NAMM Foundation Announces Deadline for 2011 President’s Innovation Award

 The NAMM Foundation announced today that Sept. 30, 2010 is the final deadline for college students to apply for a 2011 NAMM President’s Innovation Award. The award supports college students interested in and planning for careers in the music products industry to attend professional development activities at the world-famous NAMM Show Jan. 13-16, 2011 in Anaheim, Calif. Interested parties must submit their application online at www.nammfoundation.org by 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Sept. 30. 

The NAMM President’s Innovation Award is provided to under graduate and graduate students. The cash award supports qualified college students to attend NAMM’s annual global music products trade show. Awards help with travel needs and expenses to attend the show. Awardees will have access to more than 1,500 music products exhibits that constitute this global music products trade show. NAMM will also host tailored professional development lectures and mentoring sessions with successful industry professionals, and recipients will have the opportunity to attend networking events and meet with representatives from professional music organizations.

“The President’s Innovation Award seeks highly motivated college students planning for careers in the music industry,” said Joe Lamond, NAMM president and CEO.  “Our support of these individuals will fuel the innovation and business leadership in our industry in the decades ahead and we look forward to their participation at the largest music products trade show in the world, and a chance for them to learn from the industry’s most successful and seasoned professionals.”

For more detailed information about the programs that the NAMM Foundation’s initiatives support and to access funding guidelines and details, visit www.nammfoundation.org or

e-mail grants@namm.org.

About the NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.