Cook Scholarship for Montana Residents

INFORMATION SESSION ON AUGUST 6, 2024

Learn about boarding school and the St. Paul’s School Cook Scholarship for Montana residents during an information session to be held at Headwaters Academy in Bozeman from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6.

Hear from Associate Dean of Admissions, Britt Harff, along with current students and faculty. RSVP by emailing admissions@sps.edu.

Established in 1973 by the late Frank Hervey Cook, a lifelong Montana resident and a 1919 graduate of St. Paul’s School, the Cook Scholarship provides funding for SPS tuition costs to exemplary Montana students. In addition, some financial assistance is given to contribute to the cost of college.

Since its inception, more than 80 students from a wide range of Montana cities and towns have attended St. Paul’s School as Cook Scholars. In return, Cook Scholars give back through a minimum commitment of 80 hours of community service to benefit their home state. SPS Cook Scholars also undertake a summer of service to their home communities, which can be completed any time between acceptance to SPS and the summer following their sophomore year of college.

Montana students currently in the eighth, ninth or 10th grades may apply for a Cook Scholarship, and are selected on the basis of character and academic achievement. Qualifications of candidates are based on recommendations of principals and teachers, school records and completion of the SPS application. Students must also submit either an SSAT or ISEE diagnostic test. All application materials are due by January 15, 2025.

All Montana students who apply to St. Paul’s School are automatically considered for the Cook Scholarship. Scholarship finalists are identified by the SPS admissions office and interviewed in Montana by the Cook Scholarship Board of Trustees, which includes Montana residents, former Cook Scholars and a representative of St. Paul’s School. The board determines each year’s award recipients.

The Cook Scholarship recipient and all applicants will receive notice of their admissions decision from St. Paul’s School on March 10, 2025.

For more information call 603-229-4700 or email admissions@sps.edu.