It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that ALL application materials are submitted collectively, under one cover, and received at the OQHA Office in c/o OQHF on or before February 15th.

Applicants must complete a Video Interview, which is due by March 1.

Applicants submitting all of the required written application materials in a timely manner will be contacted by OQHF staff to schedule an interview time.

Section 6: Scholarship Award Notification
The Scholarship Committee will inform all applicants in writing by May 1st if they have or have not been awarded a scholarship.

Section 7: Disbursement of Scholarship Funds
Scholarship funds will be made available by July 1st.  Before scholarship funds can be dispersed, new scholarship recipients must provide proof of official enrollment to the college/university/institution they will be attending.

Scholarship checks will be made payable to the college/university/institute of higher learning.

Scholarship funds must be used within twelve months, or returned to OQHF.

Section 8: Renewals
Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for a renewal of their scholarship three additional times (once per academic year), provided they meet all of the following:

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or better
• Maintain a current OQHYA/OAQHA/OQHA membership.
• Have not reached their 23rd birthday by December 31st of the application year

To apply for renewal of a scholarship award, recipients must submit a letter (not to exceed one page) which briefly describes the progress they have made towards their academic and career goals in the past year, along with a current transcript showing their cumulative GPA. Renewal request letters and transcripts must be received in the OQHA office in c/o OQHF (together in one envelope) no later than February 15th.

Renewal Scholarship checks will be made payable to the college/university/institution of higher learning and sent by July 1st.

Effective date 3/26/2018

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