This award honors Shirley E. Cooke, a longtime Baltimore area health professional, who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to public service and the empowerment of young people through education.

• You must major in a health-related services area—clinical, education, or research;
• have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher;
• be accepted at a two or four year college or university; and
• submit an essay discussing your academic and professional goals and why education is important to you (300—900 words; 2-4 pages).
• Students do not have to be Pell Grant Eligible.  
• For renewal, students must be enrolled fulltime and maintain a 2.75 or higher GPA.