Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Opportunity for Highly Qualified Bucks Students Who are Planning on Transferring!

Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship 2011
Eligibility and Application Checklist

Deadline for Submission to Bucks: December 20, 2010
• IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE APPLICATION PROCESS BE STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION BY THE ABOVE DEADLINE.

Eligible student must:
 Have completed at least 30 credits by the end of December 2010.
 Have a GPA of at least a 3.5.
 Plan to transfer to a four-year college as a full-time student in Fall 2011.
 Have documented unmet financial need.
*Unmet financial need has two components: (i) education costs that exceed to an appreciable degree other grant awards and (ii) insufficient student and family income to meet educational costs. Students receiving full funding for their four-year degree will not be eligible for this scholarship. One possible indicator of financial need is the receipt of need-based aid while in college.
A Financial Needs Estimator is available on the JKCF web site. Please go to http://facreps.jkcf.org/nomination/financial-needs-estimator to assess your unmet need. Read all directions carefully!
 Be nominated by their community college.

Student must begin the electronic application several weeks before the deadline!
Students must complete and submit (By December 20, 2010, the Bucks deadline):

 Electronic Application that includes essays and documentation. (http://www.jkcf.org)
Attach a PDF version:
 Applicant Tax Form
 Parent Financial Information Forms, for dependent students
 Parent Tax Form, for dependent students
 Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA
 Official transcripts from all high school and colleges attended

 Electronic Letters of Recommendation (2 names must be submitted through the electronic application). The recommendations are usually from faculty in your field of study. It is recommended that you approach faculty members as soon as possible to request the recommendation and to get the correct e-mail address, as it may be difficult to contact faculty once the semester ends. If the e-mail address is incorrect, the recommender will not receive the recommendation.

For further details, see http://www.bucks.edu/transfer/scholar.php and
click on JKC Bucks Information List.