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Find similar grantsYoung Scholars Program is sponsored by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. A five-year, pre-college scholarship for exceptionally promising 7th grade students with financial need, offering comprehensive educational advising and financial support from 8th grade through high school.
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Young Scholars Program - Jack Kent Cooke Foundation The Cooke Young Scholars Program is a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship for exceptionally promising 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.
Educational Advisers support Young Scholars to maximize high school experiences and to go on to thrive at the nation’s top-performing colleges. Our 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 programs. Year-round Young Scholars community programming.
Networking opportunities with a high-achieving peer community. In a Four-Year College or University “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.
The application for the Cooke Young Scholars Program is now closed. If you have any questions regarding your application, please use the chat in the lower right corner or email us at scholarships@jkcf. org .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: 7th grade students entering 8th grade in fall 2027, with a minimum GPA of 3. 5 since 6th grade, and family adjusted gross income up to $95,000. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $55,000 per year. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Young Scholars Program are due April 28, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Young Scholars Program is funded by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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