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The Sapulpa Teachers Educational Fellowship Program

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Admission to an OSU College of Education graduate program with adherence to the established program criteria.
  • Three (3) years of full-time employment with Sapulpa Public Schools. Employment records will be verified.
  • Submissions of official transcripts from all previous college work both undergraduate and graduate if applicable.
  • Submission of a completed Fellowship application to the OSU-Tulsa Office of Financial Aid by Oct. 31 for Spring and June 1 for Fall.
  • Submission of two (2) letters of recommendation by Oct. 31 for Spring and June 1 for Fall.
  • Degree programs in science and math are not eligible for this Fellowship due to the availability of federal funding supporting these areas. For more information, please contact Mary Webb at Sapulpa Public Schools (918) 224-3400 Ext. 17.

Award Criteria

  • Applicant must meet ALL eligibility requirements.
  • Applicants may be selected contingent upon program acceptance; however, an alternate will also be selected in order to insure the award is made.
  • Priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate superior academic performance as well as those who have demonstrated financial need.

Criteria for Continuing the Fellowship Each Semester
Disbursement of funds each semester during the award year is contingent upon satisfactory progress toward the completion of degree requirements. The following criteria define satisfactory progress:

  • Continue full-time teaching employment with Sapulpa Public Schools.
  • Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all course work attempted with not grade below "C" or "P".
  • Enroll in a minimum of six (6) hours during each academic year (fall, spring, and summer).

Number, Amount and Term of Fellowship

  • A total of two (2) $1000 fellowships are available with each award year beginning with the fall 2001 semester.
  • An award year is defined as an academic year (September to August). Fellowships will be awarded on an annual basis at the beginning of each academic year and may be utilized during the fall, spring and summer terms.
  • Fellowship funds are dispersed directly into the student's bursar's account.
  • Disbursement is contingent upon satisfying minimum enrollment criteria. Fellowship funds may be applied only to tuition, books and fees. Any unused funds at the end of the year are reclaimed by the OSU Foundation and reinvested into the endowment's corpus.

Termination of Fellowship Award
The fellowship will be terminated if:

  • The student is academically suspended during the award year;
  • The student is ruled in-admissible to an eligible degree program after the award of the Fellowship;
  • The student fails to meet Criteria for Continuing the Fellowship Each Semester (see above);
  • Exception to termination due to unusual circumstances will be considered on a case-by case basis and determined by the OSU Tulsa Office of Financial Aid.

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For information regarding admission to the OSU Graduate College or the OSU College of Education please contact:

OSU Graduate College
202 Whitehurst
(405) 744-6368 or 1-800-227-4723
Email: grad-i@okstate.edu

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