Scholarships
Amount: $30,000. About: Each year, Kress Institutional Fellowships in the History of European Art are awarded to pre-doctoral candidates studying European art history. Those awarded the fellowship are provided with a two-year research appointment hosted by a European art history research center. Applicants must be pre-doctoral candidates studying the history of art or a related…
Amount: Up to $40,000. About: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is designed to help students attending two-year institutions transfer to four-year institutions. Applicants must be second-year community college students or have recently graduated, plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university, meet a minimum GPA requirement…
Amount: Varies. About: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program is a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship for high-performing 7th grade students. The program provides comprehensive academic and college advising, funding for academic and extracurricular opportunities, annual Cooke-sponsored summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities. Applicants must be 7th grade students who, since 6th…
Amount: Up to $55,000 per year. About: The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program for high-achieving high school seniors. Applicants must be high school seniors planning to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university, meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and demonstrate…
Amount: $3,000. About: Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) annually offers a range of scholarships to its members. To be eligible for any of KKG’s scholarships, applicants must be initiated members, be in good standing with the fraternity, be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, have paid any necessary financial dues, and meet minimum GPA requirements. The…
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Every year, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum runs the Profile in Courage Essay Contest, in which U.S. high school students compete for a share of nearly $20,000. Students are asked to submit a 700- to 1,000-word essay that describes and analyzes an act of political courage by an…