JACK KENT Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships Application Deadline: 10/1/2013 Requirements: Any Major Purpose: The Jack Kent Cooke 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. Eligibility: MINIMUM ELIGiBILITY REQUIREMENTS Be a current student at an accredited US community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by December 31, or a recent graduate Plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in the fall. 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. Terms of Award: The Foundation provides up to $30,000 per year to each of approximately 50 deserving students selected annually, making it the largest private scholarship for two-year and community college transfer students in the country. Please Submit: 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. Online Application: jkcf.org/scholarships/
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