J.F. and R.W. Cooke Educational Fund
Information – Instructions – Regulations

Due June 30th

 The following policies are effective June 30th, 1991.

        1.        All applications must be filed with the executive secretary by June 30 of each year.
        2.        Applications from all first year students will be accepted on the basis of high school graduation and residence requirements.  Funds will be allocated on a college year basis and paid the first of each term.  Students must be registered in an approved school each quarter or semester to receive assistance.
        3.        Applications for renewal or reinstatement will be considered only once each year – June 30 – and must be accompanied by an official transcript of your complete college academic record or other documented evidence that you meet the GPA and hourly requirements listed below.  Funds will be allocated and paid as in paragraph 2.

 Scholastic Requirements:

 All students who receive assistance from the Cooke Educational Fund shall be required to:

        1.        Maintain a grade point average of 2.0.
        2.        Complete a minimum of 45-quarter hours or the equivalent for each year of assistance.

             (Failure of any student to meet either requirement will result in student being dropped from the Fund for ONE FULL YEAR.

Requirements for Reinstatement:

A beneficiary under the Cooke Educational Fund dropped because of failure to maintain the requirement as to grades or hours may obtain reinstatement the next year by:

A.      Raising the cumulative grade point average for the total time in attendance at school to 2.00.

B.       And/or making up the deficient hours by attending an accredited school or taking correspondence courses without assistance from the Cooke Fund.

C.       If you do not meet the above requirements and have extraordinary circumstances that may affect your application, please list them on the application form under information and pertinent facts.


APPLICATION BLANK
J.F. AND R.W. COOKE EDUCATIONAL FUND
Mount Moriah Lodge No. 95, A.F. and A.M. Trustees

The careful and detailed completion of the blanks on this form is very important.

 

Name of Applicant:     SS # Age:
Home Address:
               

Secondary School Attended:    GPA:

College or School you will attend:

College Address: 

If you have selected a major field of study, please indicate:

Fall Term starts:  
Winter Term starts:
Spring Term starts:

Applications for assistance from this fund must be filed out by June 30th and presented to:

Nancy Winslow, Secretary, J.F. and R.W. Cooke Educational Fund Committee, Condon, OR 97823

 Before completing this form, please study carefully the instruction sheet accompanying this application.

 Family Information:

Father’s Name:       Home Address:                   
                                                                   

Mother’s Name:       Home Address:
   
                                                               



What information and facts are pertinent to your application?

References:  Give the names and addressees of three persons who would recommend you.

One must be a person of responsibility in your school system. (First year applicants ONLY).

 Name
    Home Address: 
City :                      State:                           Zip:

  Name                     Home Address:  City :  State:                Zip:

  Name
Home Address: 
City :  State:                Zip:

Assistance from the Cooke Educational Fund is awarded on the basis of moral worth and educational ability.  List significant work experiences, school and community activities and honors to date: (First year applicants ONLY).











Your ability to express yourself and to organize your thinking is important.  Write a paragraph in which you set forth your own reasons for seeking a higher education . (First years applicants ONLY).  If additional space is needed for paragraph, please use an additional page.  

College Standing: (List in order of attendance)

Institution:     Quarters/Semesters attended:
Hours earned:
Total grade points:  Cum. GPA

Institution:     Quarters/Semesters attended:
Hours earned:
Total grade points:  Cum. GPA  

I hereby guarantee to repay the amount advanced t me by the Cooke Educational Fund, if I in any way expend those funds for other than legitimate school expenses or I fail to attend school during the quarter or semester for which I received assistance.  I also agree to provide an accounting of the expenditures of funds granted if requested by the committee.

I certify that all the statements in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.

                                                                                                     

                Date                                   Signature of Applicant 

PRINT and MAIL completed application to
Nancy Winslow
PO box 384
COndon, OR, 97823

A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained to receive assistance from the Cooke Fund.