The Songwriter Development program offers a $2,000 subsidy toward a year of songwriting initiatives, such as domestic and international travel for co-writing sessions and trips, songwriting camps and workshops, and eligible showcases.
PROGRAM INTENT
The Songwriter Development program is designed to support professional songwriters writing for and with other artists in their continuing career development. Songwriters who are primarily recording and performing artists should review the Artist Development and Juried Sound Recording programs to support their activities.
To apply for this program, you must select Songwriter as a business activity and enter the following information in your Applicant Profile in order to receive an Approved Songwriter rating:
- Registration details from your performing rights organization;
- 3 commercially exploited copyrights in the past 12 months; and
- 10 songs written or co-written in the past 12 months.
Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.
FACTOR will reimburse 75% of the total eligible costs up to $2,000.
As part of your , you must:
- A current biography
- Plans for your songwriter development year. This plan should set out all your intended activities and should be as detailed as possible. You must outline where, when, why, and how you intend to execute your plan successfully.
