Scholarship Details:

The purpose of the Ragland Family Education Foundation Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to Oklahoma students with limited educational funding who want to obtain a college degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)*.

The scholarship program intends to grant up to $5000 each in scholarship awards to qualified and deserving students. 2025/26 awards will be announced in May 2025. To date, the scholarship program has awarded over $560,000 in grants to students in Oklahoma.

Each award is to be used solely for: (1) tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at the student’s academic institution; and fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction at the student’s academic institution, and (2) room and board and any other related educational expenses that the student may incur.

These awards offer:

  1. $5000 a semester for up to a total of four (4) semesters if successfully renewed.

  2. All funds will be paid directly to the recipient’s bursar account to be used solely for: (1) tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at an Oklahoma academic institution; and fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction, and (2) room and board and any other related educational expenses that you may incur (“Non-Qualified Expenses”).

  3. This $5000 per semester scholarship is renewable for up to three (3) additional semesters for a total of $20,000, as long as the student continues to meet the original scholarship requirements and:

  • Completes a minimum of 12 semester hours towards their intended degree in the previous semester.

  • Maintains a GPA of at least 2.5 in the previous semester.

  • Continues making positive progress towards a STEM degree*.

  • Remains a full-time student in good standing with their college or university.

*While we have high regard for these fields of study, our scholarship program is not intended for degree programs in the medical services field (including, but not limited to, veterinary medicine, nursing, dermatology, speech therapy, physical therapy and/or nurse practitioners).  However, medical research fields such as biomedical chemistry are included.  If you have a question regarding whether your particular field of study is included in our scholarship program, please feel free to send us an inquiry through our “Contact Us” page.