CSI

Music Business Skills Programme

The Music Business Skills Programme aims to provide SAMRO Full and Associate members with bursaries to help them better navigate the music industry.

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SUCCESSFUL BURSARY RECIPIENTS OF THE 2026 SAMRO MUSIC BUSINESS MASTERCLASS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE  ACADEMY OF SOUND ENGINEERING (ASE).

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE), is pleased to announce the latest cohort of 30 recipients for the 2026 Music Business Masterclass (MBM) bursaries. This flagship programme continues to form a core component of SAMRO’s Corporate Social Investment (CSI) strategy, aimed at empowering members with the knowledge and tools required to succeed in an increasingly complex and evolving music industry.

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SUCCESSFUL BURSARY RECIPIENTS OF THE 2026 SAMRO MUSIC BUSINESS PROGRAMME IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOULCANDI INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (SCIM).

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), in collaboration with the Soul Candi Institute of Music (SCIM), announces the awarding of 70 bursaries for the 2026 Music Business Skills Programme.

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SUCCESSFUL BURSARY RECIPIENTS OF THE 2026 SAMRO MUSIC BUSINESS PROGRAMME IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MUSIC BUSINESS LAB (MBL)

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is pleased to announce the 50 bursary recipients of the Music Business Lab (MBL) Publisher Programme 2026, a targeted professional development initiative designed to strengthen music publishing knowledge, business acumen, and commercial sustainability within the South African music sector.

Selected responses from the recipient members are below:
CSI

SAMRO CSI Programmes

In 2021 SAMRO CSI rolled out two pilot projects with SAMRO’s members in mind – The Music Creation Support Fund and bursaries for the Music Business Short Learning Course at Boston City Campus.
SAMRO CSI’s programmes are outlined below:

Research

Research

In 2021 the SAMRO CSI commenced on two important areas of research
Live Music

Concerts SA

Concerts SA is a joint South African/Norwegian live music development project housed within SAMRO’s CSI.
Archive

SAMRO Music Archive

The SAMRO Music Archive holds over 100,000 music scores and serves as a resource for researchers and musicians. Based in SAMRO’s Johannesburg offices, the Archive is one of the largest resources of Southern African music in the world.
Learning

Music Business Skills Programme

The Music Business Skills Programme aims to provide SAMRO Full and Associate members with bursaries to help them better navigate the music industry.
MCSF

The SAMRO Music Creation Support Fund (MCSF)

Since 2021, the MCSF offered SAMRO Members with Full or Associate membership the opportunity to apply for a supporting micro-grant to contribute towards the creation of new and original music works.

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