Support

Need a Letter of Support for your funding application? WAM can help!

At WAM, we’re passionate about supporting the local music scene and directly helping WA artists, bands, and music organisations secure vital funding. We understand the importance of a strong letter of support to provide funders with context and strengthen your applications.

How can WAM support you?

To ensure the most impactful letter of support, we have a clear process based on internal policies. When considering your request, WAM assesses the project’s benefit to WA’scontemporary music industry and its significance to the national sector. We align your project with our strategic plan and vision for contemporary music in WA, as well as the funder’s strategic framework.

We need the following background info:

This helps us identify any potential conflicts of interest and provide a strong letter of support.

It’s fairly standard practice in the industry to provide a template draft letter when you request one, so we encourage sending us one.

We need at least 10 business days to turn these around. This allows our small team enough time to assess the request and return the signed letter to you – remembering that we are often hit with a flurry of requests in the two weeks leading up to grant rounds closing!

Please consider making your request earlier, especially if we’re unfamiliar with your project. We prefer to receive applications direct from the artist, organisation, or their manager. Requests from third parties will be considered and assessed on the information provided.

Importantly, as the peak body for contemporary music in WA and a trusted voice for the industry, we reserve the right to refuse to provide a letter of support for any reason. This includes but is not limited to staff workload, inappropriate content, delivery concerns, lack of information, or a potential conflict of interest.