp peermusic Latin Scholarship ] ]
*Carlos Surinach Awards and Commissions [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/CSurinach.asp Carlos Surinach Commissions for Classical Composers ] ]
*Woody Guthrie Fellowships [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/WGuthrie.asp John Lennon Scholarships for songwriters and composers ] ]
*Women's Music Commission [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/womens_music.asp John Lennon Scholarships for songwriters and composers ] ]
*John Lennon Scholarships [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/JLennon.asp John Lennon Scholarships for songwriters and composers ] ]
*Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/CParker.asp Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize ] ]
*Jerry Harrington Musical Theater Award [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/JHarrington.asp Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Awards ] ]
*Jerry Bock Musical Theater Award [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/JBock.asp Jerry Bock Musical Thertre Award ] ]
*Robert B. Sherman Scholarship [ [http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/rsherman.asp BMI Foundation - Robert Sherman Scholarship ] ]

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