2026/27 Grant Applications Are Now Available!

The Weeping Willow Trust Flute Teacher Grant ($2,000, awarded biennially*) supports local private flute teachers by providing funding to develop educational endeavors for their private flute studios. Private flute teachers seeking enriching educational opportunities for their private students are encouraged to apply. This grant may support the development of curricular resources, performances with associated curricular resources, community outreach, collaborative ventures, guest artist funding, or other innovative concepts**.

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Important Dates:

• Application open: Sunday, September 20th, 2026

• Application deadline: 11:59 PM on Sunday February 7th, 2027

• Recipient(s) notified and funds awarded: by Saturday, March 6th, 2027 

• Grant recipient(s) presentation (10-15 minutes):  at the Seattle Flute Society Flute Celebration Day of the 2027 Season. 

Teachers applying for this grant should meet the following requirements:

• Must be an active member of the Seattle Flute Society prior to filing application, and membership should remain active, at least, through the Seattle Flute Society Flute Celebration Day of the next season.

• Must teach private flute lessons to pre-college and/or adult amateur students in Washington State.

• Must have a minimum of five (5) regular private flute students (pre-college and/or adult amateur) at the time the application is submitted and funds awarded.

• Previous grant recipients are not eligible for this grant, but previous applicants whose project was not awarded funding may reapply in a future grant cycle (including this one).

• Current SFS Board members are NOT eligible for this grant cycle.

• Funding is for new projects, not for reimbursement of completed projects

• Project must be completed prior to the Seattle Flute Society Flute Celebration Day of the following season.

• Project should directly benefit the students in the private studio of the applicant.

• Project is not intended for professional development

• Team projects are encouraged. All teachers involved in the proposed team project should individually meet the listed requirements of grant application, and the project should directly benefit the students of all of the private teachers on the application. 

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*Up to $2,000 will be awarded biennially to at least one proposed project. All applications will be reviewed by an anonymous panel.

**Proposals for arranging, recording, written-materials or other materials to be used or produced as part of the project must complete all licensing needed per copyright laws. Please be aware that there is no project that would fall under "Fair Use" that would qualify for this grant.

Contact education@seattleflutesociety.org with any questions or need of assistance in applying for this grant.