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Young Scholars Program

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program selects academically high-achieving students with financial need and provides them with the most personalized, generous scholarship experience in the nation. Students apply for the program while in grade 7, enter the program in grade 8 and reap its benefits through high school.

The Foundation works closely with Scholars and their families to construct a tailored educational program that includes, but is not limited to, support for summer programs, distance learning courses and music and art instruction. Through financial assistance and the support of an educational adviser, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation enables Young Scholars to dream big and enjoy the best education possible while in pursuit of those dreams.

Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development (CTD) assists the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in building awareness of its prestigious Young Scholars Program.

Tammie Stewart, CTD’s community outreach manager, acts as a representative to the program. She can respond to inquiries and serve as your personal advocate, encourager and coach throughout the application process.

Find out how to compete for this award at the Foundation's Young Scholars Program web site (Click here.). There you will also find the Young Scholars Program guidelines and application materials.

 

JKC and NUMATS

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program pays for qualified students in grade 7 to take the ACT or SAT test through Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS). Students must be eligible for a federally subsidized program such as free or reduced lunch. For more information, please see NUMATS Policies and Fees.

 

CivicWeek for Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars

The Center for Talent Development's Civic Education Project is proud to announce a new partnership with the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to offer CivicWeek, a weeklong summer service-learning immersion program. CivicWeek brings some of the nation's most outstanding and motivated high-school students in Washington, D.C., to focus on some of the nation's most pressing social issues, gain leadership skills, and experience civic engagement.

Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars in grades 9 through 12 are eligible to apply and get involved! For more information please look here.

Name: Alexandra DiFulvio
Age: 15
Future Career: Surgeon\ Professional Vocalist

How has The Young Scholars Program supported your talents and educational journey?

I was selected for the program two years ago, when I was completing 7th grade. Because of the Young Scholars Program, I have been able to take advantage of numerous opportunities that normally would not have been available to me, i.e. voice lessons and summer activities. The Young Scholars Program has impacted my life exponentially in all that it has allowed me to be a part of. The program also included a week at Georgetown University last summer, which was more valuable to me than I could possibly express. It was the first experience I'd had with people who were truly interested in improving the world through personal achievements. I left Washington DC with a new sense of hope, reassured that I was not the only young person passionate about academics and important issues such as religion and politics; not the only young person with a strong desire to someday change the world.

Thoughts about being a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholar:

I am very proud to be a Young Scholar, and I am grateful for all that the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has given me. I feel as if I have an advantage over other high school students because I can pursue anything I am interested in without putting a financial burden on my family. I have been given the power to develop myself more than the average high school student, and I am dedicated to using this power to its full potential.
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