Eligibility for Dedicated Musician Scholarship
- You must be a graduating senior (or have graduated) from a public or private high school in Lenawee County, Michigan.
- You must be accepted for attendance at an accredited community college, or bachelor’s-degree-granting institution of higher education.
- You must have participated in a musical ensemble each year of high school: 9,10,11,12.
- You must have earned an overall grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) or better in junior and senior years of high school.
- Financial need will be considered for this scholarship.
- As part of the application process submit an application that includes answering the following short answer questions: In 100-200 words, please provide an essay on: 1.) What role do you see music playing in your college experience and beyond? and 2.) Describe your favorite musical experience or memory.
- Also submit one letter of recommendation written by a music teacher/director who has witnessed your involvement in a music ensemble.
- A selection committee will review applications and letter of recommendation. An incomplete application will not be considered.
- The amount of the scholarship will be $2,000.
- Each year, the joint announcement of the scholarship will be made by the Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation, the Lenawee Intermediate School District, and the Lenawee County Education Foundation.
- The Lenawee County Education Foundation will disburse the scholarship jointly to the student and the institution, with one-half being paid each semester, provided the student continues his/her formal education into the second semester.
- The immediate families of members of the Lenawee Intermediate School District Board of Education, the Lenawee County Education Foundation and the Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation are ineligible for this scholarship.