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The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Fund will be
established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing
of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who
are committed to pursuing an academic degree at an Oklahoma college
or university. Applicants will be applying for a $750.00
scholarship, a maximum of four scholarships will be awarded and
presented each year at the Annual Training Conference and Exposition
in August.
The scholarship fund will be established for the benefit of the
members of the association and other qualified individuals. The
general qualifications for applicants are: to be an Oklahoma
resident, applies to an Oklahoma College or University, and enrolls
as a full-time undergraduate student (12 hours) or graduate student
(9) hours.
The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Committee will
consist of the following members: (1) one sheriff and (1)
Undersheriff or Chief Deputy (1) one representative from a major
Oklahoma college or university, current OSA President, and a OSA
Director.
Each member shall be appointed for the term of one year to serve at
the pleasure of the OSA president. The committee shall recommend the
amount and number of scholarships to be awarded annually. The
president of the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association shall serve as
chairman of the committee and the executive director of the
association shall serve as the secretary. The members of the
Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Committee shall serve as
a screening committee.
A person who has received a scholarship in a prior year may apply
for a renewal of the scholarship for only three successive years.
The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Committee shall
determine the regulations and information required to qualify.
Notification of the available scholarship shall be made by mail to
the individual applicant and awarded at the annual conference.
Applications will be available through the Oklahoma Sheriffs'
Association office and website.
Any person applying for such scholarship shall sign the application
form, giving permission to the committee and the association to
obtain information from the authorities of the school that the said
applicant has previously attended. The information may include, but
is not limited to, grade point average, class standing, curriculum
of study, extracurricular activities and any evaluation that such
authorities may be able to relate to the committee concerning the
character and citizenship of the applicant.
Approved by the OSA Board of
Directors March 2, 2011.
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download a copy of the OSA Scholarship Application form
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