The peermusic Latin Award is an annual competition open to student songwriters and composers of Latin music. A scholarship is presented annually for the best original song or instrumental composition in any Latin genre. Applicants must be residents of the United States or Puerto Rico. Song submissions can be in any language. An English translation of lyrics or text must be included in the application. Applicants may not submit the same song to more than one BMI Foundation awards program. Work submitted must never have been commercially recorded, published or distributed. Please contact the BMI Foundation, Inc. for more information about the award.