OkACTE/ESSP Casy Cundiff Outstanding Student Scholarship

Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation The Casy Cundiff Scholarship is Sponsored by OkACTE Education Services/Special Populations (ESSP)  is offering a student the financial scholarship award to acknowledge the achievement of a career and technology student(s) who is a person with a disability and has overcome barriers to achieve his/her highest potential for success. The purpose for this student scholarship is to assist the student in accessing or completing a career and technology education career major or entering into the occupation for which he/she has trained.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. The criteria used to select the winner will include the student’s career goals, financial need, unusual circumstances, and letters of reference. The student is required to provide documentation of disability which may include test summaries, summary of performance, or a clear diagnostic statement by an appropriate qualified professional.
2. Each nominee must provide two (2) letters of reference. One of the references must be from a person actively involved in the applicants’ current career and technical education in Oklahoma.
3. High school transcripts and/or a list of career and technical courses completed must be submitted with the attached application.
4. All information in this application must be typed or computer generated. In order to receive maximum points in the consideration process all responses to questions should be between 50 -150 words.
5. Answer all questions. Applications which do not include: answers to all questions on the application form, two letters of reference, high school transcripts and/or a list of career and technical courses completed, documentation of disability which may include test summaries, summary of performance, or a clear diagnostic statement by an appropriate qualified professional “Examples: IEP / 504 / or diagnosis” will be considered incomplete and eliminated.
6. Each application form must be complete and provide specific information about the applicant. Photos, news clippings, original works of art, etc., which help support the application are encouraged and may be submitted. Materials submitted in support of the application will not be returned.
7. Signature form for applicant (including parent/guardian signature if applicant is under 18 years of age).

Use of Scholarship Funds The Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education (OkACTE)/Education Services Special Populations (ESSP) is offering a student the financial scholarship award to acknowledge the achievement of a career and technology student(s) who is a person with a disability and has overcome barriers to achieve his/her highest potential for success. The purpose for this student scholarship is to assist the student in accessing or completing a career and technology education career major or entering into the occupation for which he/she has trained. Up to 2 scholarship awards between $250 and $500 will be made depending upon funds available and number of scholarship awards presented. Scholarship awards must be used to assist with the cost of tuition, fees, books, tools, and/or other expenses connected to employment or training. Application Deadlines Nomination forms must be postmarked on or before April 15 of the year applying for award. Completed applications must be received by Sharon Baker, ESSP Advisor Career and Academic Connections, 1500 W 7th Avenue, Stillwater, OK, 74074. Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education (OkACTE) Education Services Special Populations (ESSP)

Download Scholarship Application – Casy Cundiff Scholarship App  – Deadline April 15th.