Jack Kent Cooke Foundation AI policy
Disclosure requiredChecked November 9, 2026
In short
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation expects scholarship application responses to be wholly the applicant's own and written from their own perspective. It recognizes generative AI could be useful for some parts of the application and asks applicants to report any AI use in a space provided in the application.
For applicants
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
“The Cooke Foundation expects that your application responses are wholly your own. We require that the information you submit in this application (including essays, short answers, and personal statements) is truthful and written from your unique perspective.”
“However, we recognize that Gen AI is a tool, and could be useful in preparing some aspects of your application. The Foundation asks applicants to report any AI usage in the application. You will see a place to do this in the application.”
This page summarizes published guidance and is not legal advice. Policies change, and a specific solicitation can add its own rules, so confirm against the funding announcement before you apply. See every funder's AI policy.