Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program

• Are you entering the eighth grade this coming fall?
• Can you show evidence of superior academic ability?
• Does your family have unmet financial need?

If you answered 'yes' to the questions above, you may qualify for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program.

Eligibility and More Information
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Young Scholars Program selects exceptional students with financial need and provides them with individualized educational opportunities and advising throughout high school. The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University assists the Foundation with recruiting Young Scholars and helping eligible students through the application process.

Students must be preparing to enter eighth grade when they apply. For example, current seventh-graders or sixth-graders who will skip a year in school are eligible.

For more detailed information about the Young Scholars Program, please see the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation website. Be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions section.

If you then have further questions please contact CTY at jkcinfo@jhu.edu or call 410-735-6270.

Application Deadline

April 16, 2012.

It is wise to apply early. No extensions will be granted.