There are many resources available to help families manage the cost of education beyond high school, including federal, state and private grant programs. Grants are a form of aid that don't have to be repaid.
For more information, check out the following list of grant programs available to Oklahoma students.
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The federal work study program provides jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay educational expenses. The program encourages community service employment and work related to the student's course of study. Payment is made by the hour for undergraduates. Graduate students can be paid hourly or receive a salary. All students must be paid at least the federal minimum wage.
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Fee waivers and other need-based programs are administered by individual institutions to waive an amount of tuition costs, which vary by school. Waivers don't have to be repaid.
Independent Living Act/Foster Care Tuition Waiver - Awards tuition waivers to eligible individuals who have been or are in the Oklahoma Department of Human Services foster care program.
National Guard Tuition Waiver - Awards tuition waivers to National Guard members who are pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree at an Oklahoma public college or university.
The information above is provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. For more information, contact StudentInfo@osrhe.edu or call the Student Information Hotline at
800.858.1840 (toll-free) or 405.225.9239.
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Academic Common Market Program - An arrangement among Southern states allowing students to pay in-state tuition rates at a non-Oklahoma college or university while studying in select programs not available at Oklahoma public institutions.
Teacher Shortage Employment Incentive Program (TSEIP) - A legislative program that reimburses eligible student loan expenses or pays an equivalent cash benefit to individuals who graduate from an Oklahoma accredited teacher education program, receive teaching certification in secondary math or science, and agree to teach in an Oklahoma public secondary school for at least five consecutive years.
The information above is provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. For more information, contact StudentInfo@osrhe.edu or call the Student Information Hotline at
800.858.1840 (toll-free) or 405.225.9239.
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