INNOVATE. CREATE. EXPAND HORIZONS.
The Jacobs School of Music is home to innovative artists who expand creative horizons through their entrepreneurial activity. We invite you to explore projects by faculty and students that are donor supported through the annual Community Impact Grants, the Innovation Competition. Read our 2022-23 Annual Report here >
THE 2025 JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC INNOVATION COMPETITION
Find out about the Innovation Competition here >
The Jacobs School of Music’s Office of Entrepreneurship & Career Development is thrilled to announce the 2025 Innovation Competition, with a $6,000 Grand Prize for the competition winner and a $1,000 Second Place Prize. Additionally, all competition finalists will receive $250 to support their projects. The Innovation Competition is open to all JSoM students. Teamwork either within the JSoM or between IUB departments is strongly supported.
COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS
Learn about Community Impact Grants here >
The Jacobs School of Music Community Impact Grants are designed to support innovative ideas in performance or research for musicians, scholars and dancers with projects that are collaborative in nature and embedded in the Bloomington community. The 2024-2025 have now been confirmed.
THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC FIGHT SONG COMPETITION
Find out about the Fight Song Competition here >
The Jacobs School of Music is proud to announce the Fight Song Competition. We’re participating in a friendly competition with the Kelley School of Business to write the best fight song for our respective schools. The winning songwriter will receive a $500 prize, a professional arrangement by IU alumnus and award-winning composer Alex Tedrow, and a performance and recording by the JSoM Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. Eric Smedley. Applications are due December 15th.
IU VENTURES FELLOWS
Find out more about the IU Ventures Fellows Program here >
The IU Ventures Fellows Program is an experiential program to immerse students in the venture capital industry through National Venture Capital Association curriculum, real time projects, deal exposure & internships. The Jacobs School of Music sponsors between one and two students each year to participate in this opportunity.
SUMMIT: THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND AI
AlgoRhythms II
Visit the summit Information Page >
March 2025 | Explore the Future of Music and AI
After a groundbreaking and tremendously successful first conference, AlgoRhythms is back! The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, in collaboration with partners on campus, within the Bloomington community, and nationally, will be hosting AlgoRhythms II, a dynamic popup summit which will take place on a weekend in late March, 2025. This event will delve further profound impact of generative AI on the music landscape, offering an exploration, celebration, and a deep discussion on the evolving creative paradigm and our place within it.
Event Highlights:
- Panel Discussions: Thought-provoking conversations led by industry luminaries on crucial topics such as “Copyright Law in the Age of AI,” “AI Tools Empowering Artists,” “Startups in Music and AI,” and “Emerging Creativity in AI.”
- Conversations by national thinkers, startups, and legal minds in the vibrant IU/Bloomington creative ecosystem.
FUNDERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
JSoM Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development
JSoM Rural Engagement Initiative
IU Arts & Humanities Council
IU Center for Rural Engagement
IU Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Innovation Competition
Student and Faculty Community Impact Grants