Cash Awards
The Music Center's Spotlight program awards over $100,000 in cash awards annually to Grand Prize Finalists, Semifinalists, Honorable Mentions and Merit awardees.
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 |
| Merit Awards |
$100 cash awards |