EVENT: Oklahoma's Promise Application Deadline
DATE: June 30
June 30 is the deadline for students who just completed the 10th grade to enroll in Oklahoma’s Promise, a state scholarship program that allows high school students from families whose annual income is $50,000 or less to earn free college tuition.
To be eligible for Oklahoma’s Promise, students must apply during the eighth, ninth or 10th grade, and their annual family income must not exceed $50,000 when they apply. To receive the scholarship at graduation, students must achieve a minimum 2.5 (C+) grade point average in 17 core courses that prepare them for college and an overall GPA of 2.5 or better for grades nine through 12. Oklahoma’s Promise graduates also must attend class regularly and refrain from drug and alcohol abuse and delinquent acts.
Oklahoma’s Promise was created in 1992 by the Legislature to help more Oklahoma families send their children to college. Its goal is to prepare students academically for college and to provide them financial assistance. The program offers tuition at any Oklahoma public college or university and will also cover at least a portion of tuition at an Oklahoma accredited private institution or for courses offered at public technology centers that qualify for credit from an Oklahoma public two-year college.
Oklahoma's Promise is recognized by many as America's best college access program and is considered a model that emphasizes both academic preparation and financial support for college. For more information about Oklahoma’s Promise or to apply online, visit www.okpromise.org. Information is also available by e-mailing okpromise@osrhe.edu or by calling (800) 858-1840.