Jack Kent Cooke Foundation 2008 Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Be the next MCC student to win the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Middlesex County College students planning to transfer to an accredited 4-year college or university to begin studies in Fall 2008 are invited to apply to the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Landsdowne, VA – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has opened the nominations process for the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation will award up to $30,000 annually per recipient to help students from community colleges pursue four year degrees at any accredited college or university in the United States or abroad. Last year, the Foundation received nearly 700 nominations nationwide for these awards and an MCC student WON. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships can provide funding for tuition, room and board, required fees, and books for the length of the undergraduate degree, generally two years. Each award can total up to $30,000 annually, though the amounts will vary based on such factors as the cost of the institution each recipient attends.
The Foundation plans to award approximately 50 scholarships nationally for the Spring 2008 . It will renew each award in subsequent years based upon student performance.
Minimum Eligibility:
Nominees must, at a minimum, meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Nominees must be current students and enrolled at Middlesex County College at the time of nomination and have completed 32 college credits or more by December 31, 2007.
- Nominees must plan to pursue baccalaureate degrees full-time at accredited four-year institutions starting in Fall 2008.
- Nominees must currently have a cumulative college GPA of 3.50 or better on a 4.0 scale. This cumulative GPA must include all college-level courses.
- Nominees must have unmet financial need.
- Nominees must not have previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Interested students should visit the Foundation’s website www.jackkentcookefoundation.org for complete information.
Eligible students must submit the separate Middlesex County College Nomination Form no later than Friday November 30, 2007.
Questions can be directed to Sheema Majiduddin or Gina Bedoya - Counseling & Career Services at : SMajiduddin@middlesexcc.edu, Gina_Bedoya@middlesexcc.edu OR 732.906.2546.
Nomination Forms may also be submitted by Fax: 732-906-4655 or in person to Edison Hall 100.
