Greatest prize money for writing music

Greatest prize money for writing music
Who
Grawemeyer Award
What
160000 UK pound(s) sterling
Where
United States (Louisville,)
When
March 2007
The University of Louisville (Kentucky, USA)'s Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition is the world’s largest single prize for music writing, with a value of £160,000 ($200,000). The most recent recipient was Sebastian Currier(USA) for Static, written for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, and won in March 2007.