Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
The 2025/2026 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship application is open!
This is the largest undergraduate transfer scholarship in the United States, worth up to up to $55,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school. The selection process for these awards is rigorous and highly competitive with approximately 50 scholarships awarded each year out of thousands of applicants.
You could be the next JKC scholar!
Upcoming Information Sessions
If you meet the minimum eligibility requirements, please plan to attend an information session:
October 10, 2025
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
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October 20, 2025
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
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Application & Requirements
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- Visit the Scholarship website for timeline dates and how to apply.
How are JKC scholar applicants evaluated?
- Achievement and academic ability
- Unmet financial need
- Persistence
- Leadership
- Service to others
Eligibility Requirements
- Be a current student at an accredited U.S. community college with sophomore status as of January 1, 2026
- Plan to enroll in a full-time baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2026
- Have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent)
- Demonstrate unmet financial need. They will consider applicants with a maximum annual gross income of $95,000.
- No previous enrollment or attendance at a four-year institution.