ISSI Scholarships Application (Deadline has been extended this year)

Scholarships Application Steps:

To apply for scholarships, firstly, please start by uploading your audition video to YouTube or another online media source as you must provide the URL for that video on your application below.

Secondly, be sure to complete the application form at the bottom of this page ensuring that you fulfill the requirements listed for each type of application.

Scholarships Application Deadline:

Financial Aid and Scholarship applications will be open Jan 10, 2023 and must be submitted on or before March 15, 2023. We will receive your submission form immediately upon submission. However, if you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us.

This assistance is available for students who truly could not attend without it, therefore financial need is the top priority in awarding financial assistance. Consequently, ability will be the second consideration. That being said, if you are not awarded a scholarship, you will be allowed to register without penalty.

Please note: Any student or teacher awarded a scholarship will be required to help with institute week. For example, you may end up sitting at the scholarship table, helping with t-shirts, or helping with any other need that we have. Therefore, please do not apply if you cannot complete shifts during institute week. Additionally, No full scholarships are awarded so you will be expected to supply the balance of tuition.

Student Scholarships

You are eligible to apply if your family is a member of the Suzuki Association of Utah (SAU) or if you have attended institute before.

ISSI Student Scholarships: Thanks to the generous donations of families who attended ISSI in 2019, some scholarships – $50 and up – are available based on need.
Erickson Family Advanced Viola Scholarship: For viola books 3 and above – Due to the generous donation by the Erickson Family ISSI can offer scholarships for advanced violists.
Gaye Platt Memorial Cello Scholarship Cello Scholarship: Friends and family of Gaye Platt established this scholarship. Gaye Platt was a cello mom, cello grandma, and ISSI staff accompanist for cello group classes. She loved her little cellists and their families and therefore this scholarship is established in her honor to continue the love and fun memories that she shared with them over the years. Cellists from Twinkle through book 6 are eligible to be considered for this scholarship.

Student and Teacher Scholarships

Archibald Scholarship: Student Institute Participants (not advanced students), Advanced String Camp Participants, Chamber Days with the Fry Street Quartet Participants, & Teacher Workshop Participants are all eligible for this scholarship.
Ripple Effect Scholarship: Student Institute Participants (not advanced students), Advanced String Camp Participants, Chamber Days with the Fry Street Quartet Participants, & Teacher Workshop Participants are all eligible for this scholarship.

Teacher Workshop Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for a Teacher Workshop Scholarship if you are a member of the Suzuki Association of Utah (SAU), have an active studio of 10 students and you have completed ECC and Book One prior to Institute. However, if you do not meet these requirements, please check out the SAA website for SAA sponsored teacher scholarships.

Peter Moench Cello Teacher Workshop Memorial Scholarship: Friends of the Lou and Deborah Moench family donated this scholarship. All members of SAA are eligible, but membership in SAU is not required.
Ramona Stirling Scholarship Fund: Friends of Ramona Stirling donated this scholarship. It is meant to to help offset costs and all teachers beginning their training journey are eligible.

Student scholarships applicants should include:

1) Please complete the scholarship form below including audition URL. Most importantly, be sure to please paste a link to your audition in the form below (youtube, google drive, etc.). There are no specific piece requirements, therefore students may submit a polished piece of their choosing.
2) Please have your teacher email a letter of recommendation to issi suzuki at gmail dot com.

Teacher Workshop scholarships applicants should include:

1) Please complete the scholarship form below including audition URL. Most importantly, be sure to paste a link to your audition in the form below (youtube, google drive, etc.)
2) Please have a fellow teacher email a letter of recommendation to issi suzuki at gmail dot com.

Scholarship applications have closed for 2023.