Funding:

Grants for Organizations and Individuals

The Opera Foundation of Buffalo provides funding to individuals and organizations, primarily in the Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier, to promote and support opera.

Grants normally do not exceed $750.

Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate how the funding will fulfill the mission of the Opera Foundation of Buffalo.

Once you have completed the grant application form (available at the link below), inform Cherie Ruben (at CRuben@harmonia-care.org) that you have done so. Proposals will be reviewed within four weeks of receipt. 

The application form is available at https://tinyurl.com/operafoundationgrant. 

Student Achievement Award ($1,000 Fellowship)

Eligibility 

The 2027 competition is open to students of all ages enrolled in voice lessons with voice teachers in Buffalo area. Applicants should be nominated by their voice teachers. 

Repertoire List for the Competition

Select two contrasting pieces, either songs or arias, and include the title and composer for each. Both pieces must be performed from memory. This is your opportunity to showcase your strengths in tone and vocal technique, musicality and expression, language and diction, as well as communication, interpretation, and theatrical presentation. Choose pieces that best represent you as an artist and demonstrate your achievements in singing. 

Application

On the application form, in addition to listing your chosen repertoire, you will be asked to describe the steps you have taken to develop your current level of vocal ability and to explain how you would use a $1,000 award to further enhance your vocal skills and artistic growth. Be specific in outlining how the funds would be used—for example: "I will take 10 lessons with my current voice teacher at $50 per session to prepare for college auditions and scholarship competitions, use $250 to travel to auditions or conferences to expand my knowledge of singing, and allocate $250 to purchase a professional outfit for performances." 

The application form is available here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19sCNGRTeVRtePrUHErCOp3M7IsAG5pedtuH2HdWo9KQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.rhunn6orzc4c