McCorkle Foundation

How to apply, from its 2025 IRS return

How to ask

The McCorkle Foundation scholarship application. Name, Social Security number, date of birth, address, sex, home phone number, email address, are you a US citizen, US national or legal resident, current school and location, current GPA, current major, are you currently employed, amount saved for college, write a 350 to 500 word essay that describes the applicant's educational and professional goals, and why they need the scholarship. Two letters of recommendation (one must be from a current…

Deadlines

Fall Semester: June 15, Spring Semester: October 15

Limits on who can apply

The applicant must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better and must take at least 12 hours to maintain their scholarship.

Grants paid in 2025

$648,464, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.