Scholarships and Financial Aid
TYSA understands and appreciates that supporting a student’s music education involves a substantial financial commitment of their parents/guardians. Scholarships are available with awards based on financial need.
General Scholarship Applications
Please click on the TYSA Scholarship Application buttons below to apply for need-based scholarships. Scholarships are based upon family size, income, and financial need.
Applications for summer camp scholarships are due on June 1st each year and should be emailed to emf@tysamusic.org. Applications for season scholarships are due on August 20th each year and should be emailed to lstone@tysamusic.org.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
The Ben Faigin Music Opportunity Scholarship
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH SEASON TUITION
About Ben
Benjamin Faigin, a gifted and passionate musician, left this world too young. Ben began his classical training in cello at age 9, and later expanded his repertoire to guitar (electric and acoustic) and piano. Ben was constantly experimenting with sound, and explored improvisation, composition, and music theory, as well as synthesizer music creation.
The Ben Faigin Music Opportunity Scholarships have been established by his family and friends to provide young musicians, like Ben, with scholarship support for classical music training.
Ben Faigin Scholarship Guidelines
The Ben Faigin Music Opportunity Scholarships will provide full tuition support for racially-underrepresented young musicians from low income families who competitively apply for a TYSA scholarship, who show need and promise, and who live in the greater Tacoma area. This scholarship may be awarded to the same (or to a different) applicant each year.
To apply for this scholarship, please submit the following to lstone@tysamusic.org by August 20th:
- Please write and submit a short essay describing how this scholarship will impact you.
- Please record and submit a short video sample of your playing.
- Fill out and return the Season Scholarship Application
The Ethan Forest Houser Memorial Scholarship
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH TUITION FOR EVERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL SESSION 2
About Ethan
Ethan was a talented musician who was able to develop his skill and musical expression with the clarinet significantly during his time spent with the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association. The summer he attended the Evergreen Musical Festival at CWU was particularly challenging and rewarding. This experience gave him the opportunity to really grow and shine as a musician, and it was one of many meaningful accomplishments in his life.
Ethan’s compassion for others, his creative expression, his sensitivity, and ardent support for the ethical treatment of animals are just a few of the many hallmarks of his life. His time here was all too short, and Ethan is loved and missed by family and friends.
Ethan Houser Scholarship Guidelines
This scholarship provides full tuition for one TYSA student to attend the Evergreen Music Festival, Session 2 summer camp at Central Washington University. This scholarship will be awarded to a different applicant each year for those students demonstrating financial need and a strong desire to elevate their skill and musical expression to the next level. Preference may be given to a young musician who is studying the clarinet or cello. However, any student with financial need and a strong desire to attend Session 2 of EMF is encouraged to apply.
To apply for this scholarship, please submit the following to emf@tysamusic.org by June 1st:
- A short essay sharing how you hope to learn and grow as a musician by participating in this musical immersion experience, and what aspirations you have to continue your musical growth in the future.
- Please record a short private YouTube video that demonstrates the strength of your musicianship.
- Please fill out and return the Summer Camp Scholarship Application