Scholarship support
More than $67,800 reported in the El Sistema Texas Annual Report 2025.
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within reach.
A scholarship helps a young musician continue learning, growing, and belonging. Your support helps reduce the cost families pay to participate in El Sistema Texas.
Access through musicOpportunity that lasts
Reported · Calendar year 2025$67,800+ Projected · August 2026–July 2027$89,700 Current cycle · 2026–202761
Opportunity that lasts
beyond the rehearsal.
Full and partial scholarships help families sustain their children’s musical education. Each scholarship represents program fees a family does not have to pay, helping students remain part of an ensemble and keep developing their skills.
Annual fee support
Estimated value if all current scholarships remain in place for the full 12-month cycle.
Students receiving scholarships
58 full scholarships and 3 partial scholarships covering 60% of the monthly program fee.
The 2025 reported amount covers a calendar year. The 2026–2027 estimate covers an academic cycle; these figures are not a like-for-like annual growth comparison.
How the projection is calculatedClear numbers.
Clear numbers.
Meaningful support.
The 2026–2027 calculation uses a monthly program fee of $125 for 12 months, from August 2026 through July 2027. Scholarship value is the portion of that fee waived for a family, rather than a cash payment to the family.
| Scholarship | Students | Monthly fee waived | 12-month value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full · 100% | 58 | $125 per student | $87,000 |
| Partial · 60% | 3 | $75 per student | $2,700 |
| Total projected | 61 | 12 months | $89,700 |
Students with a partial scholarship pay $50 of the $125 monthly fee. The projection assumes continuous scholarship participation for the entire cycle and may change with enrollment or scholarship adjustments. It excludes registration fees and the value of loaned instruments.
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Choose a monthly student sponsorship plan or make a donation to help sustain musical learning. El Sistema Texas coordinates how support is applied.
Accountability and care.
Our scholarship impact is shared through aggregate figures that respect students’ and families’ privacy. Program photographs illustrate musical learning and do not identify scholarship recipients.
Sources: Annual Report 2025 for the reported calendar-year figure; current enrollment and fee records for the 2026–2027 projection, as confirmed by El Sistema Texas leadership. Current-cycle figures as of November 6, 2026.
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