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Scholarship Application

for Global and Popular Music Experience


Email the following materials to Rick Palese at palese.2@osu.edu within 48 hours of submitting your online registration. See the deadline schedule below.

  • A brief recommendation letter from a parent, guardian or teacher that speaks to your commitment to learning. The letter need not describe musical ability; rather, it should describe your general curiosity and strength of character.
  • A student essay (300 words or less) that includes the following information:
    • Why you are interested in participating in the program, and how you anticipate participation would enhance your overall education.
    • A statement about how participation in the program would be cost-prohibitive without receiving scholarship assistance.
    • A brief statement about why music is an important part of human culture.


Scholarship Submission and Review Timeline

  • Scholarship consideration deadline  MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022
    Register and pay $25 deposit by this date.
  • Scholarship application materials due  FRIDAY, MAY 13
    Participants may still register with payment of full fee until MAY 25.
  • Scholarship review completed, and monies awarded  MONDAY, MAY 16
  • Deadline for registration with full payment WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
    ►Fee balances, less scholarship deposits and awards due.
    ►It is highly recommended that applicants submit scholarship materials as early as possible.
    ►All materials received before the MAY 13 deadline will receive full consideration.
  • Late registration accepted until WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
    NOTE — participants registering after MAY 25 will not receive a T-shirt.


Refer to the evaluation form below to understand how your submissions will be reviewed.

The above link is to a PDF requiring Adobe Reader. If you need the document in a more accessible format, email Rick Palese.


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