Overview
The 2027 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship supports high-achieving community-college students transferring to four-year institutions and can provide up to $55,000 per year.
Complete scholarship details
Applications are submitted through Common App for Transfer. The award is intended to support the final two to three years needed to complete a bachelor's degree and can help cover tuition, living expenses, books and required fees.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be current students at an accredited U.S. community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by January 1, 2027, or recent graduates since spring 2022; plan full-time enrollment in a baccalaureate programme in fall 2027; have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.50; and demonstrate unmet financial need. The Foundation states that it considers applicants with adjusted gross income up to $95,000.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Historical official verification confirmed the 2027 opening, 9 December 2026 at 11:59 PM EST closing time, current eligibility rules and award of up to $55,000 per year. This V2 repair normalizes the deadline to UTC and adds application/taxonomy/media metadata.
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