Click here to access the FAFSA application: https://fafsa.ed.gov/
Scholarships
Where to Start Looking:
- Websites for multiple scholarships
- College that you are applying - declaring a major will open more opportunities
- Check also with Parent Employers to see if that company has scholarships
- Check with your Insurance to see if they offer scholarships
American Indian Scholarship Resources:
https://collegefund.org/student-resources/scholarships/scholarship-programs/
September
OppU Achievers Scholarship
- Deadline: September 30
- $2500
- Be enrolled fulltime in High School or at least part time in college, graduate, professional or trade school. Also, must be a U.S. Citizen and have a GPA of 3.0-4.0
- For more information go to: https://www.opploans.com/scholarship/
- Scholarship Decisions are based solely on applicant’s essay response.
October
Horatio Alger Scholarship
- National Scholarship that gives awards ranging from $6,000-$25,000
- Students may apply online Aug.1-Oct.25 at https://scholars.horatioalger.org/
- Requirements:
- Full Time High School Senior planning to attend an college in the fall
- Demonstrate Financial Need ($55,000 or lower adusted gross family income)
- Involved in co-curricular and community service activities
- Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0
- Be a US Citizen
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
- Deadline: October 31
- Applicants must be:
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- Current high school (or home-schooled) students attending a school in the U.S. (or select DoD schools) who will graduate during the 2019-2020 academic school year
- U.S. Citizens (not a Temporary Resident), U.S. Nationals, U.S. Permanent Residents, Refugees, Asylees, Cuban-Haitian Entrants, or Humanitarian Parolees - based on the guidelines utilized by U.S. Department of Education for Federal Financial Aid eligibility
- On track to graduate this academic year (2019-2020)
- Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
- Click the link for application and scholarship information https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/
November
2019 Most Valuable Student Scholarship
- Deadline: November 5, 2020
- Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
- Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.
- Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
- Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
- https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MVS.cfm
Hagan Scholarship Foundation
- Deadline: November 15, 2020 at 5:00pm CST
- The Hagen Scholarship is a nationwise need-based merit scholarship, designed to provide each recipient with the oppurtunity to graduate college debt free. The intended recipient of a Hagen Scholarship is a high-achieving, self-motiviated student who will require financial assistance to attend college. Each award provides up to $6,000 each semester for up to 8 consecutive semesters and includes a $15,000 Schwab Investment Account and fully paid Study Abroad Award.
- www.hsfmo.org
Real World Design Challenge Scholarship
December
Disability Advocate Scholarship
OppU Achievers Scholarship
- Deadline: December 31
- $2500
- Be enrolled fulltime in High School or at least part time in college, graduate, professional or trade school. Also, must be a U.S. Citizen and have a GPA of 3.0-4.0
- For more information go to: https://www.opploans.com/scholarship/
- Scholarship Decisions are based solely on applicant’s essay response.
January
Foot Locker Scholar Athletes
- Deadline: January 3, 2020 (5 pm EST)
- Be entering college in the Fall of 2020 as a Freshman at a four-year school for an undergraduate degree.
- Be currently involved in high school sports, intramural sports, or community based sports.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident (you will be asked to prove citizenship and age if you win).
- Not be an employee, officer or director of Foot Locker, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries, or a member of the immediate family of such an employee, officer or director.
- https://footlockerscholarathletes.com/
United States JCI Senate Scholarship
February
2020 Scholarship Award Sweepstakes
Discover Student Loans is giving away a $5,000 scholarship each month this year! The earlier your college bound students and parents enter, the more chances they have to win 1 of the 12 scholarships available. Families can visit Scholarship.CollegeCovered.com to enter today. Sweepstakes are open from February 2, 2019 through January 31, 2020.
Carolyn Watson Opportunities Scholarship
- Deadline: 2/1/2020
- $10,000
- Must be resident of rural Oklahoma county.
- Must have GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Exceptional ability and excels beyond the local high school environment in one of the following areas must be demonstrated by the nominee: (1) arts and humanities, (2) science and engineering or (3) community leadership
- https://occf.academicworks.com/opportunities/2316
The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
- Deadline: February 1, 2020
- Through its Mentoring and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $30,000 over four years to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.
- To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating high school senior
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States
- Show leadership potential
- Demonstrate a dedication to community service
- Present evidence of financial need
- Be a United States citizen
- Have a minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21
- Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4–year College when applying for the scholarship.
- www.jackierobinson.org/apply/
Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group Scholarship
- Deadline: Submit to Mrs. Calavan by February 10th for consideration.
- up to $2000
- Selection is based on academic excellence, leadership in school activities and/or work experience and community service.
- Only one applicant’s scholarship submission may be chosen from each school
- See Student S Drive for Application or ask Mrs. Calavan for the Application
GPACAC Student Scholarship
- Deadline: February 15, 2020
- $500-$1000
- Students must meet all the following scholarship requirements listed below:
- be a May/June 2020 high school graduate
- attend high school / homeschool in Nebraska, Kansas, or Oklahoma
- have an ACT Composite score of 21 or higher (or SAT equivalent)
- have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
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To apply for the 2020 scholarship:
-Complete the 2020 application form
-Upload a resume or activities list
-Upload an original essay on one of the two topics provided (500 word maximum)
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https://www.gpacac.net/student-scholarship1
GPACAC Paul Max Scholarship
Deadline: February 15th, 2020
-$1000
Students must meet all the following scholarship requirements listed below:
-be a May/June 2020 high school graduate
-attend high school/homeschool in Nebraska, Kansas, or Oklahoma
-have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 and above (or equivalent)
-have completed a minimum of 100 community service hours from freshman year to date of application
To apply for the 2020 scholarship:
-Complete the 2020 application form
-Upload a resume or activities list
-Upload an original essay on one of the two topics provided (500 word maximum)
https://www.gpacac.net/paulmaxscholarship
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Organization of Rural Oklahoma Scholarship
March
NIADA Foundation Regional Scholarships
Truman D. Picard Scholarship
- Deadline: March 13, 2020
- $2,500
- NOT Available yet
- The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources.
Payne County Bank Scholarship
- Postmarked no later than March 15
- Scholarship awards are $2,500. The awards may be renewed at the same amount for an additional three years by maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale and full-time enrollment in an undergraduate program.
- Applicants must be high school seniors who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the fall following graduation.
- Application can be found on the 2019-2020 Senior Scholarship on the S drive or through Mrs. Calavan
Mattress Advisor’s Sleep Science Scholarship
- Deadline: March 20
- $1000
- Applicants need to submit a written piece exploring their personal relationship with sleep health and the impact it’s had on their education in an 800-1000 word essay. It should quote research from recent studies in this field and explain what resources are available to help reduce poor sleep health.
- Applicants need to upload proof of enrollment. We will accept a recent transcript, acceptance letter, or tuition bill.
- Applicants must be enrolled, or due to be enrolled, as a full-time student at an accredited US college or university for the semester that they are applying to receive the scholarship.
- https://www.mattressadvisor.com/sleep-scholarships/
Frances Koop Parsons/AT&T Pioneers Memorial Scholarship
- Deadline: March 27
- $1000
- Family Income of applicant cannot exceed $75,000
- At least a 3.0 GPA
- Preference will be given to students with strong volunteer and leadership background
- Can be used for Technology center, two-year college, or four-year university
- Application is on the student S drive or Mrs. Calavan can email it to you upon request.
OppU Achievers Scholarship
- Deadline: March 31
- $2500
- Be enrolled fulltime in High School or at least part time in college, graduate, professional or trade school. Also, must be a U.S. Citizen and have a GPA of 3.0-4.0
- For more information go to: https://www.opploans.com/scholarship/
- Scholarship Decisions are based solely on applicant’s essay response.
Payne County Pork Producers Association
- Deadline: TBA
- $500
- Must have a 3.0 GPA
- Must list activities, organizations, accomplishments, and leadership roles you are involved in related to the swine industry.
- See Mrs. Calavan for the scholarship
April
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Scholarship
- $1,000
- Deadline: April 2, 2020
- ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be a graduating high school senior.
- Must enroll full time in an agriculture program at an accredited Oklahoma college, university
or technical school.
- Must be a member of a Farm Bureau family (father, mother or legal guardian memberships qualify;
grandparents’, siblings’ or other relatives’ memberships may not be used). Membership must remain in good standing for the duration of the scholarship.
- Children of paid employees of Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies are not eligible.
- http://www.okfarmbureau.org/userfiles/ApplicationsCenterPDFs/2019OKFBYFRScholarshipApplication.pdf
Drumright Dental Scholarship
Oklahoma Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
- Deadline: April 6, 2020
- The awards are tiered, meaning the lower the income and financial position, the higher the amount awarded.
- Available to students finishing high school in spring 2020, who plan to attend a public or private college or university or vocational training school in Oklahoma.
- Scholarship is intended for lower income, lower net worth farm families or live in town of no more than 20,000 people.
- Application is on the student S drive or Mrs. Calavan can email it to you upon request.
- www.orrcinc.com/scholarships.html
Payne County Home & Community Education Scholarship
- April 6, 2020
- $1,500 (They are awarding two applicants.)
- Must be a High School Senior living in Payne County to Apply
- Application is on the student S drive or Mrs. Calavan can email it to you upon request.
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The Jimmie L. Dean Foundation Scholarship
- Deadline: April 15, 2020
- Up to $10,000
- First time applicants must be:
- A continuous resident of the state of Oklahoma for the past six (6) years,
- A graduate from an Oklahoma High School or have completed the Oklahoma High School requirements through Homeschool activities,
- Entering an accredited Oklahoma College, University or Technical school from the list on the application page on a full-time basis for the first time in the Fall of 2020 in pursuit of a 4 year undergraduate degree from the College or University or an appropriate degree from a Technical school such as Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology,
- Graduate students and less than full time students are NOT eligible for an award.
- https://jimmiedeanfoundation.org/apply
2019 Judge R.L. Hert Memorial Scholarship
- Deadline: April 10, 2020 (mail to address at the bottom of the application.)
- $1,000
- A student need not have an interest in the study of law to qualify for the scholarship. The scholarship requires only that the applicant graduate from a Payne County high school with the intention to pursue higher education at an accredited college or university.
- The Payne County Bar Association Scholarship Committee will be searching for an applicant who shows a well-rounded scholastic experience with outstanding citizenship, leadership, scholarship and need.
- Mrs. Calavan will email to you upon request
American Petroleum Institute Scholarship
- Deadline: April 18, 2020
- $1,000
- Must be a Graduating High School Senior
- They wish to extend this scholarship to students who have an interest in the petroleum industry, but this is not mandatory.
- GPA of 2.5 and wish to help students who are financially disadvantaged.
- Mrs. Calavan will email to you upon request
Margaret Williamson Memorial Scholarship Award for Language Arts
- Deadline: April 27, 2020
- $1200
- Email completed application to Bobby Simma: thesimmas@sbcglobal.net
- Because of the COVID-19 the application committee said that the students do not need letters of recommendation.
- This award will be presented to a Ripley Senior for Achievement in Literature, Writing, and English Skills.
- Mrs. Calavan will email to you upon request
Ripley Former Student & Teacher Scholarship Award & The Bruce Blakeley Memorial Scholarship
- Deadline: April 27, 2020
- $1200
- Email completed application to Bobby Simma: thesimmas@sbcglobal.net
- Because of the COVID-19 the application committee said that the students do not need letters of recommendation.
- Presented to a Ripley Senior
- Mrs. Calavan will email to you upon request
May
Lorraine Atkins Scholarship
- Deadline: May 1, 2019
- $750
- Must be a Ripley High School Senior
- Mrs. Calavan will email it to you upon request
Neal Sharrod Scholarship
- Deadline: May 1, 2019
- $500
- Must be a graduating Perkins-Tryon, Coyle, or Ripley High School Senior
- Must be used to pursue either college or vocational training beyond high school level
- Have a 2.5 GPA or Above
- Mrs. Calavan will email it to you upon request.
Larkin Gray Memorial Scholarship
- Deadline: May 4th
- $1000
- Must be a Ripley High School Senior. Because Larkin was a proud member of the the Ripley warrior band, preference is given to band students.
- Mrs. Calavan will email it to you upon request
Willard Lee “Hoppy Hopkins Education Award
- Deadline: May 7th
- $500
- Must be a Ripley High School Senior.
- Mrs. Calavan will email it to you upon request
June
OppU Achievers Scholarship
- Deadline: June 30
- $2500
- Be enrolled fulltime in High School or at least part time in college, graduate, professional or trade school. Also, must be a U.S. Citizen and have a GPA of 3.0-4.0
- For more information go to: https://www.opploans.com/scholarship/
- Scholarship Decisions are based solely on applicant’s essay response.
July