• KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION / 15 East 65th Street / New York, NY 10021 / (212) 734-2130 / Fax: (212) 628-4552 / ul. Nowy Swiat 4, Room 118 / 00-497 Warsaw, Poland / Tel-Fax: 011 (48) (22) 621-7067 / E-mail: koscious@warman.com.pl / Website: www.kosciuszkofoundation.org
Unspecified number of graduate fellowships for candidates who are of Polish descent for graduate studies in any fields, and to Americans of non-Polish descent who are majoring in Polish studies (including the language, literature and culture of Poland) at the graduate level at an American university. Preference is given to students who supply evidence of identifying with the Polish community over those whose only claim is birth or descent. Programs include: exchange programs with Poland; and scholarships and grants to Polish citizens abroad. Deadline for all scholarships is January 15. Applications may be downloaded from the above website.
•KOUSSEVITZKY MUSIC FOUNDATION / The Koussevitzky Music Foundations c/o Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP /
900 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022 /
Telephone: 212-895-2367 /
E-mail: info@koussevitzky
/ Website: www.koussevitzky.org
The commissioning program is for composers, whose application must be sponsored and submitted by an orchestra or chamber group wishing to co-commission the work with the Koussevitzky Foundation. Commissions for symphonic works will range from approximately $20,000 to $30,000 and for chamber groups $12,500 to $17,500. The organization applying for symphonic commissions must provide a one-third matching grant. Contact the Foundation each year for new guidelines and application deadlines.