Scholarships

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Scholarships
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UCO Scholarships

• Details of the Counselor Scholarship
• The scholarship will be each high school in
  attendance at 11-7-12 event.
• The scholarship is a tuition waiver in the
  amount of 1000 (500 fall, 500 spring) for the
  Fall 2013 semester.
• The scholarship should be given to someone you
  feel will be successful at UCO. This student
  should
• Be an incoming freshmen directly from high school
  in the Fall of 2013.
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA and 20 ACT
• Complete the admissions/scholarship application
  online at www.uco.edu/apply by May 1, 2013.
  (Note Only those applicants who complete the
  application scholarship app by February 1,
  2013 will be considered for academic leadership
  scholarships)

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UCO Scholarships

• Counselors What do you need to do?
• (FYI We will email you at least 3 times to
  remind you of this deadline!)
• Send Van Porter (vporter1_at_uco.edu) an email no
  later than May 1, 2013 with the following
  information
• Name, date of birth of recipient.
• Upon request, you can find out which students
  have applied and are admitted to UCO, just e-mail
  vporter_at_uco.edu.

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UCO Scholarships

• General Information
• The academic, leadership regent scholarship is
  all on one application!
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UCO Scholarships

• However, if students have special
• talents like band or dance,
• they will need to audition/apply for that
  scholarship
• Application is online at www.uco.edu/apply
• Deadline is February 1
• Deferral Program Application - www.uco.edu/counsel
  or

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UCO Scholarships

• Eligibility
• The only automatic placement scholarship at UCO
  is the Academic Scholar Program. Students must
  apply.
• UCOs other scholarships are not guaranteed.
• Students must meet certain eligibility
  requirements depending on the scholarship.
  Students then compete for the scholarship with
  other applicants.
• Ultimately, the students with higher GPAs,
  ACTs, financial need, or other criteria will be
  awarded the scholarship first.

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UCO Scholarships

• Scholarships Given
• The number of scholarships given at UCO is not
  unlimited. However, scholarships can be stacked.
• Why so few? What can you do to help?
• Other Information
• Some candidates being considered for the
  Baccalaureate Freshmen Achievement Scholarship
  may be called for interviews during the month of
  February or March. Interviews will be held at
  UCO.

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UCO Scholarships

• Special Situations
• Undocumented Students can apply for scholarships
  if they graduated from an Oklahoma high school.
• Student must complete legal affidavit
  application with USCIS for review.
• Students that are approved for legal, permanent
  residency are eligible for all type of
  scholarships and financial assistance.

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UCO Scholarships

• Required Information for all students
• We must have an official Six Semester Transcript.
• No faxes of transcripts, please!
• ACT scores (National is required for Regents
  Scholarships, Residual accepted for all other
  scholarships)
• FAFSA completed by end of March (FAFSA available
  January 1st. Families unable to complete taxes
  in this turnaround time should estimate by using
  last years taxes.

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Stacy McNeiland, Director, Recruitment,
Scholarships Events [phone]
smcneiland_at_uco.edu
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Thank you for attending High School Counselor
Day!!