The Ascap Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards 2025

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About The Ascap Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards

The ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award (the “Award”) is granted annually to encourage talented young jazz composers during the earliest stages of their careers.  The Herb Alpert Foundation, a nonprofit, private foundation established in the late 1980s, makes significant annual contributions to a range of programs in the fields of arts, arts education and compassion and well-being.  Its funding is directed toward projects in which Herb and Lani Alpert play an active role.

• Sponsor Organisation: ASCAP

Benefits of The Ascap Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards

• Eligible entrants will be selected as the Awards Recipients and will receive a monetary prize. The total value of the Prize(s) to be shared among the Award Recipients shall be determined in the Foundation's sole discretion.

The Ascap Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards Requirements

To be eligible for participation in the Award, an entrant (each an “Entrant”) must be, at the time of entry,

• At least 13 years of age;
• A U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or an enrolled student with a valid and current U.S. student visa;
• Under the age of 30 as of December 1, 2025; and,
• Must be, as of the Notification Period, either (i) an ASCAP writer member in good standing or (ii) unaffiliated with a performing rights organization (“PRO”); or (iii)  a member of an international PRO whose works are licensed through ASCAP.

Application Date and Process

 To be considered for the Award, Entrants must submit:

1.    A completed Online Application;

2.    A score/chart of one published or unpublished original work in the jazz genre (no arrangements); and

3.    An mp3 of an electronic realization or recording of the musical work.

One (1) Submission per Entrant. If multiple Submissions are received by the same Entrant, only the first Submission from that Entrant will qualify for entry into the Award; subsequent Submissions from that Entrant will be disqualified.

Application Deadline

01 December, 2026

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