Scholarships

Music in Catholic Schools (MCS) offers several scholarship opportunities for students that reduce the cost of band tuition. Only students who return to MCS for a second, third, or fourth year are eligible to apply.

Joe Wolf Memorial Scholarship

MCS students at Our Lady of Lourdes who are returning to band for a second, third, or fourth year may apply.

Professor Charles L. Miller Memorial Scholarship

MCS students at Gethsemane Lutheran, Holy Name, Jesuit Academy, Sacred Heart, St. Bernard, St. Paul Lutheran, and St. Philip Neri (Professor Miller’s schools) who are returning to band for a second, third, or fourth year may apply.

Al and Clara Phillips Memorial Scholarship

All returning MCS students are eligible for this scholarship, but the priority for selected students will be those who attend Our Lady of Lourdes School.

The Brian M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

All returning MCS students are eligible for this scholarship.

Apply today by completing the Scholarship Application.

Memorials

Your generous gifts to Music in Catholic Schools gives deserving students the opportunity to keep music in their lives. With your help we can offer reduced tuition to even more students. A special opportunity is The Brian M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The Brian M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

Brian Smith was a former MCS student who died in 2008 at age 20 of a heart defect while on a UNL science/spring break trip to Puerto Rico. Brian was a wonderful musician who got his start on percussion in MCS. Please help us remember Brian by giving a gift to The Brian M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund.

You can help Music in Catholic Schools continue its mission to provide band instruction to all. Take a look at our Wish Link (is bring updated) and sponsor a student or help offset the costs of performances. Or, take a look at our Memorials and Honorariums list to make a memorial gift to our endowment fund or a donation in honor of a loved one.