Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
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Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need.
Lansdowne, VA
Joined April 2010
It's #transferstudentweek! Community college students who want to transfer to a four-year university next year: make sure you check out our Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Apply via Common App for Transfer by January 7, 2026. https://t.co/rJGkceAnQC
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Congratulations to Cooke Scholar Alum Dr. William Tarpeh on being named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow by the @macfound To find out more about Dr. Tarpeh’s work and his journey as a Cooke Scholar, please visit: https://t.co/z9QLxeiJOj
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Cooke Scholar Alum William Tarpeh has been announced as a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. The MacArthur Fellowship, also referred to as a “genius grant,” is a prestigious award of $800,000 presented to...
🥳 Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals expand the boundaries of knowledge, artistry, and human understanding. #MacFellow
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Community college transfer students who want to attend a four-year university next fall: today is the day! The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship application is OPEN through the Common App for Transfer. Learn why you should apply here: https://t.co/rJGkceAnQC
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Working on building your college list? Here are some tips: https://t.co/izOWhTXdPV Seniors, make sure to check out the Cooke College Scholarship Program! You can apply through November 14 in Common App. Find more in the post! #CollegeList
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The Cooke College Scholarship application is open on Common App. High school seniors with financial need and a GPA of 3.75 and above can learn more and apply here: https://t.co/8pqX2wQWrz
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🎉 Big congratulations to Perimeter College’s 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars, Rakeb Tesfassellasie and Paloma Hodje! 🏆 💙 @thejkcf
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Congratulations to UCNJ’s Odudu for receiving the @TheJKCF Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship! 🦉 Odudu plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in aviation science with a concentration in professional piloting, aiming to become an airline captain and mentor underrepresented pilots✈️
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🎉 Huge congrats to @LaGuardiaCC’s newest @TheJKCF Scholars! Selected from 1,600+ applicants nationwide, they’ll each receive up to $55K/year to complete their bachelor’s degrees.👏👏👏 ➡️ https://t.co/OzXIo9rGSu
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LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (May 13, 2025) — Three LaGuardia Community College/CUNY students are among 90 high-achieving community college students awarded the Jack
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Congratulations to the 2025 Cooke Transfer Scholars! We offer our congratulations to this year's cohort of 90 Scholars and can't wait to meet you. https://t.co/RJUzusJKxP
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announces its 2025 cohort of community college students for national transfer scholarship LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA (MAY 13, 2025) – Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has...
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A proud day for @MDCollege! ✨5 outstanding Honors College students have been named recipients of the prestigious @TheJKCF's Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Our leadership team had the joy of surprising each student with the news, and the smiles say it all! We’re so proud
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🎉 Just in: 5 MDC students have been awarded the prestigious @TheJKCF Transfer Scholarship—with the most winners in the nation! Each will earn up to $55K/year to complete their degrees at top schools like @Princeton, @MIT, @UNC, @DukeU + more. Congrats to Daniel Yantani Coto,
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There is ONE MONTH left to apply for the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. If you plan to apply, make sure to leave time for obtaining and submitting quality recommendations. Read more about eligibility and the application process below. https://t.co/rJGkceAnQC
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📢 Attention, Nighthawks! @TheJKCF Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is open! This prestigious scholarship offers up to $55K per year to help community college students complete their bachelor’s. 📅 Applications close on January 9, 2025. ➡️ Apply now: https://t.co/3u5wrJZChy
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In our latest blog post, we celebrate Cooke College Scholar Wilmar A. Gálvez Alfonso and her leadership in the aerospace industry as a Puerto Rican woman studying at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Our Scholars inspire us every day! https://t.co/xUzsxBbIiZ
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This past month, the Foundation had the opportunity to talk to Wilmar A. Gálvez Alfonso, a 2024 Cooke College Scholar attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Wilmar recently attended the...
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Happy birthday, Mr. Cooke! Your legacy will forever live on through the Cooke Scholar community. https://t.co/45aetcGn6m
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Through the Foundation, Mr. Cooke’s spirit lives on. This week, we celebrate the birthday of the visionary Jack Kent Cooke and reflect on his incredible legacy. Born in 1912 in Ontario, Canada, Mr....
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Happy #transferstudentweek! 📷 📷 📷 To celebrate transfer students in your life, share our Transfer Scholarship application with community college students who plan to transfer to a four-year college next year. Learn more and find the application here: https://t.co/rJGkceAnQC
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📷 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation @TheJKCF Big news for transfer students: the Cooke Transfer Scholarship app is OPEN for the nation’s top community college students transferring to four-year colleges or universities. Deadline: January 9, 2025. #transfer
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In July, a cohort of rising ninth graders in the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Young Scholars Program took part in The Optimist Project (TOP), a new initiative sponsored by @TheJKCF & developed and administered by the W&M Center for Gifted Education (CFGE): https://t.co/31DB8Lhve3
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Starting college is exciting, but it can also bring homesickness and loneliness for many students. If you’re feeling disconnected or missing home, remember you're not alone! https://t.co/OYDKx1pysv
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Starting college is an exciting adventure filled with new experiences, friendships, and opportunities for personal growth. However, for many new students, it can also bring feelings of homesickness...
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