The deadline is approaching for ˿Ƶ Tech Foundation (OTF) and the state's Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) scholarship applications. Current students, transfer students planning on continuing their education at ˿Ƶ Tech, as well as college-bound high schoolers must submit application materials by March 2, 2020 for the 2020-21 academic year.
The OTF currently provides 325 scholarships to deserving ˿Ƶ Tech students, awarding a total of over $900,000 annually; and span a diverse range of educational pursuits, student credentials and backgrounds. Scholarship awards are based on a variety of criteria including academic performance and financial need. Many are tailored to provide support to students who need it most; while others are designed to support students who excel in certain fields of study.
The deadline for the OTF is March 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. Information, applications and FAQs, can be found at and selecting “Scholarships” under the College Costs dropdown menu.
Students seeking private and state-funded scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year must apply with ˿Ƶ’s OSAC by March 2 by filling out the application at , which has a yearly pool of over $112 million.
There is no cost to apply for ˿Ƶ Tech Foundation scholarships. Students can also apply for as many as 40 of the 600 privately-funded scholarships available at OSAC at no cost– though most require the applying student to be an ˿Ƶ resident. The Office of Student Access and Completion is part of ˿Ƶ’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
To learn more about the scholarship program, contact Scholarship Coordinator, Julie Daniels, via email at Julie.daniels@oit.edu.
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