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The Bill McCloud scholarship is awarded to a collegiate member of NCMEA who is a resident of North Carolina and who has successfully completed 2 1/2 years in a music education degree program in North Carolina, with a GPA of 3.0. The scholarship is a one-time award of a minimum of $2,000. The award is paid in a lump sum directly to the recipient and the North Carolina college or university they are attending. A check will be sent to the college/university at the beginning of the recipient’s fourth year of undergraduate study.
A completed scholarship application must be submitted online no later than midnight March 1. The scholarship winner will be recognized at the NCMEA Professional Development Conference in November.
Criteria and Application
The scholarship award will be based on the following:
- North Carolina resident
- Music Education major in a North Carolina college or university
- Member of a Collegiate NAfME Chapter
- Actively involved in CNAfME
- Must have successfully completed 2 ½ years in a music education degree program at a North Carolina college or university
- GPA of 3.0
- Participation in music activities during college
- Extra-curricular and community activities during college
- Musical talent
- Leadership
- Disposition to teach music
- Character
The Bill McCloud Scholarship application shall consist of:
- Description of your collegiate NAfME involvement
- List of musical activities during applicant’s college career including positions in ensembles, solo performances and offices held in music fraternities or CNAfME
- List of extracurricular and community activities undertaken to date during your college career, including both musical and nonmusical work and affiliations
- Essay describing people or events that influenced your decision to become a music educator
- Performance recordings (three of varying styles)
- Letter of recommendation
- Official college transcript
To all applicants:
You are required to upload three audio files of you performing in varying styles.
Your Music Department Dean or Chair will need to write a letter of recommendation on school letterhead. This can be uploaded on the application form or emailed separately to NCMEA by the application deadline.
You are also required to have an official transcript sent to the NCMEA office by mail or electronically (see instructions on the application form).