Cascade Blues Association's

Christopher Mesi
Memorial Music Scholarship

    The Cascade Blues Association (CBA) is pleased to offer a scholarship in the amount of $500. This award can be used at any Oregon or Washington college for continued education in the field of music.

    This scholarship was established in January 1997 in the memory of Christopher James Mesi, who passed away on July 11, 1996 at age 22 months, due to health complications stemming from a rare respiratory condition known as Tracheal Rings.

    Born to Jim and Jamie Mesi on September 8, 1994, Christopher was a true inspiration to his parents and brought together musicians from all over the country to generously lend their talents toward raising funds for medical expenses.

    The CBA encourages anyone pursuing an undergraduate degree at a local college to apply.

Criteria for Scholarship Application:

• High school senior or college music student
• A student who has demonstrated achievement through his or her involvement in school or community activities
• A grade point average of 2.50 or better (attach a copy of your most recent transcript)
• Two (2) letters of recommendation
  • One (1) from current music teacher;
  • One (1) from a counselor, employer or teacher
• The application packet, including the letters of recommendation, must be completed and submitted to the CBA office by the deadline (see below)

Application Timeline

Application process opens: May 8, 2008
All documents due: July 15, 2008
Winner selected: TBA
Funds available: For Fall 2008 Enrollment

Application Materials

    Once the application process has opened, two items will be available here for you to download: the Scholarship Info Sheet, which essentially provides a hard copy of the same information found on this page for your reference, and the Scholarship Application Form, which you must download and fill out if you are going to apply for the Scholarship.

    We've made these documents available in both Microsoft Word and Acrobat PDF formats. Just click to download the version that you want. (Note that in order to use the PDF versions, you'll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free from Adobe and is pre-installed on many new computers. Click the logo at right if you need to download the Reader. In most cases, these documents will open directly in your browser window when the Acrobat Reader Web plug-in is installed.)

Once you've downloaded your documents, fill out your application, sign it, attach the letters of recommendation and a copy of your transcript, and send it all in to:

CBA Scholarship Coordinator
PO Box 14493
Portland, OR  97293-0493

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