College Scholarship Program

College Scholarship Program is sponsored by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's College Scholarship Program is a highly selective scholarship program for the nation’s top high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and thrive at the nation’s best four-year colleges and universities.

College Scholarship Program - Jack Kent Cooke Foundation 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 top four-year colleges and universities. “I have a really central belief that potential is universal, but opportunity is not.

” William Tarpeh, a Cooke Young Scholar and College Scholar, has made it his mission to help solve major world sanitation problems. Unweighted High School GPA Civic or Community Service Participation during High School 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.

The Cooke College Scholarship Program application is currently open and will close on November 11, 2026. If you have questions about your application or the program, please do not call the Foundation. Please direct them to scholarships@jkcf.

org .