Now you no more have to worry about your college expences when planning to attend an Oklahoma college or university. Sensing the interests of Oklahoma residents and out-of-state residents to attend colleges for higher education, the state has provision to offer grants and scholarships as per need or merit.
In Oklahoma, the administration of state-funded grants and scholarships is done by the State Regents for Higher Education. Some of the grants and scholarships that they administer include:
- Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant: Under this aid program, grants up to $1300 are awarded annually to students enrolling into private, public or vocational schools, who are able to prove economic disadvantage.
- Oklahoma Equalization Grant: Students representing a low income group, who demonstrate a wish to attend some private educational institute in the state, are eligible for this $2000 grant award.
- Heartland Scholarship Fund: Depending on the type of school to be attended, this award, which exclusively caters to dependents of those killed in the Oklahoma City Bombings, 1995, is for a heafty amount of $3500 to $5000.
- Oklahoma National Guard Tuition Waiver: This grant is for any college-age member of the Oklahoma National Guard, who wishes to attend a state college or university.
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