Canton Schwyz promotes talented children
In 2025, the canton of Schwyz distributed funding for musically talented children and young people for the first time. 45 of them will now receive special support until spring 2026.
In January 2025, a total of 54 talented young musicians registered for the entrance exam for the cantonal talent promotion program. 45 of them passed and will now receive special support until spring 2026. They can also look forward to receiving financial support from the canton.
The funding that the canton pays out to the talented musicians comes from the federal government. The Federal Office of Culture (BAK) has made almost 80,000 francs available for talented young musicians from the canton of Schwyz through its "Young Talents in Music" program, which also sets out the guidelines. The talents are divided into four different support levels: Basic (approximately kindergarten and elementary school in terms of age), Advanced 1 (secondary school), Advanced 2 (middle schools and vocational schools) and Pre-College (preliminary course for music studies).
A talent at the Basic level receives CHF 1000 per year, at the Advanced 1 level CHF 1500, at the Advanced 2 level CHF 2000 and a talent at the Pre-College level CHF 2500. This money is freely available. For the current year, 14 received support at Basic level, 18 at Advanced 1 level and 12 at Advanced 2 level. There was one support at Pre-College level.
