Video: Learn More About the Young Scholars Program

The 2014 application period for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program is now open until March 20. Available to exceptionally promising 7th grade students across the country, the Young Scholars Program provides the most personalized, generous scholarship experience in the nation.

Each Young Scholar is paired with a Foundation educational adviser who works to ensure that Scholars are academically challenged and inspired throughout the program, which begins in the 8th grade and continues through high school, have the financial resources needed to develop their academic and extracurricular talents, and are prepared for success at competitive colleges and universities.

It is hard to fully understand this incredible opportunity without taking part, but in an effort to try, we created this five minute video. To learn more about how the Young Scholars Program works, the role of the educational adviser, and what we seek in an applicant, please watch. And please share!