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:

  • May be a new incoming First-Year Student; new incoming Transfer Student; or a current Continuing Student at North Central College
  • Must be a full-time student
  • Must be pursuing 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 the case of an incoming first-year student, submit a letter from a high school music teacher

This scholarship is not automatically renewable.

Donor
Mary Lou and Wayne Cowlishaw
Award
$2,500
Deadline
03/07/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Which of the following majors and/or minors are you pursuing or intending to pursue? (Please check no more than two selections.)
  2. 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.)
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.