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The Kelly Gene Cook Foundation Scholarship is available to incoming freshmen who are Mississippi residents. The scholarship is based on academic merit and financial need. It is available for up to four years of undergraduate studies. The funding stacks with any aid offered by Mississippi College.

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To be considered for this scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Incoming freshman
  • Fully admitted to MC
  • Mississippi resident
  • 3.5 GPA minimum
  • 26 ACT score minimum
  • Current FAFSA on file
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Submit application, official high school transcript, test scores, resume, FAFSA, and original essay by the due date of April 11, 2025
  • Be available to interview in Jackson, MS on May 16 or 17

You can apply at kgccf.smapply.org

For further information, you  may contact the Foundation’s Executive Director, Katy Pacelli, at 601.981.1116 or katy@kgccf.com.