Sooner Engineering Education Schoolarship (SEED)

The Sooner Engineering Education (SEED) Center of the OU Gallogly College of Engineering (GCoE) encourages undergraduate and graduate engineering students to apply to be named a Boggs Family SEED Scholar. This award includes a $2000 scholarship for the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters.  As members of the SEED Center outreach team, SEED Scholars will assist and eventually lead in planning, organizing, and executing educational outreach activities at the Rawl Engineering Practice Facility and other sites. Other responsibilities supporting the outreach mission may be assigned based on individual strengths and interests. Each SEED Scholar will commit, on average, six hours per week to support engineering education outreach activities and will have at least two week-day mornings free from coursework obligations. Scholars must have a 2.75 GPA and maintain full-time enrollment.

Qualities demonstrated by the successful applicant through his or her application include:

• Ability and experience teaching or mentoring younger students or peers
• Initiative and leadership for completing tasks without constant supervision
• Dependability
• Attention to detail
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective time management
• Strong sense of responsibility to a team work group

Applications will include a personal statement responding to these questions (1-2 pages):

•Why do you want to contribute to GCoE outreach?
•What experiences and qualifications will you bring to the SEED Center that will contribute to a strong outreach program?
•What do you hope to learn from your experience?

Two letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by the references to the SEED Center wherein they comment on the qualities listed above. In addition to these letters, your complete application must include your personal statement, a resume, a complete schedule (Fall 2018) showing available times for SEED Scholar activities, a list of additional responsibilities outside of coursework and their estimated time commitment, and an unofficial transcript with cumulative GPA. Application materials should be emailed to jfoos@ou.edu and are due by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 25th, 2018. 

After initial screening, finalists will be scheduled for a 15 minute interview in the REPF during the week of April 30th – May 4th.  

Address questions to: Jackie Foos, Director of Recruitment and Outreach, jfoos@ou.edu.

The website for the application is located here
http://ou.edu/content/coe/academics/studentsupport/scholarships.html

Jon P. Nelson Scholarship: Deadline May 1st by 5:00pm!

To celebrate his life and many achievements, friends and colleagues have established the Jon P. Nelson Scholarship Fund at Tulsa Community Foundation. With a special focus for students with financial need, the Jon P. Nelson Scholarship Fund will award scholarships to students who have graduated from a high school in Oklahoma and have officially declared an engineering major with an energy focus at a recognized college or university in Oklahoma.

Below are the scholarship details including the link to apply.  Please share with your students and ask them to contact scholarships@tulsacf.org should they have any questions. 

Jon P. Nelson Scholarship

• Scholarship Criteria:
• Graduated from an Oklahoma High School
• Attending College or University in Oklahoma in Fall 2018
• Declared engineering major pursuing energy career
• Have a 3.0 GPA (unweighted)

• Details: The scholarship is a one-year award totaling $1,000. Scholarship payments ($500 each) will be made at the beginning of the fall semester and at the beginning of the spring semester.

• Deadline: Applications must be submitted online by 5:00PM, May 1st, 2018. In order to meet the timeline for communication of awards, we cannot make any exceptions to the application due date.

• Instructions to Apply: Please complete the online scholarship application here. 

AISES Scholarship Deadline April 9th!

AISES Scholarship Deadline is Extended! Deadline to apply is now April 9, 2018   Share this extended opportunities with students by forwarding this email. Start or finalize your application now at this link: http://www.aises.org/scholarships   Beginning in the 2018-19 Academic Year, AISES will utilize the Online Scholarship Application Information System (OASIS) provided by Indigenous Education, Inc. In OASIS, students will complete a General Application Profile that can be completed, revised and submitted year-round and will match you with the scholarship opportunities you are eligible for. Students must apply separately to each scholarship opportunity.   In addition, AISES student members will have easy access to scholarships opportunities provided by Indigenous Education, Inc. and other organizations using the OASIS platform.   All of the scholarships have different eligibility criteria. Just because you do not qualify for other scholarships offered on this website, do not assume you will not qualify for AISES or other scholarships. Be sure to read the specific requirements carefully.   AISES Chevron Corporation Scholarship $5,000 for the academic year for undergraduate or graduate students. Must be pursuing a degree that is beneficial to Chevron business and have an interest in the energy industry. This may include STEM degrees as well as business related studies. AISES Intel Growing the Legacy Scholarship Program $5,000 for undergraduate students and $10,000 for graduate students. Open to students pursuing degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. Chemical Engineering and Material Science will also be considered. This Program also includes a paid internship opportunity for summer of 2019. AISES Oracle Academy Scholarship $2,500 for undergraduates or $10,000 for graduate students. Open to students pursuing degrees in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. AISES Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Scholarship $2,500 per academic year for high school seniors who reside in one of the 13 states serviced by the BNSF. Open to students pursuing degrees Business, Finance, Mathematics, Natural/Physical Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Education, Medicine or Health Administration. The following scholarship is NOT extended and is still due on March 31, 2018. AISES A. T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship $1,000 for undergraduates or $2,000 for graduate students. Open to students pursuing degrees in Mathematics, Medical Sciences, Physical Science, Technology, Science, Engineering, or Natural Resources   If you have questions or need assistance, please contact: Brianna Hall at bhall@aises.org or 720-552-6123, Ext. 119.

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The American Indian Alumni Society of the University of Oklahoma Scholarship

The American Indian Alumni Society of the University of Oklahoma c/o OU Alumni Association,
900 Asp Avenue, Suite 427 Norman, Oklahoma 73019

Email: americanindianalumniOU@gmail.com

F. BROWNING PIPESTEM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2018-2019 APPLICATION


Due by: Thursday, April 6, 2018 by 5 p.m. Submit completed application to the OU Alumni Office, OMU, Room 427.

Eligibility Requirements
1.  Current Enrollment at the University of Oklahoma Norman, HSC or Tulsa Campus Undergraduate students: 12 credit hours Graduate students: 9 credit hours Current full-time enrollment at the OU-Norman campus, OUHSC, OU Law School, or Tulsa campus (Only continuing students are eligible; if you are graduating May 2018 you are not eligible unless you are enrolled for the Fall 2018.)

2.  GPA Requirement Undergraduate and graduate students – 2.5 GPA Cumulative Law students – 6.0 GPA

3.  Membership in a federally-recognized tribal nation
 
Application Instructions
1.  Application form must be typed or printed in black ink
2.  Attach a brief essay (single-spaced; 500 words or less) pertaining to the following statement: Attorney, activist, scholar and speaker F. Browning Pipestem pursued a career in law to improve the quality of life for all Native Americans.  Through his work as an attorney and as a judge, Pipestem helped advance tribal sovereignty and felt it was the hope for tribes to empower themselves politically and in the struggle to protect their cultures.  Explain how you will use your degree to improve the quality of life for your tribal community and/or all Native Americans.
3.  Attach an OFFICIAL copy of most recent University of Oklahoma transcript
4.  Attach a copy of Tribal Membership Card
5.  Submit original application documents to the OU Alumni Association Office, Oklahoma Memorial Union, Room 427 by Thursday, March 1, 2018, 5 p.m.
6.  INCOMPLETE AND/OR LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.



***ALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL F.  BROWNING PIPESTEM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS A LOCALLY- HELD ONE-DAY EVENT TYPICALLY SCHEDULED EACH FALL ON A FRIDAY. FAILURE TO ATTEND MAY RESULT IN FORFEITING SPRING DISBURSEMENTS. MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE OU AMERICAN INDIAN ALUMNI SOCITY ***