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Outside Scholarships

OU Financial Aid Services receives information from outside organizations offering scholarships. Check often for outside scholarship application information. Some scholarships will have links to their websites, for others, you may visit our office for an application.



Cimarron County Conservation District
Requirements:
  • Undergraduate
  • Must be Junior or Senior attending the college of their choice
  • Must be majoring in an agriculture field

For more information and to apply, contact the Financial Aid office


National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Requirements:
  • must be a high achieving first or second year college student
  • 3.4 GPA
  • Rank in the top 20 percentile of your class
  • Other requirements may apply
Deadline: Various deadlines and qualifications
For more information and to apply go to www.nscs.org


American Association of Airport Executives
Requirements:
  • Enrolled fulltime in an aviation/airport management
  • Junior level or higher
  • 3.0 GPA or equivalent

1-856-573-9400 or visit Financial Aid Services


Duncan Chisholm Trail Kiwanis Club
Requirements:
  • Stephens County Resident
  • Full time
  • Sophomore, Junior, Senior during 2007-2008 school year
  • Other requirements may apply

To apply, contact Financial Aid Services


Great Futures Start Here (Campus Door)
Requirements:
  • Undergraduate or Graduate
  • Enrolled at least half-time
  • Meeting GPA requirements
  • Other requirements may apply
Deadline: various dates
To apply, visit www.campusdoor.com


International Students
Requirements:
  • Listed below are several websites offering a free searchable database for scholarships and loans
Deadline: various dates
To apply, visit www.iefa.org, www.finaid.org, www.iefc.com


John Gyles Education Awards
Requirements:
  • US/Canada Citizen
  • 2.7 GPA
  • Post Secondary Study

For more information and to apply go to www.johngyleseducationcenter.com


Kay County Council for the Opportunity Center Scholoarship
Requirements:
  • Applicants must be a Kay County, Oklahoma resident
  • Enrolled full-time
  • 3.0 GPA
  • Junior, Senior or graduate student
  • Majoring in Special Education or related fields such as physical, occupational, or speech therapy.

To apply, visit Financial Aid Services


The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships
Requirements:
  • Listed below is a website offering various scholarships
Deadline: various dates
To apply, visit www.thesalliemaefund.org/projectaccess/need.html


September 11th Scholarships
Requirements:
  • These scholarships are for families of those who died or were permanently disabled in the September 11th terrorist attacks
Deadline: various dates
To apply, visit www.familiesoffreedom.org


The Police Corps
Requirements:
  • Be Junior or higher
  • Full-time
Deadline: N/A
To apply, call 1-888-94-CORPS


Teacher Shortage Employment Incentive Program (TSEIP)

  • The TSEIP program was created for the purpose of recruiting math and science education majors to teach at least five years in Oklahoma Public Schools.
  • Declare an intention to teach in Oklahoma and graduate from an Oklahoma accredited teacher education program.
  • Maintain satisfactory progress in an academic program leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree in math or science education.
  • Complete an approved program of professional teacher education that includes a student teaching requirement that leads to a certificate to teach math or science at the secondary level. (Alternative or emergency certificates do not qualify.)
  • Be employed to teach either science or math at least 75 percent of the time within 16 months of graduating from an accredited university.
  • Complete the first full year of eligible full-time teaching service within 25 months of graduation date from a four-year college or university.

Deadline: Participants should submit the TSEIP Employment Compliance Form upon completiong of the fifth year of teaching.

For Scholarship Application visit http://www.okhighered.org/tseip/ or Financial Aid Services.


Wyatt F. and Mattie M. Jeltz Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
  • 2.8 GPA - Enrolled Full Time
  • Minority Students
  • At least a sophomore
  • Good Personal Character
  • Financial Need
  • Attending an Oklahoma Accredited College or University

Deadline: August 15th and December 20th for Consideration
For scholarship application visit Financial Aid Services


Willy & Erna Wolff Memorial Scholarship Fund
Requirements:
  • Graduate student
  • Enrolled in a professional degree program in the fields of Jewish Education, Family Service, Rabbinate, Cantorate
  • Requires a copy of current driver's license
Deadline: Extended until further notice
To apply, visit Financial Aid Services


The Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Fund
Requirements:
  • Undergraduate or Graduate
  • Must be in the final three years of a five year program leading to a Bachelor of Architecture degree
  • Be enrolled in a graduate program leading to a Master of Architecture degree
Deadline: May 15, 2008 and June 30, 2008
For more information and to apply go to www.ghf.org