Cooke College Scholarship Program

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities. Applicants must complete four years of high school in the U.S., a U.S territory, or on a U.S. military base and plan to graduate in Spring 2025. Applicants must intend to enroll in an accredited four-year college beginning in Fall 2025. We will consider applicants with family annual gross income up to $95,000. During the selection process, the Foundation will conduct a full financial review which will take into account all income and assets of the student and the student's parents. Two academic recommendations are required. One recommendation must be from an 11th grade teacher in a core academic subject. The second recommendation can come from another core subject teacher or professor who has worked with the student any time since ninth grade. One counselor recommendation must also be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation for more information. The Cooke College Scholarship Program application will open on August 19, 2026. The award, which is last dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year to pursue a bachelor's degree at any accredited undergraduate institution. 3.99 average Unweighted High School GPA. 95% held leadership role in a club or activity. 97% Civic or Community Service Participation during High School.