Applications for Luna Lab Fellowships and Adventures in Sound courses are open each year in late summer/early fall. For eligibility requirements, important dates, tuition, and financial aid information see below.
To apply to the Luna Lab Fellowship you will need to include at least one completed musical work. We prefer a notated score and recording, but will also accept a recording of a purely electronic work, or a video of a performance. You can also, in addition to this completed work, send a proposal for a work you would like to write or are imagining (this is optional). To apply to Adventures in Sound courses, you will need to answer a few written statements.
The 2025-2026 Luna Composition Lab Program Application is available here, and will open on August 15:
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants should be age 13-18 (priority is given to students who have not attended college)
- Applicants must be female, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming composers
- If you have received a Luna Lab Fellowship you are not eligible to apply again
- If you have participated in Adventures in Sound, you are welcome to take the course again or apply to the Fellowship program
- For questions about eligibility, write to info@lunacompositionlab.org
2025–2026 DATES
- August 15: Application Opens
- September 15: Application Closes
- September 24: Applicants Notified
Luna Lab Fellowship will run from October 1 through June 30. Lesson times are coordinated individually between selected fellows and mentors. The end of year festival will take place in early June.
Adventures in Sound: Composers’ Toolkit will run on Tuesday evenings from September 30 December 16. The class will not be held on November 11 or 25. Class begins at 7:30 PM (Eastern) and runs for 60 or 90 minutes depending on the week.
Adventures in Sound: Exploring Inspiration will run on Tuesday evenings beginning at 7:30 PM (Eastern). Class will begin in late January and run through late April.
2025–2026 TUITION
- Adventures in Sound: Composers’ Toolkit: $240
- Adventures in Sound: Exploring Inspiration: $240
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarships are available for students who demonstrate financial need. Requests will be considered on the basis of need and available funding.