The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation enables high-ability middle and high school students with financial need to realize their full academic potential. Through the Young Scholars Program, the Foundation has to date supported 600 students from across the nation, providing them with individualized educational advising combined with comprehensive financial support from the 8th grade through high school.
Beginning in the eighth grade, the Young Scholars Program, working through fourteen on-staff educational advisers, enables students to:
- Participate in high-quality academic and extracurricular opportunities in their local community, on college campuses, and around the globe.
- Develop the knowledge, talents, and leadership skills to be significant contributors to their field of interest and society at large.
- Set and reach academic and talent goals that will prepare them to be competitive, well-informed applicants for our nation’s best colleges and universities.
We designed the Young Scholars Program to incorporate three important components of support:
- Educational Adviser (EA)
- Individualized Learning Plan (ILP)
- Community
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program, the applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Grade level – Entering 8th grade in the fall of 2015.
- Academics – Since the beginning of 6th grade, have earned grades of all or mostly A's in school with no C's or below in core academic subjects (English/language arts, math, science, social studies/history).*
- Testing – The official score report from the applicant’s state standardized testing. If the applicant has taken the SAT or ACT through a regional talent center, he/she should also submit those score reports.
- Income – Family income does not exceed $95,000. The average family income of entering Young Scholars is approximately $25,000. In recent years nearly all Young Scholars have come from families with incomes below $60,000.
- Location – Reside in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and plan to attend high school in the U.S.
The application period for the Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program will close in two weeks onApril 14, 2015.
We want to remind you that Parent and Recommendation Forms must be completed online by the deadline in addition to your student application. Your application will not be considered complete or eligible without all forms.
