Overview
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Graduate Arts Award enables students or recent alumni with exceptional artistic or creative promise and significant financial need to pursue up to three years of study at an accredited graduate institution in the US or abroad. Awards can be as much as $50,000 annually. In 2011, the Foundation will select 10 recipients for this award.
The award provides funding for tuition, room and board, required fees, and books. Scholarships amounts vary based on several factors, including costs at the institution each recipient attends and other grants and scholarships the student receives.
Students interested in the program must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their school, and may not apply directly to the Foundation. Each college or university may nominate two students to be considered for this award.
SELECTION CRITERIA
A review panel of distinguished artists, arts faculty, and university administrators select Scholars using criteria including artistic or creative merit, academic achievement, financial need, will to succeed, and a breadth of interest and activities.
Minimum Eligibility
To be eligible to compete for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award, a candidate must
• Be a college senior OR a recent graduate (within the last five years) from an accredited college or university in the US,
• Plan to pursue a graduate degree in the performing arts, visual arts, or creative writing,
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent),
• Plan to begin first graduate degree program in the coming fall,
• Be nominated by his or her undergraduate institution, and
• Have unmet financial need.
Application Procedure
Students must be nominated by their undergraduate insti- tutions. They cannot apply directly. Each accredited four- year college or university may nominate two candidates.
Application Deadlines
The application deadline is typically in mid-February. Campuses set earlier internal deadlines for receiving applications to select their nominees.
faculty representatives
Each institution has a faculty representative who manages the nomination process. Please visit the Foundation’s website for a complete list of faculty representatives and their contact information.
jack kent cooke foundation Lansdowne, VA 20176 888-264-3062
Guidelines and application materials are available on the Foundation’s website: http://www.jkcf.org/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Graduate Arts Award enables students or recent alumni with exceptional artistic or creative promise and significant financial need to pursue up to three years of study at an accredited graduate institution in the US or abroad. Awards can be as much as $50,000 annually. In 2011, the Foundation will select 10 recipients for this award.
The award provides funding for tuition, room and board, required fees, and books. Scholarships amounts vary based on several factors, including costs at the institution each recipient attends and other grants and scholarships the student receives.
Students interested in the program must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their school, and may not apply directly to the Foundation. Each college or university may nominate two students to be considered for this award.
SELECTION CRITERIA
A review panel of distinguished artists, arts faculty, and university administrators select Scholars using criteria including artistic or creative merit, academic achievement, financial need, will to succeed, and a breadth of interest and activities.
Minimum Eligibility
To be eligible to compete for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award, a candidate must
• Be a college senior OR a recent graduate (within the last five years) from an accredited college or university in the US,
• Plan to pursue a graduate degree in the performing arts, visual arts, or creative writing,
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent),
• Plan to begin first graduate degree program in the coming fall,
• Be nominated by his or her undergraduate institution, and
• Have unmet financial need.
Application Procedure
Students must be nominated by their undergraduate insti- tutions. They cannot apply directly. Each accredited four- year college or university may nominate two candidates.
Application Deadlines
The application deadline is typically in mid-February. Campuses set earlier internal deadlines for receiving applications to select their nominees.
faculty representatives
Each institution has a faculty representative who manages the nomination process. Please visit the Foundation’s website for a complete list of faculty representatives and their contact information.
jack kent cooke foundation Lansdowne, VA 20176 888-264-3062
Guidelines and application materials are available on the Foundation’s website: http://www.jkcf.org/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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