Grants

Photo of the 2022 NAMM President Award Winners with NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond at The 2022 NAMM Show in Anaheim

Applications for The President’s Innovation Award are Now Open

The application period for The NAMM Foundation’s President’s Innovation Award is now open. The annual award provides college music students focused on a career in music a stipend to attend The 2023 NAMM Show where they are invited to explore concepts, sessions, and technologies across music, pro audio, and entertainment technology.
GenNext College Music Society Fellows Program Award logo

Investing in the Future of the Music Industry with the Faculty Fellows Program

The NAMM Foundation-College Music Society Fellows Program seeks to support individuals who exhibit commitment and aptitude for developing curricula related to business leadership and innovation in music, pro-audio, and event technology.
young children making music

The NAMM Foundation Announces $482,500 in Grants to 23 Music-Making Programs

Grants provide vital funding to recipient organizations to create more music makers globally.
Women of NAMM

Women of NAMM Selects Scholarship Recipients to Attend The NAMM Show

Women of NAMM (WON) returns to The 2022 NAMM Show and recognizes six recipients with an annual NAMM Show scholarship, an award that will help them attend their first NAMM Show.
Women of NAMM Summit recipient

The Music People and Women of NAMM (WoN) Bring Equity to our Industry

The Leadership Summit program supports women working in the music products industry and their goals to connect, support and grow their leadership and professional abilities. An annual leadership emersion experience will be offered with the applicants receiving the educational experience covered by the awarded scholarship.
Bernice Ash Award Winner

Bernice Ash's Legacy Continues as Award Brings Professionals to The NAMM Show

Established in 2021, the Bernice Ash Memorial Award “honors the remarkable life and legacy of Bernice Ash, a music retail visionary who spearheaded the expansion of the Sam Ash family-owned music stores, broadening inventory for the chain across multiple new categories.
Bernice Ash Award Memorial

The Bernice Ash Memorial Scholarship Fund Announces Inaugural Recipients

- Fund honors pioneering spirit of industry leader and offers advancement opportunities for emerging leaders -
The 2022 Innovation Award Students

The President’s Innovation Award Welcomes Emerging Leaders to The 2022 NAMM Show

The NAMM President’s Innovation Award honors college students who demonstrate excellence in the field of music. Winners have proven dedication to pursuing a career in music to include the areas of music performance, music education, media, sound engineering/audio, event technology, production, administration, management and/or marketing along with product creation and innovation.
Women of NAMM

SWIM and NAMM Become WON: Women of NAMM

On International Women’s Day, Smart Women in Music (SWIM) is pleased to announce the group’s evolution to Women of NAMM (WON) and status as an official, all-volunteer council of NAMM.
NAMM CMS Fellows Award

NAMM Foundation-CMS Fellows Program at The NAMM 2022 Show

The NAMM Foundation-College Music Society Fellows Program seeks to support individuals who exhibit commitment and aptitude for developing curricula related to business leadership and innovation in music, pro-audio, and event technology.

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