Giorgia Mileto Award 2026, selections open

Applications open for the Giorgia Mileto Award 2026, with scholarships for Jazz and Pop courses up for grabs.

Saint Louis launches the seventh Giorgia Mileto Prize: ten scholarships for young musicians under 28 in the Jazz and Popular Music departments. Applications open until April 30, 2026.

The Saint Louis College of Music in Rome officially opens selections for the Saint Louis Scholarship dedicated to the Giorgia Mileto Award 2026, now in its seventh year. The award – created in memory of Giorgia Mileto, a longtime head of the Institute’s press office and a central figure in the academic and artistic life of Saint Louis – offers annual tuition reductions from 20 percent up to 70 percent, averaging between 1,000 and 4,000 euros per awardee.

Who can apply

Selections are open to musicians, singers and songwriters under 28-both students already enrolled at Saint Louis and aspiring external students. The call for entries has two categories:

Ordinary Category: musicians between 18 and 27 years of age as of June 10, 2026
Under 18 category: musicians who are under 18 years of age as of June 10, 2026

Scholarships available

Ten scholarships are planned for the 2026 edition distributed as follows:

2 grants – Pop Department : bass guitar, drums, guitar, piano, singing, songwriting
2 grants – Jazz Department : bass, drums, singing, guitar, piano, sax, violin
2 bags – Contrabass Jazz
2 bags – Jazz Trumpet
2 bags – Jazz Trombone

The committee reserves the right to change the pattern of allocations based on the quality and distribution of applications received.

How to apply for scholarships

To participate, you must fill out the online form by April 30, 2026, attaching a resume and at least two demos in audio or video format. Based on the submitted materials, the committee will select the candidates admitted to the auditions.

Auditions will be held live in Rome, at Saint Louis College of Music, in June 2026. Each candidate will perform a repertoire of his or her choice; the committee may require the performance of one or more compulsory pieces.

Deadlines to mark

Application deadline: submit form by April 30, 2026

Pre-selection results: will be announced by May 31, 2026

Scholarship auditions: month of June 2026, at Saint Louis College Of Music in Rome.

Before filling out the form, please carefully review the Call for Papers 2026, available in pdf by clicking below!

READ THE GIORGIA MILETO 2026 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Why apply for a Saint Louis scholarship

Saint Louis College of Music is an AFAM institution recognized by the Ministry of University and Research. Bachelor and Master of Arts courses in the departments of Jazz and Popular Music train music professionals with a teaching approach geared toward practice and live performance. Obtaining a Saint Louis scholarship means access to this path with significant financial support at an institute that has been accompanying young musicians toward professional careers for decades.

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FAQ

The Giorgia Mileto Prize annually awards scholarships to deserving young musicians to attend Bachelor and Master of Arts courses in Jazz and Pop at Saint Louis.

The award was established in 2020 to remember Giorgia Mileto, Saint Louis’ longtime press office since 2002, who was deeply involved in the growth of the AFAM Institute andthe many students who attended it over the years, accompanying them from their first steps on the stage and supporting them in their professional growth. Saint Louis, in agreement with the Mileto family, believes that the best way to remember dear friend and colleague Giorgia is to reward the talent and dedication to music of young musicians.

Musicians, singers and songwriters who are under 28 years of age on June 10, 2026. The award also includes an under-18 category, dedicated to very young music students who are under 18 years of age as of June 10, 2026.

Yes, even those who have never attended Saint Louis can submit their applications for the Giorgia Mileto Award. There is no need to pre-register for 2026/27 courses to participate in pre-selection. A student who participates in the final auditions will be able to decide whether or not to enroll after knowing the outcome, accepting the scholarship if he or she is the winner. If, on the other hand, he is not a winner, he will have no obligation to enroll in Saint Louis courses.

The Giorgia Mileto scholarship consists of major concessions on the fee – 20 percent up to 70 percent of the annual fee – for an average annual value of each awardee between 1,000 and 4,000 euros. It is therefore a partial waiver on the annual fee. There are no total forms of exemption.

Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2026, exclusively via online form found on the dedicated page on saintlouis.eu. Artistic curriculum vitae and two links to video or audio material, suitable for proper evaluation of the candidate’s artistic abilities by the internal Prize Committee, chaired by Saint Louis Education Director M° Stefano Mastruzzi, is required.

Candidates for the award who pass the initial pre-selection, made on the basis of the submitted material, will be called for auditions to be held in the form of a live concert, in the premises of Saint Louis in Rome, in June 2026. Applicants may be accompanied by their own band or by a resident band provided by Saint Louis itself. Further details on the conduct of the auditions will be communicated via email to the finalist candidates.