Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Daniel R. Porterfield, national education and civil society leader, named incoming CEO of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation as current executive director Giuseppe "Seppy" Basili plans his retirement in June. Read more here: bit.ly/45XMwNg

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. jkcf.org/our-scholarshi…

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: jkcf.org/our-stories/co… #MacFellow

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: jkcf.org/our-scholarshi…

Working on building your college list? Here are some tips: jkcf.org/our.../how-to-… 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 #Scholarships #DebtFreeCollege #college

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: jkcf.org/our-scholarshi…

🎉 Big congratulations to Perimeter College’s 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars, Rakeb Tesfassellasie and Paloma Hodje! 🏆 💙 @thejkcf t.gsu.edu/3S0b4hb

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✈️

🎉 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.👏👏👏 ➡️ ow.ly/vEL250VS4Wx #CookeScholars #TransferSholarship #CommunityCollegeSucess

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. jkcf.org/our-stories/20…

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 of our Cooke Scholars who represent determination, resilience and the transformative power of education. #BeMDC

🎉 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, Daniela Fonseca, Maite Roque Franco, Claudia Gomez & Victor Michel Gonzalez—and to the Honors College faculty & staff! #MDCProud 💙 🔗 Read more about their incredible journeys: bit.ly/4mfpbNo

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. jkcf.org/our-scholarshi…

📢 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: bit.ly/2moR7W7

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! jkcf.org/our-stories/ce…

Happy birthday, Mr. Cooke! Your legacy will forever live on through the Cooke Scholar community. jkcf.org/our-stories/ha…

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: jkcf.org/our-scholarshi…

📷 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 jkcf.org/our-scholarshi…

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): education.wm.edu/news/news-arch…