Southeast Texas Suzuki Association

STXSA Summer Suzuki Institute Scholarship

STXSA Summer Suzuki Institute 

Scholarship Information

Summer Suzuki Institutes provide engaging and in-depth learning opportunities for students. STXSA helps support the growth of students’ music education by offering financial aid for SAA Summer Suzuki Institutes. Financial assistance is available to a limited number of STXSA Family Member students of current STXSA Teacher members. The amount of each scholarship and quantity of scholarships available vary according to the funds available from the annual STXSA budget and yearly donations. One special scholarship, the “Ethan Atkinson Memorial Fund Guitar Scholarship,” may be awarded to one guitar student. In keeping with the Suzuki philosophy, these are not merit-based scholarships. Major determining factors for scholarships are a family’s commitment to the Suzuki philosophy, their financial need, and previous Institute attendance. Our goal is to give partial financial assistance to support students’, parents, and teachers’ visions of learning and growth.

Application Guidelines

Application Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2025
Awards Announced: Monday, February 10, 2025

Guidelines:

  • Student’s teacher must be a current, active STXSA Teacher Member.
  • Student’s family must be current STXSA Family members.
  • Open to all Suzuki instruments and voice.
  • Scholarships are for SAA-Approved Summer Suzuki Institutes ONLY. Students
    must attend an SAA-Approved Summer Suzuki Institute. See the SAA website for more information on all SAA-Approved Summer Suzuki Institutes.
    www.suzukiassociation.org.
  • In keeping with Suzuki philosophy, this is not a merit-based scholarship, but a partial assistance scholarship to support a student’s or parent’s vision for Suzuki Institute training.
  • The entire application must be completed in order to be considered, including income information (See application below for required income information).
  • The student must write a short essay, one page maximum, about why attending a Summer Suzuki Institute is important to him or her.  If the student is unable to write an essay for any reason (age, disability, etc.), the student can submit a YouTube or Vimeo video in which the student explains why attending a Summer Suzuki Institute is important to him or her. The essay will be evaluated for clarity and thoughtfulness.
  • The student must submit a link to a video of one polished piece of music. This can be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo. If the piece is performed with an accompanist, the soloist must be clearly and easily heard. The selection must be from the standard Suzuki books.
  • Once the application is received, STXSA will send the teacher recommendation form to the student’s teacher. The student’s family is not responsible for the submission of the teacher recommendation form.
  • During the selection process, the Scholarship Committee will evaluate the commitment of the student’s family to the Suzuki Philosophy (included in the teacher evaluation), the family’s income, the essay, and the recording. Priority will be given to students who have not yet attended a Suzuki Institute.
  • All applications must be submitted by the application deadline listed above.
  • Scholarship awards will be announced on the award date listed above.

 

To view available SAA Approved Suzuki Summer Institutes, visit the link below

SAA Approved Suzuki Summer Institutes
Scholarship Application
Student Name:(Required)
Address:(Required)
Parent/Guardian(s) Name(s):(Required)
Optional
STXSA Teacher's Name:(Required)
Is your teacher a current STXSA Teacher member?(Required)
Annual Household Income:(Required)
Have you attended a Suzuki Institute before?(Required)
If not applicable, please write "N/A"
Have you received a Summer Suzuki Institute Scholarship from STXSA before?(Required)
If not applicable, please write "N/A"
Have you received a Suzuki Scholarship from another organization or institute before?(Required)
If not applicable, please write "N/A"
Are you applying for any other scholarships or financial assistance in addition to this scholarship this year?(Required)
If not applicable, please write "N/A"
Are you a STXSA Family Member?(Required)
Max. file size: 300 MB.
You only have to submit a video essay if you are NOT submitting a written essay.
STXSA Photo and Liability Release(Required)