GPC students have won this award six times in the last eight years.  See their pictures and read their stories here.

The JKC Foundation is very STRICT, and many otherwise deserving students are NOT eligible. There is NOTHING we can do about their policies and procedures except to follow them to the letter.

1. See minimum criteria at http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/selection/
2. Students CANNOT nominate themselves.  They MUST be nominated by a faculty member.
3. We MUST maintain internal deadlines.  We CANNOT extend the time for students or faculty.  We hope you will nominate your best students, but YOU must do so in a timely manner.  It's difficult to construct a winning application packet, and YOU must go out of your way in time and effort.
4. Students MUST transfer to a four-year college or university in the next FALL semester.  They CANNOT transfer in the spring or any other term.  It is possible that it could worthwhile for a student to skip a semester or two in order to preserve the chance of getting this scholarship.  On the other hand, the odds are always against making that assumption.  I will look at a student's materials if asked for an opinion.
   
5. Students MUST write several essays and submit PERSONAL information.  The student's "story" is critical in winning a scholarship.  Students who are reticent need good counseling in this regard.  Personal details need not come out, and we at GPC need to be very careful not to brag too much about specific obstacles the student has overcome.  But this information does need to go into the application, and if the student feels privacy is more important, then we should nominate another student.
6. The student's family members MUST provide personal FINANCIAL information.  At least one nominee made it to the last round and did not win because a parent's tax return was unavailable (due to privacy or disorganization).  There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
7. See also http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/faqs/