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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship


The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is a highly selective scholarship for the nation’s top community college students seeking to complete their bachelor’s degree at 4-year colleges or universities.  The Foundation provides up to $30,000 per year, making it the largest private scholarship for community college transfer students in the country.

As part of their scholarship, recipients may:
  • Receive up to $30,000 per year to attend an accredited 4-year college or university
  • Use the award for tuition, living expenses, books, and other required fees
  • Pursue any area of study
  • Have access to the greater JKCF Scholar community

As minimum criteria, students must:
  • Be a current student at an accredited US community college or 2-year institution with sophomore status or a recent graduate (within the last 5 years)
  • Have a cumulative unweighted college GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Plan to transfer to a 4-year college or university to begin studies in the coming fall
  • Demonstrate significant unmet financial needs

Learn more about the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Program at https://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/, or call 855-509-5253. 

Jodi Oriel
Office of Student Life and Leadership Development
10/23/2013