Scholarships and Awards

The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

The Goldwater Scholarship pays tribute to the leadership, courage, and vision of Senator Barry M. Goldwater and establishes an endowment under his name to "foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics."

The purpose of this scholarship is to educate individuals in engineering and develop highly qualified scientists and mathematicians and, in turn, procure continuity within these academic and research communities.

General Guidelines for the Goldwater Scholarship:

Granted to two groups of students of the basis of merit - college juniors or seniors "who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering."
Four-year institutions are eligible to nominate up to four students who are in the sophomore or junior class during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Compensation includes eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board - up to a maximum $7500 per year.
Junior-level scholars are eligible for a maximum two years of support and seniors receive one year of scholarship support.
Students may study abroad, and funding will be determined on their U.S. institution's budget.
Students are chosen based on field of study, career objective, and individual potential of making significant contributions within his or her field.
It is expected that recipients will pursue advanced degrees.
Students of medicine are eligible only if they plan a research career as opposed to one as a medical doctor.

Eligibility:

Student must be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2009-10 academic year.
Student must have a college grade point average of at least "B" and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.
Student must be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or a United States national (in the case of nominees form American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands).

Nomination Process:

Individuals are nominated by their college or university. The foundation will not accept applications directly form candidates.
Applications consist of: Institution Nomination, Nominee Application, Nominee Essay, and three Recommendations. Supporting documents must also be included (transcripts from current and other institutions, secondary school transcript, etc.).

Deadline for the online application is January, 2010.

Udall Scholarship

The Udall Scholarship recognizes Native American or Alaska Native undergraduates with the commitment and potential to make significant contributions to tribal public policy or Native American health care.

Applicants must be committed to a career related to the environment, to tribal public policy, or to Native American health care (only Native Americans and Alaska natives are eligible to apply in tribal public policy or Native American health care).

Requirements and Eligibility:

Be a matriculated sophomore or junior-level student pursuing a bachelor's or associates degree during the 2009-10 academic year.
Have a college GPA of at least a "B" or the equivalent.
Be pursuing full-time study during the 2010-11 academic year.
Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. permanent resident.
Show well-researched knowledge of congressman Morris K. Udall's life and legacy in an essay relating a speech or piece of legislation with one's personal interests and career goals.

Award:

Up to $5,000 for tuition, room and board, or other educational expenses.
Scholars are selected on the basis of demonstrated commitment to environmental or natural resource issues, to tribal public policy, or to Native American health care. In addition, scholars must possess leadership, character, desire to make a difference, general well-roundedness, and a course of study and proposed career where a nominee can make significant contributions.

University deadline is February 2010.

The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation enables a select group of exceptional college students and recent college graduates with demonstrated financial need to pursue graduate or professional study. Scholarships can be used at any accredited institution worldwide for any course of study (except performing and visual arts for which a separate award is available).

The Graduate Scholarship awards up to $50,000 annually, renewable up to six years per recipient. Items covered in the total award amount include tuition, living expenses, educational expenses, and other required fees, and total award is contingent upon financial need, cost of attendance of the university, and other scholarships and grants recieved.

Eligibility and Requirements:

Be nominated by the undergraduate institution
Be a current student at an accredited United States college or University with senior status by December 31, 2009, or be a recent graduate (since spring 2005)
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent)
Plan to begin his or her first graduate degree program full-time in fall 2010
Demonstrated unmet financial need
Not have prevoiusly been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

For details on Cooke Foundation awards specific to the visual and performing arts, please visit www.jkcf.org.