SOCAN Foundation awards emerging Canadian musical and audio-visual composers and songwriters producing high-quality original works that deserve to be recognized. A wide variety of awards are available to recognize the remarkable talent we call Canadian music-creators across genres.

SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers – Deadline: 2019 (TBD)

SOCAN Foundation Awards for Emerging Audio-Visual Composers (Sponsored by RBC) – Deadline: 2019 (TBD)

SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Canadian Songwriters (Sponsored by SiriusXM) – Deadline: July 16, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT

TD Indigenous Songwriter Award – Deadline: 2019 (TBD)

SOCAN Foundation hires renowned Canadian composers to serve as jury members, who meet over several days to review applications submitted for the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, Emerging Audio-visual Composers (Sponsored by RBC), and Young Canadian Songwriters (Sponsored by SiriusXM). Juries for each competition are balanced to ensure representation from the West, Central/East and Quebec regions. Each jury comprises three members, who report their results in meetings with the SOCAN Foundation manager.

Applications for the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers are reviewed anonymously. Applications for the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Emerging Audio-Visual Composers (Sponsored by RBC) and for Young Canadian Songwriters (Sponsored by SiriusXM) are not reviewed anonymously.

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