Award Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• Must be between the ages of 17 and 24 as of February 15, 2025

• Must be in residence in the U.S. or its territories

• May only submit one application per BMI Foundation awards program

• May not submit the same musical work to more than one BMI Foundation awards program

• May only submit works that have not be assigned to any major music publisher or major record label.

• May only apply if they have not previously won the Dolly Parton Songwriters Award or Nashville Songwriting Scholarship. (Honorable mention may apply again.)

Deadline: January 15, 2025

To apply: https://bmifoundation.org/by-application/dollypartonsongwritersaward