Financial Support:
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program


The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award approximately 45 to 50 scholarships to seniors or recent graduates planning to attend graduate school in Fall 2008. Each award will cover a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $50,000 per year and the maximum length is six years. Scholars may use the award to attend any accredited graduate school in the US or abroad. Awards are ordinarily for the first graduate or professional degree. The Foundation renews awards annually, provided the Jack Kent Cooke Scholar has maintained high academic performance, exhibited good conduct, made significant progress toward a degree, and complied with the Foundation's administrative requirements and requests.




Eligibility

To be eligible to compete in the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program, a candidate must:
  • Be nominated by his or her undergraduate institution,


  • Have a bachelor's degree by the start of Fall 2008 semester, or be a senior or recent graduate (since May 2002) of an accredited US college or university,


  • Have a cumulative college grade point average of 3.50 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent),


  • Have unmet financial need,


  • Not previously have been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation graduate scholarship, and


  • Plan to begin a full-time graduate or professional degree program at an accredited university in Fall 2008. This must be the first graduate degree the candidate has ever pursued.



Applications are available from the following website:
Jack Kent Cooke website at : http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org


Applications due to the Office of Graduate Studies (AD-127) on Friday, February 8, 2008 by 5:00pm.  

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