The International Anthony Burgess Foundation supports scholarship, public engagement, and artistic creation inspired by Anthony Burgess’s life and archive. Its giving is highly programmatic: it funds invited composers and partner ensembles to develop new music commissions tied to archival materials, and it offers small travel grants to researchers and presenters who need access to archives or academic conferences. It also convenes public lectures and events that broaden interest in Burgess’s work, often featuring well-known writers, critics, and scholars.
Small travel grants are available on a rolling basis, while larger artistic commissions and composer-in-residence opportunities are invite-only and likely curated through the Foundation’s own programming. Overall, the Foundation makes targeted, relatively small-to-moderate awards tied to specific projects rather than open-ended institutional support.
Travel grant applications can be submitted at any time, so researchers should apply when they have a clear archival or conference purpose and a specific budget. Commission and residency opportunities appear invite-only, so applicants should build relationships with the Foundation’s staff and watch its program announcements and lecture/events calendar.
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Current and upcoming funding from The International Anthony Burgess Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants will normally be working at postgraduate level or above. Open to researchers working on the literature and music of Anthony Burgess. There is no formal application form.
Deadline: Applications can be made at any time.
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