The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship awards up to $50,000 per year for up to 6 years to college seniors or recent graduates with excellent academic records and financial need to attend graduate or professional programs beginning fall 2009. Each UW campus can nominate up to 2 students to compete in the national competition for this award. The campus application process and additional information about the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship are available at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards website.
To be eligible, students must have:
- Senior standing or have graduated from UW within the past five years.
- A cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.50 or better.
- Demonstrated unmet financial need.
- A bachelor’s degree by the start of the fall 2009.
- Not previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship.
- Plans to begin their first graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2009.
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Important Dates:
Seattle Campus Deadline Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009
National Deadline Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Information Sessions: Sessions provide students with essential information needed to determine interest, eligibility and suitability for this competitive scholarship program. Sessions will also contain information about the campus application process and the assistance students will receive if selected as a campus nominee.
- November 18, 2008 from 1:30pm to 2:20pm, 120 MGH
- December 3, 2008 from 2:30pm to 3:20pm, 120 MGH
- January 8, 2009 from 3:30pm to 4:20pm, 120 MGH
Please feel free to contact Robin Chang if you have any questions. A flyer is also attached.
Robin Chang
Assistant Director
Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning
University of Washington
120 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803
Seattle WA 98195-2803
206-543-2603 FAX: 206-616-4389
http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/