Scholarships

SAWS offers several types of scholarships for committed students with financial need. Participation in all programs requires that the students’ teacher be an active member of SAWS. Parents should not apply for SAWS membership. We currently only have a membership for teachers.

Student Institute Scholarships: Several $400 scholarships awarded annually.  click here

We offer several $400 scholarships for any Suzuki institute and two $400 scholarships for the Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute. Scholarships are for students whose teacher is a current member of SAWS.  Student’s teacher will need to submit a letter of recommendation.

Teacher Training Scholarships: Several $400 scholarships awarded annually. click here 

We offer several $400 scholarships for teachers who are current members of SAWS and want to continue their Suzuki Teacher Training education by taking short or long-term Suzuki teacher training.

Student Lesson Scholarships: Eight $500 scholarships awarded annually. click here

For 2024 SAWS will be piloting a lesson scholarship program for students with financial need. Four scholarships will be awarded this winter, and four the following fall. Funds will be distributed to the students’ home teacher to be deducted from the student’s lesson fees.