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Sep 13, 2012

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship honors excellence by supporting outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities.

How to Apply
The application for the 2013 program will be available in early September 2012. 
Am I Eligible?

Please review the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program minimum eligibility requirements found on the Selection & Eligibility page.

Please Note: Students may not apply directly to the Foundation for this scholarship.  All applicants for the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program must be nominated by the Foundation’s Faculty Representative at their two-year institutions.    

Additional Information
If you have questions about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program or the application process, please refer to the program’s FAQs.
    
We’re looking everywhere for the finest students in America

Through our annual Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program, we provide scholarships worth up to $30,000 per year to community college students & recent alumni to help them earn a four-year degree.

Selection & Eligibility
The Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships are awarded to the nation’s top two-year or community college students who have financial need. The selection process for these awards is rigorous and highly competitive, with approximately 60 scholarships awarded each year out of hundreds of nominees.


MINIMUM ELIGiBILITY REQUIREMENTS
    Be a current student at an accredited US community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by December 31, 2012, or a recent graduate (since spring 2008).
    Plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in fall 2013.
    Have a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.50 or better on a scale of 4.0 (or the equivalent).
    Be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at his or her two-year institution.
    Have significant unmet financial need.
    Have not previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

While the Foundation considers academic excellence first in evaluating candidates, competitive applicants must also demonstrate unmet financial need, which has two components:

    Education costs that are appreciably greater than the total amount of other scholarships or grant awards.
    Insufficient student and family income to meet educational costs.

For more information please contact the designated Faculty Representative at your school.

Deadline: December 5, 2012

Source : http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/

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