January
| Item title | Countries | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Competition of Composing Contemporary Sacred Music | Germany | 24 January 2010 |
| 114th ESB Feis Ceoil Composers' Competitions | Ireland | 29 January 2010 |
| DIFFUSION 2010 International Electroacoustic Music Composition Competition | Ireland | 22 January 2010 |
| OSSIA—2009 Ossia International Acoustic Composition Prize | United States | 01 January 2010 |
| Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble International Composition Competition 2010 | Austria | 31 January 2010 |
| West Cork Chamber Music Festival Composers' Awards and Workshops 2010 | Ireland | 31 January 2010 |