Award
The scholarship covers a portion of educational expenses, including
tuition,living expenses, required fees, and books for graduate
degree chosen. Amount and duration of awards vary by student based
on cost of attendance and length of graduate program as well as
other scholarships or grants received. Maximum available per
student per year of study is $50,000, and the maximum length is six
years.
Application Deadline
Students *must* be nominated by GAAP office which St. John's
applications are due February 20, 2008.
Qualifications
Must be college seniors or recent graduates (since May 2000) with
minimum 3.5 GPA who are enrolled in a graduate program full-time in
the Fall or will be by April 30th. US citizenship not required, but
must show appropriate valid US visa to the Foundation every
year.
Application Process
Official application consists of the form, cost of attendance
worksheet, resume, narrative autobiography, transcripts, two
letters of recommendation, and an optional portfolio for applicants
in the arts.
History
Mr. Jack Kent Cooke was a businessman, sportsman, and
philanthropist. His business interests included ownership of
professional sports teams, newspapers, magazines, radio stations,
cable television, and real estate holdings. He left most of his
fortune to establish the Foundation. One major goal of the
Foundation is to identify extraordinary individuals who have
excelled in academics as well as other extracurricular activities
and help them pursue the kind of formal education Mr. Cooke himself
never had.
For more information, please visit the Jack
Kent Cooke Foundation.