Student Award Application Form

The CCMpower application portal is now open for the 2025-26 school year! Please reach out to Elaine M. Cox, Senior Director of Development, at elaine.cox@foundation.uc.edu if you have questions about your application.

NOTE: If you are applying for funds to support travel, please note that you can only receive travel support from ONE source (CCMpower, Dean’s Travel Fund, CCM Admissions Office, etc). Please contact Elaine Cox with additional questions regarding student travel opportunities. Additionally, per UC and federal guidelines, all student awards will be posted to your Catalyst account as a scholarship. If you have a negative student account balance, the award will be automatically applied to your balance first. The award could also impact need-based federal student financial aid. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid (scholarships@uc.edu)for questions about how an award could impact your aid.

CCMpower Student Award Application
The CCMpower Board of Trustees is a group of dedicated volunteers from our community - some are CCM alumni, some are former faculty – who through various initiatives support you, the college’s students and its faculty.

We understand that a career and life in the performing and media arts takes 24/7 dedication. We want to help you fulfill your mission to be an active citizen within the arts community and a driver of creativity and imagination.

We are able to provide funding up to $500 for creative projects and learning opportunities that are outside those provided by your CCM education and experiences. You can use these funds to cover costs such as attendance at extra-curricular or summer educational programs, support for collaborating artists, purchases of equipment and supplies, or for research. Note, however, that we do not cover travel expenses which come from the Admissions office.

In this application we will ask you to provide a description of your project and how much it will cost. We want to know how this experience will expand your educational and professional development.

We also want to learn what personal growth you anticipate as a result of this project.
Students and recent graduates

what if you had funding
- to pursue an artistic goal
- to express an inspiring and innovative idea
- to create a community arts collaboration
- to enhance your education in the arts and media
CCMpower can help!
CCMpower exists to support your success, so let’s get started!

Before you complete the online application form, you must to select a Project Sponsor. This is usually a member of the CCM faculty but it may also be a non-UC professional in your chosen field. Input from your sponsor is essential to a successful application. You should discuss your project with your sponsor before completing your application to ensure that he/she/they understands the scope and rationale of your proposal. Your Project Sponsor will provide our committee with a recommendation about you and your proposal. Though you may apply multiple times, you can receive only one award in a given academic year. Award recipients are required to submit a report about their project. We may invite some recipients to attend a CCMpower Board Meeting to share their success stories.

Application

Personal Data
Name*

First NameLast Name
Phone Number:*

Area CodePhone Number
UCID M# (please include the M):*
Number
Email Address:*
Email
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Student:

What is your degree?

What is your major?

What is your graduation year (anticipated)?
CCMpower has a mentoring program available for CCM students looking for professional development, guidance, coffee meetings -- or whatever you want -- from local arts leaders and supporters of CCM! Are you interested in learning more about CCMpower Mentorship?

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Who is your Project Sponsor?
Name of CCM Faculty / Title
Email:
Name if Non CCM Professional / Title
Email:
Recent Graduate:

What year did you graduate?

and with what degree (s)?

What is your year?

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Proposal
Proposal Title
Description of the Project.

Describe the activities of your project.
What will you be doing?
Where is the project location?
Who are the participants? Are other CCM students or graduates included?
When will the activity take place?
Who is the expected audience if appropriate?

Describe Matters Pertaining to Your Artistic Importance and Growth.
Tell us about yourself and who you are as an artist.
What is artistically important to you about this project?
What personal and professional growth do you anticipate as a result of this project?

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Additional Information
If applicable, will your project connect you and/or CCM to other arts communities?
Is there any additional information that you’d like the CCMpower Board to know as they consider your application?

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Budget Information
Requested amount (up to $500):
Date needed:
Upload your proposed budget

Project Budget File

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If CCMpower is unable to award the full request amount, would you still be able to complete your proposed work?
Have you received CCMpower Student Awards funding previously?
If yes, what was the impact of that funding? (Does this current request build upon the success of the previous project?)
Awardees must be willing to attend a CCMpower Board meeting to discuss the impact of their award / perform a short piece if appropriate. Meetings take place at 8:30 am in CCM's Baur Room. Please indicate which CCMpower Board Meeting(s) you are able to attend and a member of the CCM Development Team will reach out to you:

Tuesday, September 16, 2025Tuesday, November 18, 2025Tuesday, February 17, 2026Tuesday, April 2, 2026

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Letter of Recommendation
Each application must include a letter of recommendation from a CCM faculty or staff member. The letter should include the following information. Students are required to obtain this information BEFORE applying to CCMpower. If the faculty member would like their recommendation letter to be private, they may email the letter to Elaine.Cox@foundation.uc.edu.

Applicant Information
Name of Applicant
Title of Project

Sponsor Information (Recommender)
Your Name
Position
Email
Phone Number

Recommendation Letter Suggested Content

How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?
Include the number of years and your professional relationship with the student.
Please comment on the applicant’s achievements at CCM.

You may wish to address their:

Academic potential and performance
Initiative and motivation
Ability to follow instructions and respond to feedback
Expression of ideas
Contributions to the discipline
Participation in extracurricular or community activities
The applicant’s character and unique strengths.

Consider commenting on their:

Maturity and integrity
Professionalism
Relationships with peers and faculty
Communication skills
Behavior in academic or professional settings
Please evaluate the applicant’s past or current accomplishments in their chosen field.

Please comment on the proposed project.

Is it feasible?
Does the student have the skills and determination to complete it?
Anything else you'd like to share about the student or their project?

Strength of Recommendation
Please indicate how strongly you recommend this applicant:
☐ Very strongly
☐ Strongly
☐ Comfortably
☐ With reservations
☐ I do not recommend this applicant

If you select anything other than "very strongly" or "strongly," please explain your reasoning in the letter.

Certification
By typing your full name at the end of the letter, you confirm that all information provided is accurate and truthful.

Signature
Date
Please Upload Project Sponsor Recommendation Letter

Letter

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Verification

III. Applicant’s E-Signature
By typing your legal name in the space below you are certifying that all information here is correct and that you are the person completing this application.

When you press the submit button, you will receive an email confirmation that your application was received.

Please print for your records and retain as verification of your application.
E-Signature

Clear
Date
If you have any questions about your submission, or if you’ve had technical difficulties, please contact CCM Development Office at cox2em@foundation.uc.edu or 513-556-2528.
Thank you for your application!

On behalf of CCMpower we thank you for taking considerable time to provide us with these details related to students applying for Student Awards funding.

We feel this application process will help students find success when they pursue future funding opportunities in their professional careers.
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The CCMpower application portal is now open for the 2025-26 school year! Please reach out to Elaine M. Cox, Senior Director of Development, at elaine.cox@foundation.uc.edu if you have questions about your application.

CCMpower Student Award Application

CCMpower exists to support your success, so let’s get started!

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Description of the Project.

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Verification