COD student Samiha Syed receives prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Samiha Syed of Lombard is one of 72 students nationwide to received the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Courtesy of College of DuPage
Updated 5/14/2021 11:30 PM
College of DuPage student Samiha Syed of Lombard has received the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, the largest private scholarship in the nation for community college transfer students.
The award consists of $40,000 annually to cover educational costs including tuition, living expenses, books and fees during the final two or three years as the recipient completes a bachelor s degree. Syed is one of 72 students nationwide to receive the scholarship and the ninth COD recipient in the college s history.