2025-2026 OALE Application

PLEASE SAVE FILE UPLOADS AS A PDF BEFORE LOADING.

Application Qualifications:
1. The applicant must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
2. The applicant must be a Junior or Senior in the Ferguson College of Agriculture.
3. The applicant must complete all required documents of this application.
4. Bring 5 copies of your resume and photo to the OALE interview.

Program Dates

Before Applying, please make sure all dates work for your schedule. If the dates do not work and you know before applying, please let Emile know by emailing her at emile@okyouthexpo.org.

Applications Due - Friday, August 22, 2025

Corteva Agriscience Interview Dinner - Monday, September 1, 2025

Class XXIII Interviews - Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Interviews will be scheduled as your class schedule allows.

Northwest Oklahoma - September 15-16, 2025

Southwest Oklahoma - October 6-7, 2025

Southeast Oklahoma - November 19-21, 2025

Northeast Oklahoma - January 22-23, 2026

Oklahoma City - February 9-10, 2026

Oklahoma Youth Expo - March 10-20, 2026

Washington D.C. - April 2026

Remington Park - April 2026

International Trip - Summer 2026

Name

First NameLast Name

Email

example@example.com

Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.

Major

Month & Year or Graduation

GPA

Parent's Names

Hometown and State

Please upload your essays below.

-Both answers combined should not exceed one page total; Times New Roman, 12-point font, Single Spaced.

-Save essay as a pdf with your name as the file name, example first.last

-Include your name as a header on the document

1. Describe your involvement in agriculture: past, present & future.
2. Explain your plans for the next five years.

Please upload your essays (save essay as a pdf with your name as the file name, example first.last and include your name as a header on the document). *

Please upload your resume (save resume as a pdf with your name as the file name, example first.last).

Please list your first reference (only one reference can be an OSU employee).*

Please list your second reference.*

Please list your third reference.*

If there is any other important information we should know about you or your schedule, please list it below. (Ex. I am an ag-ed major and I am student teaching my senior year, so my junior year is the only year I could apply for the OALE program)*

Please upload a photo of yourself.

Please upload your college transcript (can be unofficial).