College Scholarship Program

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

William Tarpeh

“I have a really central belief that potential is universal, but opportunity is not.”

William Tarpeh
Cooke Scholar
William Tarpeh

William Tarpeh

William Tarpeh, a Cooke Young Scholar and College Scholar, has made it his mission to help solve major world sanitation problems.
93% held leadership role
in a club or activity
3.97 average
Unweighted High School GPA
93% Civic or Community Service
Participation during High School

Program Experience

Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational experience – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships they may receive. This highly competitive scholarship includes:

  • The opportunity to graduate with as little debt as possible. The award, which is last dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year to pursue a bachelor’s degree at any accredited undergraduate institution.
  • Ability to pursue any area of study.
  • Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid.
  • Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the student experience.

Contact Us

The Cooke College Scholarship Program application is currently closed.

Around the deadline, we receive hundreds of emails a day and will respond in the order that they are received. Please do not send multiple emails.

If you have questions about your application or the program, please do not call the Foundation. Please direct them to scholarships@jkcf.org.