Ewing Middle

 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Young Scholars Program, an opportunity for eligible 7th graders which consists of a 5-year, pre-college scholarship that includes:

• Planning and goal setting
• Funding for academic and extracurricular opportunities
• Annual summer programs
• Peer networking

We’re sharing this information with AVID middle school principals and AVID Site Coordinators in your district and wanted to make you aware of the opportunity as well.

• The application opens Thursday, February 9, and closes Thursday, May 11. Students can apply here.
• The application requires responses to short-answer/essay questions, parent forms, recommendations, and copies of student report cards.

More information about the program and eligibility requirements is available in this flyer. Below are links to some additional resources:

• Click here to sign up for an informational webinar on March 9.
• Young Scholars Program Flyer in multiple languages (located in the “Resources” section toward the bottom of the page)
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation FAQs Page
• Panel Discussion Webinar

If you have questions regarding this opportunity, please reach out to Cindy Ayala. Thank you for helping expand possibility for students each day! 

Sincerely,
AVID Center