Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

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Scholarship deadline

October 30

Amount

$40,000

Awards Offered

Varies

Renewable

Yes

Is this a No Essay scholarship?

No

DESCRIPTION

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program for high-achieving high school seniors of financial need who choose to attend and graduate from the nation's top four-year colleges and universities.

Each reward is designed to fund a substantial portion of the student's college experience, such as tuition, living expenses, books, and mandatory fees. Person awards differ depending on the cost of tuition as well as all other grants or scholarships they can earn. 

Education Level

High School

GPA

3.5

Application Start Date

No Information Available

Eligibility Criteria

Low income, US citizen

  • Graduate from a U.S. high school in spring 2021
  • Intend to enroll full time in an accredited four-year college beginning in fall 2021
  • Earn a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Demonstrate unmet financial needs.
  • Applicants with family income up to $95,000. Last year’s cohort of new college scholarship recipients had a median family income of approximately $35,000.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Two academic recommendations
  • Official high school transcripts
  • unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Essay

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program

-

Specialization

Not Applicable

Field of Study

Scholarship General

OTHER INFORMATION

Gender

Male/Female

Scholarship Frequency

Annually

Ethnicity

Other

State

Not Applicable

Outside State Residents eligible

Yes

International Students eligible

No

Online Master Programs eligible

No

Credibility

High