I’ve been playing for years. I started on the ukulele, because my hands were too small.
-Travis
At just 14 years old, Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar and Young Artist Award recipient Travis is one ...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-art-music/travis/
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program was founded on the idea that if you give high-achieving students with financial need the guidance and resources necessary for them to excel during high school, college, and beyond, their greatness will emerge.
The Foundation’s Young S...
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The Foundation matches an educational adviser with each Young Scholar to support the student in reaching his/her fullest potential. The advisers work closely with students and their families throughout the year, providing academic guidance, assessing needs and opportunities, identifying res...
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/young-scholars-program/educational-advisers/
Young Scholar Jasmine has played music for fourteen out of her seventeen years. She began studying the violin at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music when she was three. Her mother began teaching her to play the piano when she was five, and she soon transferred to Blair to continue her studie...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-art-music/jasmine/
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars strive to uphold their status as some of the best and brightest future leaders in the nation.
Scholars are expected to maintain a strong academic record (A’s and B’s) while taking an appropriately challenging course load, which may include...
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/young-scholars-program/expectations/
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship honors excellence by supporting outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities.
The Jack ...
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I believe that cinema is one of the most powerful forms of expression and communication that has ever been created.
- Julius Onah
At just 25, Nigerian-born Julius Onah is already an award-winning filmmaker. ...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-stories/julius-onah/
As a witness to tragedy, I developed a need to document and bear witness to my experiences.
- Harun Mehmedinovic
Harun Mehmedinovic first became a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar while still an undergraduate at the ...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-stories/harun-mehmedinovic/
As far as my future in filmmaking, in the short run I want to direct multi-animated features, but I would also like to get into live action or visual effects films. And actually I’m already working on a treatment for a feature that several studios...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-art-music/joaquin-baldwin/
Get the most out of your scholarship by staying up-to-date on all the opportunities the Foundation provides for its Scholars using these unique online resources:
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Website
Learn more about the Foundation and its programs, and stay current on the latest research and ...
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Peter Dugan began studying piano at age five at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. Today, Peter is an accomplished and ambitious musician, a student at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, and a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar.
My dream...
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Original Air Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
A behind-the-scenes look at the high-stakes, high money world of the college admissions process. Is it fair? And is it serving the interests of parents, students, or the colleges themselves?
Report Features Cooke Foundation’s College Advising Cor...
http://www.jkcf.org/grants/college-access/publications/dan-rather-reports-stress-test-getting-into-college/
What does it mean to be a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar?
This video answers that question and features several Jack Kent Cooke Scholars.
Read more about the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships
Find your local Young Scholars Program Talent Center
Read about the Foundatio...
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What does it mean to be a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar?
This video answers that question - and features several Jack Kent Cooke Scholars.
Read more about the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholars
Find your local Young Scholars Program Talent Center
Read about the Foundation's gra...
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/the-scholar-experience/
In partnership with the Lumina Foundation for Education and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is sponsoring significant research designed to answer important questions related to the initiative, including
How many community-college students transfer to s...
http://www.jkcf.org/grants/community-college-transfer/research/
Community colleges serve as a gateway to a baccalaureate degree for millions of students. Among them are many talented two-year college students from lower-income backgrounds who are prepared to excel at the nation’s best four-year institutions.
Yet, significant barriers limit the oppor...
http://www.jkcf.org/grants/community-college-transfer/community-college-transfer-video-feature/
The Foundation reviews each application individually with the assistance of a panel of national experts. Young Scholars are chosen based upon the criteria below, and while all of these criteria are important, the Foundation pays particular attention to the first two.
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Eighteen-year-old Nate Marshall has a passion for learning. A prolific writer of poetry and song, Nate is also a dynamic speaker and is not shy about performing in front of an audience. He participates in poetry slams and looks for every opportunity to perform in open-mic shows. Nate was also a m...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-stories/nate-marshall/
To learn more about our work to support exceptionally promising students who have financial need:
Read about the Foundation’s mission
Learn about the Foundation's scholarship programs
Find out what you and your child need to do to prepare an application for the Young Schola...
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The Foundation periodically makes grants to educational organizations that provide resources and programs aligned with the Foundation’s mission of serving exceptionally promising students who have financial need. To learn more:
Find out more about our current Youth Education Pr...
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The Foundation is committed to supporting extraordinary students who possess a high level of academic ability as well as learning differences. While federal law mandates that students with learning disabilities receive educational assistance, no similar mandate exists to ensure that “...
http://www.jkcf.org/grants/youth-education/twice-exceptional/
When she was just 12 years old, young cellist Tessa's natural ability and subtle artistry were already earning her comparison to the legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré. Now, at 15, Tessa continues to amaze audiences and critics alike with the maturity and virtuosity of her playing. Tessa ...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-art-music/tessa/
I want to uncover secrets by figuring out the who, what, where and why of medical science. It is a match between my two primary interests: to be a doctor and a detective.
- Brielle
Fifteen-year-old Brielle i...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-stories/brielle/
Working together as a team, the Young Scholar, parent or guardian, and a full-time Foundation educational adviser develop an Individual Learning Plan tailored to the student’s talents, educational goals, and financial situation. Each Young Scholar receives a unique combination of opportunit...
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/young-scholars-program/program-services-opportunities/
I accomplished things that I may never have if I had not been a Young Scholar, but more important are the many things that I can now accomplish in the future.
- Ola Canty
Ola Canty’s love of dance has ...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-stories/ola-canty/
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s scholarship programs provide resources for exceptionally promising students who have insufficient financial support: for high school students, for community college students transferring to four-year schools, and for graduate students. To learn m...
http://www.jkcf.org/opportunities-for-applicants/
From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation share a passion for helping exceptional young people reach their potential in all areas of their lives. Each year, From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award Program provides 20 outstanding young musicians who demonstrate financial need...
http://www.jkcf.org/grants/youth-education/performing-arts/from-the-top/
Fifteen-year-old Amanda Hall is by her own account “living a life like no other.” She is an accomplished cellist and skier who works hard in school and loves to try new things. Amanda participates in her high school’s student council, the ecology club, and in the school’...
http://www.jkcf.org/our-scholars/scholar-travels/young-scholar-s-hands-on-organic-farming-experience/
