The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) has announced the creation of a new Dissertation Fellowship in support of advanced doctoral candidates in a variety of fields. The JKCF assists high-achieving low-income students, from middle school to graduate school, in reaching their full potential through education. It will award two, $25,000 fellowships in 2011, and it plans to offer up to five annually in the coming years.

The application deadline is February 4, 2011.

To read more about the Fellowship, please visit the JKCF website, and look at the attached flyer.