Deadline: 21 March 2018
Applications are now open for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Young Scholars Program.
The Young Scholars Program is a national scholarship with students representing every region and attending school in rural, urban and suburban communities.
The Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program is a selective 5-year pre-college scholarship for high-performing 7th grade students with financial need. It provides comprehensive academic and college advising, as well as financial support for school, Cooke-sponsored summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities. Each Young Scholar is assigned an on-staff educational adviser who works closely with the student and his or her family, individually and as part of a scholar community.
Their programming and support may include:
- Identifying an appropriately rigorous high school
- Engaging in four-year planning and goal-setting
- Funding for academic and extracurricular opportunities, such as music and art lessons, supplemental academic classes, and technology
- Annual summer programs, including two required Young Scholar summer programs
- Year-round Young Scholar community programming
- Networking opportunities with a high-achieving peer community
- Special consideration for a Cooke College Scholarship for up to $40,000 per year
Eligibility Criteria
As minimum criteria to apply, students must:
- Currently be in 7th grade
- Reside and plan to attend high school in the U.S. or U.S. territory
- Earn grades of all or mostly As with no Cs in core academic subjects during 6th and 7th grade (English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies/History)
- Have a family adjusted gross income of less than $95,000
- Be willing to participate in multi-week residential summer programs, including two required Cooke scholar programs after 8th and 11th grades
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Young Scholars Program.