Purpose

These scholarship dollars are provided by the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund. The primary purpose of the scholarship is to help CareerTech educators obtain their teaching credentials. Scholarships may be extended to individuals working toward administrator credentials if funding is available.  

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Oklahoma resident.
• Minimum current GPA 2.5.
• Attending university or college accredited by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

In addition, applicants must fit into one of the following categories:

1. Full-time CareerTech teacher of an approved CareerTech program working toward earning teacher certification or degree in a CareerTech related field. 

• Alternatively certified teacher taking required hours
• Provisionally certified teacher working toward a degree
• Certified instructor working toward a degree required by third party accrediting body (for example, Health instructor completing degree to satisfy COARC certification requirements)

2. Oklahoma Department of Career Tech Skills Center teacher working toward a teaching credential in a CareerTech related field.

3.  Full-time CareerTech system educator (i.e. teacher, instructional leader, or supervisor of CareerTech programs) seeking Technology Center Administrator Credential via Principal or Superintendent Certification.

Awards

Awards will be based on available funds.

Contact Us

Email questions to:

scholarshipgrants@careertech.ok.gov

or call:

Kim Downey 405.743.6831

Deborah Swafford 405.743.5515