The Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

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These scholarships are available to anyone who has graduated from an accredited college in the United States, including those who are not United States citizens. Scholarships offer up to $50,000 per year for up to six years of graduate study at any university in the world.

Selection Criteria

  • College senior of recent graduate
  • GPA of 3.5 or better
  • Nomination by undergraduate institution
  • Unmet financial need
  • Will to succeed
  • Leadership/public service

Nature of the Award

  • Up to $50,000

Nature of the Scholarship

Graduate scholarships for students with exceptional promise and demonstrated financial need.

Competitiveness

Extremely: 38 recipients out of 1,100 applicants in 2007

Application Process/Deadline

Nomination required by Allegheny College, materials due to Glenn Holland prior to February 15th, JKC by March 15th.