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First-Generation College Student Scholarship
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Award
- $55,000
- Deadline
- Rolling / always open
- Study in
- the United States
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About this scholarship
Open to: senior, college students (us citizens).
Categories: first-generation · transfer · financial-need · undergrad
Source verified July 2026.
Requirements
- High-achieving, high-financial-need students transitioning from community college to a four-year institution, many of whom are first-generation college students.
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