Palomino Grant Submission Form

Trampled by Turtles are happy to present to you the 2025 Palomino Grant — available to musicians in the Twin Ports of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI.

The Grand Prize award is $5000 to be used in your battle against artistic mediocrity (recording, gear, touring—they’re all fair game).

Grand Prize:

To sweeten the deal, dear Friends of the band, Cambridge Family Dental in Cambridge, MN, have donated an additional $2000 for a total cash reward of $7,000 to this year’s Grand Prize winner. The winning artist also gets 3 years of free dental cleanings/exams.

Our friends at the legendary Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls have also donated two days at their studio to the winner.

Winner will also be given the opening slot at the TbT + S.G. Goodman show at Duluth’s Bayfront Park on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Second Place:

Cambridge Dental are also generously donating $2000 to the runner up artist.

We are so grateful for their generous contribution to supporting art. Be sure to show them some love!

To qualify as an individual, you must reside within twenty miles of either Duluth, MN or Superior, WI. To qualify as a band, at least half of your members must reside in that area.

Fit the bill? Complete and submit this application by Wednesday, May 21st 2025.

Winners will be chosen in early June.

Thank you for making this little part of the world so beautiful.

Artist Name

E-mail*

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Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Tell us about yourself!

Describe your role in the work (eg. singer, songwriter, guitarist). If the applicant has multiple roles please list them all, along with the roles of anyone else who contributed to the submitted work sample (eg. other instrumentalists, songwriters, lyricists, producers, etc).

If you were awarded this grant, how would you use it?

Tell us what this area has meant to your music. There's a lot of places to live and create out there, tell us why you choose here.

Work samples will be used to help evaluate the artistic quality of the applicant's artwork.

At least one work sample is required.

All works submitted must be the sole property of the artist(s). Artists must not present the work of others as their own work. When adapting, incorporating, or significantly drawing upon others’ work, proper attribution is expected.

Enter the date the work was completed (If in progress, state "work in progress").

Song #1

Date of completion

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Song #2

Date of completion

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Song # 3

Date of completion

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Performance Video Links (preferably Youtube)