Selection

The Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships are awarded to the nation’s top two-year or community college students who have financial need. The selection process for these awards is rigorous and highly competitive, with approximately 50 scholarships awarded each year out of hundreds of nominees.

Prospective candidates must first be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their two-year schools. Students must be currently enrolled at an accredited US community college or two-year institution with sophomore status as of December 31, 2008, or be a recent graduate (since spring 2004).

In addition, applicants must have achieved a cumulative college grade-point average of 3.50 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) and plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to commence studies in the fall of 2009.

MINIMUM ELIGiBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Be a current student at an accredited US community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by December 31, 2008, or a recent graduate (since spring 2004).
• Plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in fall 2009.
• Have a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.50 or better on a scale of 4.0 (or the equivalent).
• Be nominated by his or her two-year institution.
• Have unmet financial need.
• Have not previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

While the Foundation considers academic excellence first in evaluating candidates, competitive applicants must also demonstrate unmet financial need, which has two components:

• Education costs that are appreciably greater than the total amount of other scholarships or grant awards.
• Insufficient student and family income to meet educational costs.

For more information please contact the designated Faculty Representative at your school.