Our Scholarships
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need.
$282
Million
Awarded in Scholarships
3,300
Cooke Scholars
Current Scholars and Alumni
$133
Million
Awarded in Grants
“I was able to fast-track into my current career. The connections I made at Montana State University and in the wildlife film industry while a graduate student were the catalyst for realizing my dream. Now my wife and I run our own production company in Livingston, Montana."
Dawson Dunning
As amazing as it might seem, Dunning is a full-time freelance wildlife cameraman having earned a Master of Fine Arts in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University. The often painstaking process of waiting for a shot, sometimes in freezing temperatures and uncomfortable positions, is more difficult than one might imagine. In recent years the results have gotten better and better, as evidenced by such series as “Planet Earth” and Dawson’s most recent work for the BBC, “Life Story.”
"As a result of the support from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship, I was able to fast-track into my current career. The connections I made at Montana State University and in the wildlife film industry while a graduate student were the catalyst for realizing my dream. Now my wife and I run our own production company in Livingston, Montana."