German Language Scholarship
Houston Saengerbund German Language Summer Study Scholarships 2026
The Houston Saengerbund, founded in 1883, is the oldest musical association in the city. As a 501(c)3 organization, our mission includes the cultivation and furtherance of German song and music, as well as the preservation of the German language.
To further these ends, the Houston Saengerbund German Language Scholarship Competition provides scholarship funding for eligible Texas high school students.
Competition Information
Who is eligible?
Applicants must be all of the following:
- US Citizen or permanent legal resident
- Non-native German speaker
- Resident of Texas
- Complete German II, German III or higher at the time of the competition
- In the application process for summer German language study in Germany with AATG High School Summer Study Program
- For ages 15-17: https://www.aatg.org/summer-study
- For ages 17-19, AATG & Xperitas Summer Program for High School Seniors: https://www.aatg.org/aatg-and-xperitas-summer-program-for-high-school-seniors
What is the process?
- Applicant completes and electronically submits all required items by October 5, 2025 in one email to scholarship@houstonsaengerbund.org
- Entries will be screened by a selection committee and the highest ranked applicants will be notified and invited to be interviewed by a panel of judges on October 19, 2025 to discuss a topic chosen by the Houston Saengerbund.
- Judges are looking for clarity of German diction, content quality and grammatical correctness.
- The Houston Saengerbund will submit names of the scholarship winners to AATG by November 1, 2025
Where is the venue?
- The competition is virtual.
General Rules / Requirements
Applicants must:
- Provide proof of application to the German Language Summer Study Program or the Xparitas Program organized by AATG for the 2026 program year. (You do not have to pay the $150 AATG application fee at time of submission – the fee will be paid by the Scholarship Program once the scholarship has been awarded.)
- Provide a written introductory paragraph in German between 200-250 words, regarding your personal interest in the German language and/or why the summer study program or the Xperitas program is your goal.
- Teachers will be required to provide feedback about their impression of the student in a google form.
- Submit the completed model release form below and hand sign it (no electronic signature)
- Fully complete and submit your application electronically (including all the above mentioned required documentation) in one email to: scholarship@houstonsaengerbund.org by the application deadline of October 5, 2025
All scholarship winners will submit a follow-up video of themselves explaining conversationally and unscripted in German in three minutes how the language study in Germany has been of benefit to them. The deadline to submit the video is three weeks after the conclusion of the AATG German language study trip.