North Central College Scholarships

John Miller Cowlishaw Memorial Scholarship for Music

The John Miller Cowlishaw Memorial Scholarship for Music is designed to offer financial aid to a first-year student, sophomore, junior or senior with a major or minor in music, music education or musical theatre.

Eligibility Criteria: In order to be considered, applicant …
  • May be a new incoming First-Year Student; new incoming Transfer Student; or a current Continuing Student at North Central College
  • Must be pursing a major or minor in music, music education or musical theatre;
  • Must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale);
  • Must have financial need;
  • Must submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the music/musical theatre department,
    or in case of incoming first-year student, submit a letter from a high school music teacher.

Financial need is determined for each academic year by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
To be considered for this scholarship, it is recommended that the applicant files the 2020-21 FAFSA before the deadline for this scholarship.
The 2020-21 FAFSA is available in October 2019; the 2020-21 FAFSA will use 2018 Federal Tax Return information.

Award
$2,500.00
Scopes
  • Incoming First-Year and/or Transfer Students Eligible
  • Theatre || Major • Theatre: Musical Theatre, B.A. • Theatre: Acting, B.A. • Theatre: Directing and Dramaturgy, B.A. • Theatre: Theatrical Design and Technology, B.A. || Minor • Dance Minor • Theatre Minor
  • Education || Major • Education Studies, Elementary, B.A. • Education Studies, Secondary, B.A. • Elementary Education, B.A. • Secondary Education, B.A. • Special Education, B.A. || Minor • English Language Learner Minor • Educational Studies Minor • Special Education Minor || Endorsement • Learning Behavior Specialist I Endorsement
  • Music || Major • Jazz Studies, B.A. • Music Education, Choral Track, B.M.E. • Music Education, Instrumental Track, B.M.E • Music Composition and Production, B.A. • Music Performance, Instrumental Track, B.A. • Music Performance, Piano Track, B.A. • Music Performance, Vocal Track, B.A. • Music, B.A. || Minor • Music Minor • Jazz Minor
Deadline
Ended on 12/06/2019
Supplemental questions
  • 1. As the FALL 2021 SEMESTER, what will be your academic status or classification?
  • 2. If you are selected as a recipient of this scholarship, will you be FULL-TIME (12-18 credit hours per semester) for the 2021-22 academic year?
  • 3. Which of the following majors and/or minors are you pursuing or intending to pursue? (Please check no more than two selections.)
  • 4. Have you filed the 2021-22 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? If you have U.S. Citizenship or are an Eligible Non-Citizen, then filing the 2021-22 FAFSA is required for this scholarship. (Please file your 2021-22 FAFSA as soon as possible using 2019 tax information.) Please pick the answer that best describes your status.
  • 5. Is your current cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 3.000? (Incoming first-year students please use high school GPA; Incoming transfer students please use previous college/university cumulative GPA.)
  • 6. Please provide the full name and email address of the faculty member from whom you will be requesting a letter of recommendation. In the case of an incoming first-year student, please provide the name and email address of your high school music teacher.
  • 7. TWO examples of Employment History are required for this application. If already listed on the General Application, please enter 'See General Application" in the space provided. If you did not already add TWO references of Employment History on the General Application, please return to the General Application and add them now. This application will be incomplete without them.
  • 8. THREE examples of Extracurricular Activities are required for this application. If already listed on the General Application, please enter "See General Application" in the space provided. If you did not already add THREE examples of Extracurricular Activities on the General Application, please return to the General Application and add them now. This application will be incomplete without them.