Many foundations, organizations, companies and other entities offer various scholarships to students. In your Financial Aid Package, these are referred to as Outside Undergraduate Scholarships. Below is a listing of Outside Undergraduate Scholarship opportunities and other funding sources offered by entities outside of The University of Tulsa.
Army ROTC Scholarships
Award: Whether you’re a college-bound high school student or already attending a college or university, Army ROTC has scholarships available. Scholarships are awarded based on a student’s merit and grades, not financial need. Army ROTC Scholarships consist of two-, three-, and four-year scholarship options based on the time remaining to complete your degree. Please click here for more information or contact: colemald@oge.com
Low VA Rates Military Scholarship
Award: Twice a year, Low VA Rates awards two veterans, servicemembers, or dependents of an active-duty servicemember a $1,250 scholarship to help them pursue their education. Please click here for more information: www.lowvarates.com/2013-military-college-scholarship
Navy Nurse Corps
Award: The navy now pays up to $17,000 for the last two years of college to qualified nursing students. $5000 sign-on bonus available. Please click here for more information: www.navy.com
Military Scholarships
Award: Twice a year, as applications allow, we award two different veterans, servicemembers, or dependents of any active-duty servicemember of a $1,250 scholarship to help them pursue their education. https://lowvarates.com/scholarship//
US Navy Health Profession Scholarship Program
Award: The Navy offers scholarships for training in medical, dental and optometry and students have a guaranteed job upon graduation. More information about this program can be found here: https://www.navy.com/brochures
Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program
Award: The Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program provides scholarships to fill unmet financial needs of veterans after military benefits and other grants and scholarships have been packaged by their school. This financial support will allow veterans to focus on completing their education and reduce reliance on student loans. For more information, please click here: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/wellsfargoveterans/
Albert K. Murray Fine Arts Educational Fund
Award: Grants are available to students on a quarterly basis. Students must be US citizens and registered as a full time student in an art degree program for the term a grant is received. The student may be at the bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral level. Student’s GPA must be 2.5 or above.
Due Date: End of September grants (applications due July 31), end of December grants (applications due October 31), end of March grants (applications due January 31), and end of June grants (applications due April 30).
For additional information and/or an application packet contact:
Dr. Marion C. Gilliland, Chair
Scholarship Committee
Phone: 740-796-4797
Fax: 740-796-4799
The Sumners Foundation
The Sumners Foundation is pleased to announce that the application process for At-Large Sumners Scholarships is now open for rising juniors for their junior and senior years at a Texas or Oklahoma college or university. Students must be U.S. citizens and permanent residents of TX, OK, NM, LA, AR, KS, MO or NE. The foundation is specifically looking for students who in their vocation or avocation will help further the democratic process.
Award: $15,000 per year for each of the last two years of undergraduate study ($30,000 total). For more information, please click here: https://www.sumnersfoundation.org/scholarships/
Degree Directory Academic Business Scholarship
Award: Learn.org provides financial assistance to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing bachelor level degrees in the fields of anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, economics, history and social sciences. For more information, please click here: https://learn.org/pages/Social_Sciences_Bachelors_Degree_Scholarship.html
Tenshon Scholarship
Award: Tenshon offers scholarship opportunities for students who like to be awarded for putting their brains to work. Each year, students who are interested in the fields of architecture, design and/or engineering, research and design the possibilities found in the tensile fabric industry. The award is for $1,500 per semester. For more information and design details, please visit:
www.tenshon.com/scholarship.html
Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA)
Award: The AFWA Tulsa Chapter is proud to announce a scholarship up to $3,000 for Finance and Accounting students who meet the criteria set forth. More information can be found here: https://www.afwa.org/scholarships/.
Degree Directory Academic Business Scholarship
Award: Learn.org provides financial assistance to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing bachelor level degrees related to business management, information systems management, marketing, finance, accounting, human resource management and entrepreneurship. For more information, please click here: degreedirectory.org/pages/business_scholarship.html
GFOA Scholarships
Award: GFOA provides several scholarship opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career in state/provincial or local government finance. There are 11 different scholarships offered ranging from $5,000 to $20,000.
Eligility: Students must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada, must plan to pursue a career in state/provincial or local government finance and cannot be a past winner of a GFOA scholarship. For more information, please click here: https://www.gfoa.org/gfoa-scholarships
Lighted Pathways Scholarship and Internship
Award: Light a pathway to a successful future working as an investment, asset or financial manager! This opportunity hopes to expose interested African-American students to finance professions, asset management, and careers in the Boston, Massachusetts area. This opportunity has been broken into two parts: a scholarship and an internship. Please click here for more information on the scholarship and click here for more information on the internship.
Eligibility: Rising sophomores or juniors; must have a 2.7 gpa or higher; enrolled at a four year institution and must be African-American or Identify as African-American.
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
Award: GFOA provides several scholarship opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career in state/provincial or local government finance. Encouraging and supporting educational opportunities for future government finance officers are integral to our mission of promoting best practices in local government.
Eligibility: Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada and plan to pursue a career in state/provincial or local government finance. Additional criteria and more information on this scholarship can be found here: https://www.gfoa.org/gfoa-scholarships
National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Award: The National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics provides policy makers and the public high-quality information on the science and engineering enterprise. This internship is for a wide variety of fields including, but not limited to: Business Management, Communication and Graphic Design, Computer Sciences, Economics, Marketing, Mathematics and Statistics, and Survey Methodology. This internship is located in Alexandria, VA. You will receive a competitive stipend for living and other expenses. More information and the program application can be found here: NCSES Research Ambassadors Program.
NCSES Research Ambassadors Program Opportunity
Award: Are you looking for real world experience in cutting edge research from the world’s premier source for data and information in the science and engineering enterprise. As a participant with NCSES, you’ll receive a competitive stipend determined by your academic standing, discipline, and experience. More information and the program application can be found here: NCSES Research Ambassadors Program
North American Van Lines
Award: North American Van Lines is committed to supporting the community as well as the growth and development of the moving services and logistics industries. They are proud to award three qualified entrants a $1,000 Scholarship towards their degree. More information can be found here:
http://www.northamerican.com/scholarship
WTS Oklahoma
Award: WTS Oklahoma is offering two different scholarships to undergraduate students that are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in a transportation-related field, such as transportation engineering, planning, finance, or logistics and have plans to pursue a career in a transportation related field. This scholarship also has the opportunity for renewal for a 2nd year, with renewal application. For more information, please contact Jessica Gay, Scholarship Chair at 405.267.1281 or email jessica.gay@freese.com
2020 WTS Scholarship Flyer
WTS Oklahoma Application Sharon Banks Scholarship 2020
WTS Oklahoma Application Molitoris Scholarship 2020
The Adam Ferrari Health Science Scholarship
Award: The Adam Ferrari Health Science Scholarship empowers students who wish to study health science in college with the goal of providing better care for patients with physical disabilities. To apply for this $1,000 scholarship, eligible students must submit a 1000-word essay and meet the eligibility requirements. Applicants must be a high school senior that has already been accepted into an accredited college or university, or a current student enrolled at an accredited college or university full-time. Students must be pursuing a degree in health science and be interested in providing care for patients with physical disabilities in the future. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5. More information can be found here: https://www.adamferrarischolarship.com/.
American Indians in Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship Program – Provides financial assistance to Federally or State recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Students enrolled full or part-time in a compensatory/pre-professional general education course or curriculum, that will prepare them for acceptance into a health profession. Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in one of the following priority career categories: Pre-Dietetics, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Medical Technology, Pre-Nursing, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, or Pre-Social Work.
Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program – Provides financial assistance to Federally or State recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Students enrolled full or part-time in courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in specific pre-professional areas. Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in one of the following priority career categories: Pre-Medicine or Pre-Dentistry.
Health Professions Scholarship Program – Provides financial assistance to Federally or State recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Students enrolled full or part-time in courses for specific health professions. This program requires a service obligation and/or payback requirement that the recipient incurs upon acceptance of the scholarship funding.
For additional information and/or an application packet contact:
Area Scholarship Coordinator
Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
HC 67, Box 132
Marietta, OK 73448
Phone: 580-276-5983 or 800-829-7044
Bartlesville Community Foundation
Award: $10,000 per year
Eligibility: Beginning in 2021, The Bartlesville Community Foundation will award multiple $10,000 scholarships to applicants who meet the criteria and are pursuing Nurse Anesthesiology or Chemistry/Chemical Engineering (at any level). Note: Students must have graduated high school from a Bartlesville / Dewey area home/high school.
For additional information:
http://bartlesvillecf.org/files/2020/06/Glenn-and-Anne-Dodwell-Memorial-Scholarship-Application-2021.pdf
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Award: The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate. The Foundation looks to select students who have the potential to become tomorrow’s research leaders. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
Award: Undergraduate scholarships are available to students currently enrolled in a state-approved nursing program leading to an associate degree, baccalaureate, diploma, direct-entry master’s degree, RN to BSN/MSN completion, LPN/LVN to RN, or accelerated programs.
Eligibility: Students must be pre-nursing students taking courses to prepare for matriculation into a nursing program who are US Citizens or Aliens with a US Permanent Resident Status / Alien Registration Number. Students must establish financial need. High school students are not eligible to apply. More information can be found here: https://app.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarship/fnsna202
MedEvac Foundation International Scholarships
Award: The MedEvac Foundation provides continuing education scholarships to helicopter air ambulance (HAA), fixed wing and critical care transport professionals. The MedEvac Foundation offers a variety of grants, safety initiatives, training and scholarships. Please click here for more information: https://medevacfoundation.org/professional-education-scholarships/
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
Award: Students pursuing a career in primary health care are eligible to receive funding for their education in exchange for practicing in rural, urban, and tribal communities with limited access to care, upon graduation and licensure. The award includes funding for a maximum of 4 years of tuition, required fees, reasonable education costs and a monthly support stipend. Please click here for more information: https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarships/prospective-scholars/index.html
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Award: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has established the Emerging Leaders in Data Science Fellowship to develop a cadre of talented data scientists who have a strong interest in applying their informatics and data science expertise to advance research in infectious and immune-mediated diseases. Master’s or Doctoral degree in related fields must be received before starting. Stipend: $80,990 – $91,958 annually; 100% Health Insurance; Travel & Training Allowance. More information and the program application can be found here: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NIH-NIAID-DataScienceFellowship-2021.
NCSES Research Ambassadors Program Opportunity
Award: Are you looking for real world experience in cutting edge research from the world’s premier source for data and information in the science and engineering enterprise. As a participant with NCSES, you’ll receive a competitive stipend determined by your academic standing, discipline, and experience. More information and the program application can be found here: NCSES Research Ambassadors Program
Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program
Award: The Novus Biologicals Scholarship is for students pursuing education in a science related field (Life Science, Medical Science, Health Science). A $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to one student for the fall and spring semesters. More information about this program can be found here: https://www.novusbio.com/scholarship-program.html
Nurse Corps Scholarship Program
Award: Eligible nursing students can apply to the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program. If accepted, they pay the students’ tuition, fees and other educational costs. In return, upon graduation, the student will work at a Critical Shortage Facility (CSF). More information about this program can be found here: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-scholarship/nurse-corps
US Navy Health Profession Scholarship Program
Award: The Navy offers scholarships for training in medical, dental and optometry and students have a guaranteed job upon graduation. More information about this program can be found here: https://www.navy.com/brochures
Amazon’s Black Employee Network College Scholarship
Award: Amazon’s Black Employee Network (BEN) Scholarship is a new program designed to promote accessibility to higher education for high school students of Black or African descent. BEN is awarding 10 eligible high school students a $5,000/year ($20,000 total over 4 years) to make the most of their education.
Eligibility: Student must be a US Citizen or permanent resident of Black or African descent, graduating high school in 2021 or recently graduated in 2020. Student must have an unweighted gpa of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Please click here for more information: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/amazonBEN/
Bartlesville Community Foundation
Award: $10,000 per year
Eligibility: Beginning in 2021, The Bartlesville Community Foundation will award multiple $10,000 scholarships to applicants who meet the criteria and are pursuing Nurse Anesthesiology or Chemistry/Chemical Engineering (at any level). Note: Students must have graduated high school from a Bartlesville / Dewey area home/high school. Please click here for more information:
http://bartlesvillecf.org/files/2020/06/Glenn-and-Anne-Dodwell-Memorial-Scholarship-Application-2021.pdf
Chevron / AISES Scholarship Program
Award: The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) helps students move forward in their educational journeys by providing a wide range of programs and scholarship opportunities. Students will complete a general application profile that will automatically match students only with the scholarship opportunities they are eligible for. Please click here for more information: https://www.aises.org/students/scholarships
Desk and Derrick Educational Trust
Award: The Desk and Derrick Educational Trust (ET) was created in 1982 for the purpose of awarding annual scholarships to students attending accredited colleges and universities offering degrees related to the petroleum, energy and allied industries.
Eligibility: Students must have completed at least two years or be currently enrolled in their second year of undergraduate study at an accredited college or university. The student must be a full-time student with US citizenship, maintaining a grade point average of 3.2 or above on a 4.0 grading scale, demonstrate financial need and plan a career in the petroleum, energy or allied industry or research and development of alternative fuels such as coal, electric, solar, wind hydroelectric, nuclear and ethanol. Please click here for more information: http://theeducationaltrust.org/
DoD SMART Scholarship
Award: The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing a bachelor’s master’s or Ph.D. in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and guaranteed civilian employment with the Department of Defense upon degree completion. More information and the scholarship application can be found here: SMART Scholarship.
DoE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Robotics Internship Program
Award: This is a 10-week summer internship program for students majoring in a field related to robotics. The program provides opportunities for high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students and postgraduates to intern at federal national laboratories throughout the United States. More information and the scholarship application can be found here: DoE Robotics Internship Program
DoE Scholars Program
Award: US citizens pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, or a student who has received their degree within 5 years of their starting date in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline or have demonstrated interest or experience in a STEM field that supports the DOE missions can apply for this Scholars Program. More information and the application can be found here: DOE Scholars Application.
Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Laboratory Internship
Award: The US Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Laboratory is offering summer internships for undergraduate and graduate students. As an intern, you will have access to unique facilities and subject matter experts in explosives detection and mitigation; receive hands-on experiences that will provide you with an understanding of the mission, operations and research; enhance your academic and professional preparation to pursue a career in disciplines that support the US Dept of Homeland Security. Click here for more information about the Transportation Security Laboratory and click here to apply for an internship.
Deputy Scholarship for Women in Technology
Award: Deputy is invested in building a more diverse and inclusive technology industry, which is essential for high-performing teams and innovation. This is a $2,000 scholarship awarded to a female in a technology major, aimed at reducing their day-to-day financial obstacles. Please click here for more information: https://www.deputy.com/deputy-scholarship
Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program
Award: The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program provides students with educational opportunities to gain real-world, hands-on research experience with the Department of Energy’ (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy. The MLEF program was created with the goal of improving opportunities for under-represented and minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. More information and the scholarship application can be found here: https://orise.orau.gov/mlef/
NCSES Research Ambassadors Program Opportunity
Award: Are you looking for real world experience in cutting edge research from the world’s premier source for data and information in the science and engineering enterprise. As a participant with NCSES, you’ll receive a competitive stipend determined by your academic standing, discipline, and experience. More information and the program application can be found here: NCSES Research Ambassadors Program
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Award: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has established the Emerging Leaders in Data Science Fellowship to develop a cadre of talented data scientists who have a strong interest in applying their informatics and data science expertise to advance research in infectious and immune-mediated diseases. Master’s or Doctoral degree in related fields must be received before starting. Stipend: $80,990 – $91,958 annually; 100% Health Insurance; Travel & Training Allowance. More information and the program application can be found here: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NIH-NIAID-DataScienceFellowship-2021.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Award: The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program is designed to provide a unique opportunity for highly motivated science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) focused undergraduate students. Students will have an opportunity for hands-on mentored research experiences, as well as professional and personal development. More information and the program application can be found here: NIEHS Scholars Connect Program.
National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Award: The National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics provides policy makers and the public high-quality information on the science and engineering enterprise. This internship is for a wide variety of fields including, but not limited to: Business Management, Communication and Graphic Design, Computer Sciences, Economics, Marketing, Mathematics and Statistics, and Survey Methodology. This internship is located in Alexandria, VA. You will receive a competitive stipend for living and other expenses. More information and the program application can be found here: NCSES Research Ambassadors Program.
Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program
Award: The Novus Biologicals Scholarship is for students pursuing education in a science related field (Life Science, Medical Science, Health Science). A $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to one student for the fall and spring semesters. More information about this program can be found here: https://www.novusbio.com/scholarship-program.html
OERB Petroleum Scholar Program
Criteria: The OERB Petroleum Scholar Program grants scholarships to undergraduate students pursuing careers in the petroleum industry. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) and be enrolled full-time in Petroleum Engineering, Geosciences or Energy Management. More information and the program application can be found here: OERB Petroleum Scholarship Program.
Oklahoma Gas Association Scholarship
Criteria: The Oklahoma Gas Association offers an annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to assist a deserving High School Senior with tuition, books, fees, or other related expenses.
Eligibility: The student must have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average and must be a dependent child, grandchild, or ward of an employee or retiree of an OGA member company in good standing. More information and the program application can be found here: https://okgas.org/Scholarship
SIPES Foundation Scholarship Applications
The SIPES Foundation has awarded scholarships to more than 220 outstanding earth science and engineering students since it was founded in 1981. Applications are accepted each year from currently enrolled, upper-division or graduate students majoring in any earth science, geophysics or petroleum engineering who have an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher and are U.S. Citizens. For more information, please click here: https://sipes.org/sipes-foundation/sipes-foundation-scholarship/
Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
Award: The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) is pleased to award two separate Scholarships.
Society of Petroleum Engineers – Fort Worth Section
The Fort Worth Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is offering scholarships to undergraduate students that are from the North Texas area and that are pursuing a degree in petroleum engineering or related field. Scholarships of up to $3,000 per year are awarded annually and (once awarded) may be renewed through the recipient’s senior year in college.
Eligibility: Students must be enrolling in and maintaining a full-time status in a curriculum leading to a degree in petroleum engineering or related program that will lead to a career in the Oil and Gas Industry. Students must also achieve a minimum of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale each semester and must be from the Tarrant County (NorthTexas) or surrounding area. More information can be found here:https://connect.spe.org/fortworth/scholarships/scholarships
Society of Women Engineers
Award: The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) provides financial assistance to those who identify as a female/woman and are studying community college / baccalaureate or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science. Please click here for more information: https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp
Tenshon Scholarship
Award: Tenshon offers scholarship opportunities for students who like to be awarded for putting their brains to work. Each year, students who are interested in the fields of architecture, design and/or engineering, research and design the possibilities found in the tensile fabric industry. The award is for $1,500 per semester. For more information and design details, please visit:
www.tenshon.com/scholarship.html
Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Program
Awards: ThermoFisher Scientific wants to ensure future generations of science scholars through scholarship funding to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an accredited college or university for the year in which they are applying for. Students must have a declared major of biology, chemistry, bio-chemistry or a related life science field and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. For more information, please visit: www.pierce-antibodies.com/PierceScholarship
U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Program and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Award: The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education administers a variety of STEM internship and fellowship programs for undergraduate students at national laboratories and other federal research facilities across the United State. They offer summer, fall, and spring internships, as well as other longer term research opportunities to provide a hands-on laboratory experience. For more information, please click here: https://orise.orau.gov/internships-fellowships/undergraduates.html
Women in Aerospace Foundation
Award: The WIA Foundation is pleased to provide scholarships to women interested in a career in the aerospace field to pursue higher education degrees in engineering, math or science. One or more awards will be given each year to a rising senior in college, but to be applied during the upcoming academic year.
Eligibility: Applicants must be interested in pursuing a career in the aerospace field and be a rising junior or senior working towards a bachelor’s degree in engineering, math or science. Applicants must be female of any nationality and have a college grade point average of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. For more information, please click here: https://www.womeninaerospacefoundation.org/foundation/
WTS Oklahoma
Award: WTS Oklahoma is offering two different scholarships to undergraduate students that are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in a transportation-related field, such as transportation engineering, planning, finance, or logistics and have plans to pursue a career in a transportation related field. This scholarship also has the opportunity for renewal for a 2nd year, with renewal application. For more information, please contact Jessica Gay, Scholarship Chair at 405.267.1281 or email jessica.gay@freese.com
2020 WTS Scholarship Flyer
WTS Oklahoma Application Sharon Banks Scholarship 2020
WTS Oklahoma Application Molitoris Scholarship 2020
Abbott & Fenner
Award: Abbott & Fenner, a leader in the consulting industry, is committed to helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed.
Eligibility: The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors, as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Please click here for more information: https://abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.php
AES Engineering – General Scholarship
Award: AES Engineering is pleased to be able to continue offering scholarships to motivated students to help in the furthering of their education.
Eligibility: It is the belief of AES that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason, they offer a scholarship that is awarded on the basis of character, as determined by an evaluation of the essays that are submitted. Please click here for more information: https://aesengineers.com/scholarships.php
ASIST – General Scholarship
Award: The EWI of Tulsa’s Adult Students in Scholastic Transition Scholarship will be awarding five scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each to non-traditional students.
Eligibility: The ASIST Scholarship is a non-discriminatory, educational scholarship program for the benefit of nontraditional students pursuing an associates, bachelor, or master’s degree, or a technical/professional certificate. Selection criteria may include the following: Financial need, socially/physically/economically challenged adults; preference is given to those individuals with children residing in the home. Please click here for more information: https://app.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarship/asist
Aspire of Green Country Oklahoma
Award: $500/semester
Eligibility: The student must be a high school or GED graduate and a resident of Osage, Wagoner, Creek, Rogers or Okmulgee counties. The student must be a single head of household (single, legally separated, divorced, widowed) and not co-habiting with ex-spouse, current spouse or partner; with sole custody of one or more children under the age of 21; The student must be pursuing a career-oriented course of study (full-time) and must not have already earned an undergraduate degree. The student must be a recipient of a Pell grant and have a low income at or near the current U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service Income Guidelines poverty level.
Deadline: Fall: August 20th; Spring: October 31st.
For additional information, please call 866-973-0805 or email christine@aspireus.org.
B. Davis Scholarship
Award: This scholarship is available to all high school juniors and seniors, as well as all students currently registered in any post secondary institution. For more information and how to apply, please click here: http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Award: The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate. The Foundation looks to select students who have the potential to become tomorrow’s research leaders. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Award: The US Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness.
Eligibility: The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://www.iie.org/gilman
Earnest Scholarship
Award: The Earnest Company works with students and their families to apply for or refinance their student loans. For each loan refinanced, they put a percentage of the loan into the Earnest Scholarship to help students realize their hopes and dreams through further education. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://www.earnest.com/student-loans/scholarship
FindAnsweringService.com Scholarship
Award: The Find Answering Service company is offering a $1,000 Scholarship to a student enrolled or due to be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited US college or university. Applicants are not required to have a minimum grade point average. Domestic, international and undocumented students may apply. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://findansweringservice.com/connectivity-scholarship/
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship
Award: The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education. Each year, the Program selects numerous recipients to receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per recipient. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/scholarship-programs/ge-reagan-foundation-scholarship-program/
Great Value Schools Scholarship
Award: Great Value Colleges believes that community service has the potential to enhance the value of a college education in profound ways. Community Service helps build empathy and compassion and provides skills such as networking, organization, project management, team building, and problem solving – all skills that are essential in today’s workforce. Great Value Colleges wants to encourage participation in Community Service by awarding a $1,500 Community Service Scholarship to students who show exceptional passion for community service and who’ve found concrete ways to enhance their education through service. Please click here for more information: https://www.greatvaluecolleges.net/community-service-scholarship/
Horatio Alger State Scholarship
Award: The Horatio Alger Association funds need-based college scholarships for low-income youth to pursue their dreams through higher education. The State Scholarship is awarded to eligible students in all 50 states, who have specifically faced and overcame great obstacles in their young lives.
Eligibility: Applicants must be a US Citizen, enrolled full time as a high school senior in the United States and have plans to enter a college no later than the fall following graduation. Students must demonstrate critical financial need, be involved in co-curricular and community service activities, display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0. For more information and how to apply, please click here: https://scholars.horatioalger.org/about-our-scholarship-programs/state-scholarships/
Jaycee Foundation of Oklahoma Scholarship
Award: $500
Eligibility: Applicants must be a US Citizen, a resident of the state of Oklahoma, demonstrate financial need and be 18 years of age or older and will have graduated high school prior to December 31, 2020. For more information, please visit their website here. To download and complete the application please click here.
Junior League of Tulsa – Founders Scholarship
Award: Two scholarships up to $2,500 to women who meet the following eligibility requirements: Attend a high school in the Tulsa area (Tulsa, Rogers, Wagoner, Osage, Creek or Okmulgee counties); maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) based on a 4.0 scale; be a female, high school senior; exhibit a commitment to volunteering; and may not be an immediate relative of a Junior League of Tulsa member or sustainer. Please click here for more information:
https://www.jltulsa.org/community/programs/apply-for-scholarship/
Junior League of Tulsa – Mrs. W. Albert Cook Scholarship
Award: Two scholarships up to $2,500 to women interested in furthering their education as “non-traditional students” at an accredited college, university or technical trade school. The recipients will be selected based upon their commitment to their education and demonstrated financial need. Please click here for more information: https://www.jltulsa.org/community/programs/apply-for-scholarship/
Mesothelioma.com Scholarship
Award: Mesothelioma.com is proud to award $4,000 to one student whose life has been impacted by cancer. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to college students in their pursuit of higher education. If you’ve battled a form of cancer yourself, or witnessed a loved one receiving treatment, please click here for more information: https://www.mesothelioma.com/scholarship/
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Award: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation manages more than 200 scholarships. The Scholarships have various requirements and deadlines. For more information, please visit their website at: https://www.occf.org/scholarships/
Presbyterian Scholarship for Undergraduates
Award: The Presbyterian Mission Agency provides scholarships to up to 120 college students per year. Eligible applicants will be PCUSA church members seeking a first associates or bachelors’ degree and attending an accredited college or university in the United States. Please click here for more information: https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/theology-formation-and-evangelism/financialaid/undergraduate-opportunities/
Scholarship America
https://scholarshipamerica.org/
SallieMae Scholarship Search
www.SallieMae.com/ScholarshipSearch
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship
Award: This program recognizes students who are finding creative solutions to eliminate hunger in America. Students from Kindergarten through graduate school are eligible to apply for a $5,000 scholarship with a matching $5,000 grant to the hunger-related charity of their choice. Please click here for more information: SodexoFoundation.org
Amazon’s Black Employee Network College Scholarship
Award: Amazon’s Black Employee Network (BEN) Scholarship is a new program designed to promote accessibility to higher education for high school students of Black or African descent. BEN is awarding 10 eligible high school students a $5,000/year ($20,000 total over 4 years) to make the most of their education.
Eligibility: Student must be a US Citizen or permanent resident of Black or African descent, graduating high school in 2021 or recently graduated in 2020. Student must have an unweighted gpa of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Please click here for more information: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/amazonBEN/
American Indians in Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship Program – Provides financial assistance to Federally or State recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Students enrolled full or part-time in a compensatory/pre-professional general education course or curriculum, that will prepare them for acceptance into a health profession. Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in one of the following priority career categories: Pre-Dietetics, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Medical Technology, Pre-Nursing, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, or Pre-Social Work.
Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program – Provides financial assistance to Federally or State recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Students enrolled full or part-time in courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in specific pre-professional areas. Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in one of the following priority career categories: Pre-Medicine or Pre-Dentistry.
Health Professions Scholarship Program – Provides financial assistance to Federally or State recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Students enrolled full or part-time in courses for specific health professions. This program requires a service obligation and/or payback requirement that the recipient incurs upon acceptance of the scholarship funding.
For additional information and/or an application packet contact:
Area Scholarship Coordinator
Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
HC 67, Box 132
Marietta, OK 73448
Phone: 580-276-5983 or 800-829-7044
Chahta Undergraduate Scholarship
Award: The Chahta Undergraduate Scholarship is a competitive scholarship to be awarded to Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) students who have been accepted into or are currently attending the undergraduate program of their choice. This is a $2,000 scholarship awarded while the recipient is attending an accredited university. For more information, please click here: https://chahtafoundation.com/scholarship/chahta-undergraduate-scholarship/
Chevron / AISES Scholarship Program
Award: The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) helps students move forward in their educational journeys by providing a wide range of programs and scholarship opportunities. Students will complete a general application profile that will automatically match students only with the scholarship opportunities they are eligible for. Please click here for more information: https://www.aises.org/students/scholarships
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Award: Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) empowers families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional students as possible.
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors, undergraduate students (all years) community college transfer students and graduate students are all eligible to apply. Students must be a US citizen, permanent legal resident or DACA student of Hispanic heritage, with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and must plan to enroll full-time in an accredited university for the year they are applying for. Please click here for more information: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Award: The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides a multi-faceted experience designed to not only address the financial needs of minority students who aspire to attend college, but also to guide them through the process of higher education. Please click here for more information: https://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/
Lighted Pathways Scholarship and Internship
Award: Light a pathway to a successful future working as an investment, asset or financial manager! This opportunity hopes to expose interested African-American students to finance professions, asset management, and careers in the Boston, Massachusetts area. This opportunity has been broken into two parts: a scholarship and an internship. Please click here for more information on the scholarship and click here for more information on the internship.
Eligibility: Rising sophomores or juniors; must have a 2.7 gpa or higher; enrolled at a four year institution and must be African-American or Identify as African-American.
Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program
Award: The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program provides students with educational opportunities to gain real-world, hands-on research experience with the Department of Energy’ (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy. The MLEF program was created with the goal of improving opportunities for under-represented and minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. More information and the scholarship application can be found here: https://orise.orau.gov/mlef/
Tribal Organizations Scholarships
Cherokee Nation: www.cherokee.org
Choctaw Nation: www.choctawnation.com
Indian College Fund: www.collegefund.org
Truman D. Picard Scholarship
Awards: The Truman D. Picard Scholarship is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources. For more information, please contact the Intertribal Timber Council or click here for more information.
UNCF STEM Scholarship
Award: The UNCF STEM Scholars Program is an initiative designed to identify and provide scholarship and academic support for African American high school students who aspire to earn STEM degrees and to pursue careers in STEM fields. The program awards 100 scholarships on an annual basis. Please click here for more information: uncf.org/stemscholars