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.
COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS
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The IU Jacobs School of Music is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025-26 Community Impact Grants! The program is designed to support innovative ideas in performance or research with projects that are collaborative in nature and embedded in the Bloomington community. Now in its fourth year, the grants are funded by donors and projects are mentored by the Jacobs School’s Office of Entrepreneurship & Career Development.
SUMMIT: THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND AI
AlgoRhythms II
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Exploring the Future of Music and AI
After a groundbreaking and tremendously successful first conference, AlgoRhythms was back for the second year! The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, in collaboration with the Maurer School of Law and other partners on campus, within the Bloomington community, and nationally, hosted AlgoRhythms II, a dynamic popup summit that took place in late March, 2025. This event delved further profound impact of generative AI on the music landscape, and offered 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.
THE 2026 JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC INNOVATION COMPETITION
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The Jacobs School of Music’s Office of Entrepreneurship & Career Development is thrilled to host the 2026 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.
IU VENTURES FELLOWS
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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.
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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