OACEP Scholarship Application

The purpose of the Oklahoma Association of Career and Employment Professionals is to provide networking and professional development opportunities for career and employment professionals.

Our goal with this scholarship is to recruit and support students whose career goal will provide a path to personal success and economic self-sufficiency.

The Jo Kahn OACEP Scholarship is a $1,000 award issued to the bursar account of the scholarship recipient in two payments, $500 per semester, during the 2023 Fall semester and 2024 Spring semester, after proof of enrollment has been received.

Scholarship Criteria - Applicants must:

Be undergraduates attending or applying to attend an accredited Oklahoma post-secondary institution;
Provide a copy of their degree or certificate plan;
Demonstrate interest in a specific educational program and career outcome;
Provide proof of enrollment in at least six (6) credit hours per semester at an accredited Oklahoma post-secondary institution or part-time (half-days) at an Oklahoma technology center (if awarded scholarship);
Provide a resume linking activities, skills, training, and education to their career goal (may use a digital resume builder such as http://okcareerguide.org).

Required Application Support Materials:

Essay: 400 - 500 words explaining the candidate's educational and career goals, the education or training plan necessary to achieve these goals; accomplishments, activities, honors, or community service that supports pursuit of goals, why the candidate has chosen this path and should be awarded the scholarship.
Academic Degree or Certificate Description or Plan: precisely matches the goals expressed in the essay and is from a college, university, or technology center catalog showing degree/course requirements.
Transcript(s): unweighted, official, and most recent. Students who are concurrently enrolled in more than one institution must provide unweighted, official, and most recent transcripts from all institutions they are attending.
Reference Letters (2): letters from employers, teachers, or other professionals must display familiarity with the candidate's specific academic/training and career goals as well as the candidate's plans to achieve those goals.
Resume: professional format, specific content, with no proofreading errors, and conducive to hiring.

Additional information, including scholarship and scoring information, can be found on our website at www.oacep.org.

Applications must be completed and submitted by June 1, 2023 to be considered.

Candidate's Name:*

First NameLast Name

Phone Number:*

Area CodePhone Number

Alternative Phone:

Area CodePhone Number

Address:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Email:*

Email

College or CareerTech:*

Type the name of the college or technology center you will attend.

Grade Level:*

Type your current or highest achieved grade level.

Please complete the following questions reguarding your academic status. If the question doesn't pertain to you, type n/a.

For a first-time-entering freshman, list your unweighted high school GPA.*

A = 4.00; B = 3.00; etc.

For a returning or transfer student, enter your unweighted GPA.*

A = 4.00; B = 3.00; etc.

For a returning or transfer student, enter your cumulative hours earned.*

For a returning or transfer student, enter your hours currently enrolled in.*

A = 4.00; B = 3.00; etc.

If you would like to add any comments regarding your academic status, please use the space provided here.

Please use this area to upload the corresponding files to complete your scholarship application.

Essay: 400 - 500 words explaining the candidate's educational and career goals, the education or training plan necessary to achieve these goals; accomplishments, activities, honors, or community service that supports pursuit of goals, why the candidate has chosen this path and should be awarded the scholarship.*

Upload Academic Degree or Certificate Description or Plan here.*

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Upload Transcript(s) here.*

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Upload First Reference Letter here.*

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Upload Second Reference Letter here.*

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If using a digital resume, link to it here.*

Type n/a if you are uploading a file.

If uploading a file for the resume, do that here.

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I hereby certify that I will be attending a college or CareerTech center, full or part-time, with the goal of completing a certificate or degree program, that all information on this application is correct, and that I meet all of the required criteria. Any false or misleading statements may invalidate my application. I agree that, if I am selected as a scholarship recipient, the Oklahoma Association of Career and Employment Professionals (OACEP) may release relevant information to the public including the news media.

Thank you very much for applying! For more information, please visit our website at www.oacep.org or connect with the Scholarship Chairperson: Flynn Mason at flynn.mason@okdhs.org.