Organise a Songwriting Camp | Publisher

Are you a music publisher organising a songwriting camp to create new repertoire? Sabam can contribute up to €2,000 per day, with a maximum of €12,000 per year.

Purpose of the grant

This grant provides financial support to music publishers organising songwriting camps aimed at creating new repertoire for specific artists or in response to a specific brief.

How much funding can I receive?

Sabam contributes up to €2,000 per day towards the organisation of a songwriting camp.

Who is eligible?

You may apply if: 

You may apply if:

• You are a music publisher affiliated with Sabam and actively exploit a catalogue representing emerging, developing and established songwriters.

• A music publisher may apply for this grant up to three times per calendar year, with a maximum annual allocation of €12,000.

• Written confirmation has been obtained from the commissioning party, clearly describing the assignment and/or identifying the artist(s) involved.

• The camp involves at least two songwriters/producers who are not part of the regular line-up of the project for which the repertoire is being written.

• At least 50% of participants are Sabam members.

• Participation in the songwriting camp is free of charge.

• Applications must be submitted at least one month before the start of the songwriting camp.

This grant cannot be combined with the following grants:

• Participation in a songwriting session
• Contemporary classical composition commissions
• Film music grants
• Stage music grants
• Creation of original music for audiovisual series
  
  

Deadline

Applications may be submitted on a rolling basis until the available budget has been exhausted.

What supporting documents are required?

To receive payment of the grant, you must provide: 

• Proof of payment for all eligible expenses;
• A list of the songs created during the camp, including, where possible, the artist, band or commissioning party for whom they were written and the release date (if known);
• Proof that the tracks heve been registered with Sabam.
  
  

Which costs are eligible?

All costs directly and demonstrably linked to the organisation of the songwriting camp are eligible, including:

• Venue hire
• Accommodation costs
• Catering
• Travel expenses for participants residing abroad
• Travel and accommodation costs for Sabam members when the songwriting camp takes place abroad in collaboration with a label or publisher active in that country
• Sabam reimburses 80% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of €2,000 per day.
  

Assessment of your application

Applications are assessed within 15 working days on the basis of the criteria above. Sabam reserves the right to:

• reject specific costs that do not qualify as eligible expenses.
• reject applications that do not comply with the criteria or the regulations of the Sabam Cultural Fund;
• refuse applications once the available budget has been exhausted;
• publicly communicate the awarding of the grant once approved.
  
  

Payment conditions

Sabam reimburses 80% of eligible costs, subject to a maximum of €2,000 per day and €12,000 per calendar year per publisher.

The grant will be paid in full once all supporting documents and feedback have been received.

No advance payments are made.

All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT.