Brighter Future Presidential Scholarship

Receive up to a maximum of 50% scholarship to be applied towards tuition.

• US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Submit essay and/or other application artifacts as required
• Submit PowerPoint Presentation
• Submit verified proof of volunteer hours
• Provide 2 professional letters of recommendation
  • Letters of recommendation cannot be from Faculty or Staff of Community HigherEd, Community Care College, Clary Sage College or Oklahoma Technical College.
• Maintain 90% attendance and 3.5 GPA to remain eligible

• When is the application deadline? There are four (4) scholarship rounds every year, and application deadlines are based on the student’s start date.
  

  Student Start Date	Application Submission Deadline
  January 1st – March 31st	April 30th
  April 1st – June 30th	July 31st
  July 1st – September 30th	October 31st
  October 1st – December 31st	January 31st

• In 1500 words, describe your passion for your chosen field and future career.
• What makes you the ideal candidate for a future career in this field and how will CCC/CSC/OTC help you get there?
• In your response, discuss examples of leadership, prior experience in your desired field if applicable, and contributions to both your future workplace and society in general as a result of this education.

PowerPoint Requirements:

• Must be a minimum of 10 slides showing your brighter future as a college graduate
• Show creativity using visuals to demonstrate your life after college
• Demonstrates research on educational, professional and personal goals set by student

Volunteer/Service Hours Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 hours of volunteer time in your community.
• Choose a nonprofit organization or a private community member in need.
• Volunteer/Service Hours Completion Form completed.
• Hours must be completed within previous 120 days of the scholarship deadline.