Composers are named in the eligibility line — “visual artists in any medium; writers in fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry; and composers across musical genres” — which is rarer on the residency circuit than it sounds. The Winter/Spring sessions run January 15 to May 7, 2027, and applications close September 15, 2026 at noon Mountain time.
The arithmetic here runs the other way from most of this desk. The only money that leaves your account is the $30 application fee, stated non-refundable and explicitly non-waivable. Everything after that runs towards you: “Aside from the application fee, there are no additional charges to attend”, plus a $300 stipend paid in weekly instalments. A $100 reservation deposit falls due a month after acceptance, which the page treats as a holding sum rather than a charge.
The catch is eligibility rather than cost. You must be 25 or older, a US citizen or resident, and not enrolled full-time in a degree programme. Residents get a private room, a separate studio and a shared kitchen, and bring their own materials. Nothing on the captured page addresses rights in the work made there.