scholarships

The application period for 2024 Scholarships is now closed

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2024 MCAC Scholarships

The Medina County Arts Council (MCAC) will award a total of $4,000 in 2024 to Medina County graduating seniors in the year 2024.

Five recipients will receive a one-time scholarship - three in the amount of $1,000 and two in the amount of $500.

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  • Applicants must be 2024 graduating high school senior who resides in Medina County, who has been actively involved in the arts during high school (this includes, but is not limited to, film, visual arts, writing, and performing arts - dance, music and theater arts) and who will continue their education at a technical school, a 2-year or 4-year institution, or training/certification for employment in an arts-related career.

  • This scholarship is to be used for continuing education in a technical school, a 2-year or 4-year institution, or training/certification for employment in an arts-related career.

    Funds are to be used toward tuition, books, or other school supplies.

    The scholarship must be used during the school year immediately following the award.

    • Submissions must be completed online. Only complete applications will be considered. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 p.m.,March 31, 2024.

    • Declaration of a major in some form of the arts IS REQUIRED to be eligible for this scholarship this year.

    • Student must electronically submit a current transcript from their school. While submitting a transcript is required, a minimum GPA is not a criterion to be eligible for this scholarship. Rather than recognizing the best academic student, our intention is to support a student who has a passion for and excels in one or more of the arts. We will give special consideration to those applicants who explain how this funding will benefit their particular need.

    • An essay of 500 words or less detailing their experiences in the arts and how the arts have shaped their character. Also explain how this funding will benefit your particular need. Students must provide a header to their essay complete with their name, address, email address, and phone number.

    • A signed letter of recommendation from a teacher of the arts who is familiar with your experiences.

    • Application Window Now Closed

  • When proof of acceptance and enrollment have been verified by the selection committee, the money shall be paid directly to the student.

    Scholarship applications must be submitted by March 31, 2024.

2023 Scholarship Recipients

The Medina County Arts Council (MCAC) awarded a total of $4,000 in 2023 to Medina County graduating seniors in the year 2023.

Six recipients received a one-time scholarship - two in the amount of $1,000 and four in the amount of $500.

  • Adam Kennedy (Brunswick HS) - $1,000
    Adam plans to attend the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music to study Music Education. He plans to teach choir or orchestra to grade levels 6-12 in a public school.

  • Abigail Huml (Highland HS) - $1,000
    Abigail plans to attend Kent State University to major in Graphic Arts. She intends to pursue a career in graphic design or a related field.

  • Faith Rawlins (Medina HS) - $500
    Faith plans to attend Baldwin Wallace University and plans to study Music Composition. She wants to be a music composer for movies, television shows, and any other media that contains music. She hopes to work with computer technology and live orchestras and bands to create music pieces that bring her creative ideas to life.

  • Nicole Rawlins (Medina HS) - $500
    Nicole plans to attend Baldwin Wallace University and will be majoring in both Theater and Psychology in hopes of acting and directing her own productions in the future. She also wants to be able to help others with her degrees and continue her study of the arts in the future.

  • Christina Chen (Wadsworth HS) - $500
    Christina plans to attend Boston University to major in Advertising and Marketing. She plans to blend the creative fields of art and design with psychology, which is another one of her interests. In the same way people are moved by viewing artwork, she wants to move or persuade others with ads.

  • Sara Render (Cloverleaf HS) - $500
    Sara plans to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art where she will study Illustration. She plans to share her art and story around the world with commissions and merchandise.

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Georgia Nielsen (Medina HS) - $1,000, Katrina Boyce (Wadsworth HS) - $1,000, Emma Hetkey (Highland HS) - $500, & Natalie Batey (Wadsworth High School) - $500

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Ian Morgan, (Medina High School) - $1,000, Isabelle Hahn, (Archbishop Hoban) - $500, & Aaron Reising, (Medina High School) - $250

From left to right, 2020 Scholarship Recipient: Philip Alberts, Medina High School, 2019 Scholarship Recipient: Matthew Dietrich, Brunswick High School,,2018 Scholarship Recipient: Alicia Badowski, Brunswick High School, and 2017 Scholarship Recipient: McKenzie Erne, Buckeye High School