Albin Hagströms Minnesfond

Since 1997, the Albin Hagström Memorial Fund at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music has awarded scholarships for accordion and guitar players. The scholarships are aimed at accordion players and guitarists in the field of popular music. Applicants must be no more than 35 years old and Swedish citizens. The scholarships cannot be applied for by groups. The applicant must perform as an instrumental soloist and demonstrate skills on their instrument. Three different scholarships are available: a regular scholarship for those born in 1990 or later, a children and youth scholarship for those born in 2009 or later, and Albin Hagström's major scholarship of 100,000 Swedish kronor. The scholarships are intended to be used for studies. Selection is based on submitted audio files containing popular music compositions, preferably of different character, with a total playing time of no more than 15 minutes.