Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship (ID 2458)
Scholarship Description
- Start Date:
- 8/1/2017
- Deadline:
- 10/24/2017
- Website:
- http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-programs/undergraduate-transfer/
- Amount:
- $40,000
- Description:
- The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship makes it possible for the nation’s top community college students to complete their bachelor’s degrees by transferring to a selective four-year college or university. The Foundation provides up to $40,000 per year to each of approximately 85 deserving students selected annually, making it the largest private scholarship for two-year and community college transfer students in the country.
Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational expenses – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees – for the final two to three years necessary to achieve a bachelor’s degree. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships he or she may receive.
Contact Information
Eligibility
- Gender:
- NA
- Eligibility:
- Be a current student at an accredited U.S. community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by December 31, 2016, or a recent graduate (since spring 2012).
Plan to enroll full time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in fall 2017.
Have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.5 or better on a scale of 4.0 (or the equivalent).
Demonstrate significant unmet financial need. We will consider applicants with family income up to $95,000. However, we anticipate that a majority of scholarship recipients will be eligible to receive a Pell grant.
Have not previously enrolled at or attended a four-year institution. - Special Criteria:
- The selection process for these awards is rigorous and highly competitive with approximately 85 scholarships awarded each year out of thousands of applicants. A review panel of distinguished university admissions professionals and faculty judge the applicants using criteria including:
Achievement and academic ability
Financial need
Persistence
Leadership
Service to others