Cash Awards
The Music Center's Spotlight program awards over $100,000 in cash awards annually to grand prize finalists, semifinalists, honorable mentions and selected preliminary participants.
Fourteen Grand Prize Finalists are chosen; two from each category.
| Grand Prize Finalists* |
$5,000 cash awards |
| Honorable Mentions* |
$1,000 cash awards |
| Semifinalists* |
$300 cash awards |
| Preliminary Prizes** |
$100 cash awards |
**A select number of preliminary prizes may be awarded by the Spotlight judges