The Cook Family Foundation has a role in four scholarships to the University of Michigan. From these, Shiawassee area students are offered a scholarship of at least $3,000 to those who are admitted to the University of Michigan. Once matriculated into an incoming cohort, Cook Scholars receive ongoing support throughout their undergraduate career, including early momentum and engagement opportunities within the cohort as well as campus-wide. As student progress toward degree completion, they move forward in volunteer work and leadership efforts that build soft skills and benefit their home communities.
Student Life is launching this program with the incoming fall student cohort, meeting the group at their awards ceremony this spring, with summer online and in-person programming beginning in June 2025. Look for newsletters in your umich.edu inbox with information for both students and families. Also, follow the newly organized Shiawassee Scholars student organization on Istagram (@shiawasseescholarsum).
About: The Cook Family Foundation, a multi-generational family foundation based in Owosso, Michigan, collaborates with organizations to support education, the environment, the arts, and community stewardship. We work to be a catalyst for positive community change to promote a more equitable society.
Eligibility: Any graduating high school senior with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher from any of the ten high schools serving all or part of Shiawassee County will receive at a minimum one $3,000 scholarship from among the four scholarships connected to the Foundation’s work if they enroll at a U of M campus in Ann Arbor, Flint or Dearborn. These schools include: Byron, Chesaning, Corunna, Durand, Laingsburg, Morrice, New Lothrop, Ovid-Elsie, Owosso, and Perry. As well, applications are welcome from any Shiawassee County resident who has graduated from any high school, or is a home-school student. You must complete an application and be accepted to the University of Michigan as an undergraduate student to be eligible for a scholarship from the Cook Family Foundation.
Scholarships are available to applicants to any of the colleges at the University of Michigan: Literature Science and the Arts (LS&A); Engineering; Information; Business; Public Policy; Nursing; Kinesiology; Pharmacy; Public Health; Dental Hygiene; Education; Music, Theater & Dance; Architecture & Urban Planning; and Art & Design, including UM-Dearborn or UM-Flint.
For application information, please see the Cook Family Foundation's website: https://www.cookfamilyfoundation.org/.