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:
Name
Name
Home
Address:
City :
State:
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.