Financial Aid Types
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program
Press Release, updated Oct. 26, 2007
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has opened the nomination process for scholarships available to students and recent alumni from community colleges. Through the initiative, called the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program, the private foundation will award up to $30,000 annually per recipient to help students and recent alumni from community and two-year institutions pursue four-year degrees at any accredited college or university in the United States and abroad. Last year, the Foundation received nearly 700 nominations for these awards.
While 45 percent of all college students in the U.S. attend community colleges, few private funds are available to help these students transfer to four-year institutions, in spite of their high levels of ability and need. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarships can provide funding for tuition, room and board, required fees, and books for the length of the undergraduate degree, generally two years. Each award can total up to $30,000 annually, though the amounts will vary based on such factors as cost of tuition, housing, etc., at the chosen institution.
The Foundation plans to award approximately 50 scholarships through this program in spring, 2008. It will renew awards each year based upon student performance. Current students are eligible, as are alumni who earned a degree from a community or two-year institution since spring 2003 and have not since transferred to a four-year college. All applications for the scholarship will be reviewed by the scholarship committee at their community or two-year institution. The deadline for applications (from JCC) is January 1, 2010. The list of faculty representatives and application materials are available from the Foundation’s web site, www.jackkentcookefoundation.org, or by calling 1-800-498-6478.
Jackson Community College is eligible to nominate two (2) students or recent graduates for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship and review of applications will begin promptly after the January 2, 2008 deadline. If you are interested in applying for this scholarship please submit your completed application and accompanying materials prior to the January 2, 2008 deadline.
Jackson Community College
Jennifer Dorer
2111 Emmons Rd.
Jackson, MI 49201
Please contact Jennifer at (517) 796-8414 or DorerJennifeA@jccmi.edu if you have questions or need assistance completing the application process.
