Music & songwriting
18 open competitions with cash prizes.
Today · Thursday 1 October
- $100,0002027 Cleveland International Piano Competition
Piano ClevelandCloses 4 Dec64 days left64 days leftCloses 4 Dec
- £50,000GBPThe Leeds International Piano Competition 2027
Leeds International Piano CompetitionCloses 7 Nov37 days left37 days leftCloses 7 Nov
- $50,00030th Annual Sphinx Competition
Sphinx OrganizationCloses 20 Oct19 days left19 days leftCloses 20 Oct
- A$50,000AUD2027 Sydney International Piano Competition
Sydney International Piano CompetitionCloses 8 Jan 202799 days left99 days leftCloses 8 Jan 2027
- €30,000EUR59th International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini"
City of GenoaCloses 1 Dec61 days left61 days leftCloses 1 Dec
- $25,000International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2026
International Songwriting CompetitionCloses 23 Nov53 days left53 days leftCloses 23 Nov
- $25,0002027 Lotte Lenya Competition
Kurt Weill Foundation for MusicCloses 8 Feb 2027130 days left130 days leftCloses 8 Feb 2027
- C$30,000CADConcours musical international de Montréal - Piano 2027
Concours musical international de MontréalCloses 31 Oct30 days left30 days leftCloses 31 Oct
- €20,000EURInternational Conducting Competition Rotterdam - Third Edition
International Conducting Competition RotterdamCloses 30 Nov60 days left60 days leftCloses 30 Nov
- $20,000John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2026 - Session II
John Lennon Songwriting ContestCloses 31 Dec91 days left91 days leftCloses 31 Dec
- $15,00012th Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition
Arizona State UniversityCloses 2 Nov32 days left32 days leftCloses 2 Nov
- $12,000Gerda Lissner Foundation 2027 International Vocal Competition
Gerda Lissner FoundationCloses 29 Dec89 days left89 days leftCloses 29 Dec
- €10,000EUR31st Épinal International Piano Competition
Épinal International Piano CompetitionCloses 30 Nov60 days left60 days leftCloses 30 Nov
- $10,0002026 American Songwriter Song Contest
American SongwriterCloses 7 Dec67 days left67 days leftCloses 7 Dec
- €7,000EUR62nd International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen
International Instrumental Competition MarkneukirchenCloses 31 Jan 2027122 days left122 days leftCloses 31 Jan 2027
- $5,000Ann & Charles Eisemann International Young Artist Competition (Piano 2027)
Richardson Symphony OrchestraCloses 16 Nov46 days left46 days leftCloses 16 Nov
- $5,000Wide Open Country Song Sessions
Wide Open CountryCloses 10 Jun 2027252 days left252 days leftCloses 10 Jun 2027
- $2,500Great American Song Contest 2026
Great American Song Contest / Songwriters Resource NetworkCloses 18 Nov48 days left48 days leftCloses 18 Nov