The purpose of the activity of the Music Endowment is to promote and preserve professional musical culture. For that purpose, the Endowment supports physical and legal persons that are active in Estonia and represent Estonia:

• creative people, their creative and research activity and self-improvement;
• individuals, associations and institutions and their efforts that promote musical culture (organisation of project-based musical events);
• popularisation of music: organisation of festivals, conferences, seminars, competitions, courses and other events;
• international communication in the area of music;
• recording, distribution and preservation of Estonian music and art of interpretation;
• meritorious persons involved in music and commemoration of meritorious musician;
• studies of young musicians in domestic and foreign higher schools;
• participation in master courses and international competitions;
• music journalism.
  

Depending on the aim of the application for funds, project, activity, creative work, life`s work, jubilee and funeral benefits and grants are awarded and awards are given.

The project benefit is intended to support activities that contribute to the development and renewal of Estonian music. The activity benefit is intended to support artistic associations and artistic collectives that promote musical culture. A condition of award of the project benefit and the activity benefit is the applicant`s cost-sharing and/or co-financing at least 10% of the total amount of the project`s costs.

The Endowment supports creative persons of the area with the creator’s salary. The creator’s salary can be applied for by natural persons.

The Music Endowment supports professional activity, development of skills and self-improvement of creative people (including performers, composers, arrangers, music researchers, music journalists etc.) by awarding grants.

 

Awards:

The Music Endowment`s annual awards are given to physical or legal persons that have excelled during the year, achieved a high level in their activity or developed the area that merits acknowledgement.

The Music Endowment`s life`s work award is 12,000 euros and intended to acknowledge long-term activity and contribution to the development of the area.  

Acknowledgement awards:

The teacher`s acknowledgement award is 2000 euros and is intended to appreciate pedagogical activity and promote musical education in Estonia. The Music Endowment`s acknowledgement award is is up to 10,000 euros and is intended to recognise Estonian musicians or music institutions for their activity so far. The Estonian Music Council music award is 6,000 euros and intended to recognise Estonian musicians or music institutions for their activity so far.