Students admitted to graduate programs in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education are encouraged to apply for college-administered scholarships. Complete applications are placed in consideration for each scholarship for which the applicant is deemed to be a qualified applicant. Not every scholarship account listed will have sufficient funding to be awarded for each academic year. The application deadline is Feb. 1 for scholarships to be awarded for the following academic year (ie. February 1, 2022 deadline for 2022-23 scholarships). More information is available on the OU Scholarship website. Click the link for information on how to apply for JRCoE graduate scholarships.
Anita S. Bednar Education Endowed Scholarship:
Candidates must be a full-time, regularly enrolled student in the College; must have a GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements for admission to the College; must not be the Donor or an immediate family member of the Donor.
Anna and Harold Paige Scholarship:
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be a regularly enrolled graduate student in the College; b. must meet minimum grade point average requirements for admission to the College; c. Must have a demonstrated financial need as to jeopardize the completion of his/her education; d. Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Judith Cathey Clapp Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must be full-time, regularly enrolled students in the College of Education; demonstrate financial need.
Dallas Area Education Alumni Scholarship Fund:
Applicants must be full-time, regularly enrolled students in the College of Education; provided, however, that no scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor. Any eligible deserving undergraduate or graduate student is qualified for either an initial award or a subsequent award if, in the opinion of the selection committee, the student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and the student needs supplemental financial assistance. For purpose of this scholarship, satisfactory progress shall be deemed to be the achievement of and maintenance of at least a 3.0 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Betsy Douglass and Millar B. White, Jr. Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must be regularly enrolled graduate students in the College, must have the minimum GPA required for admission, must have demonstrated financial need, must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor to the Fund, must be a current Pre-K through 12 classroom teacher in a K-12 school.
Carl P. and Erma W. Dunifon Education Scholarship Fund:
Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement, demonstrate financial need for scholarship assistance, must be enrolled as a full time student in the College of Education at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Lucy Freeman Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must be a regularly enrolled graduate student in the College, must have a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, must have demonstrated financial need, must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor to the Fund, must be a current classroom teacher or administrator in a K-12 school with at least two years of teaching experience.
Dr. Stephen H. McDonald Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a) Must be a regularly enrolled graduate student in the College; b) must meet minimum 3.0 grade point average; c) must be majoring in one of the ILAC or ELPS graduate programs; d) Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor. Priority to students studying to become an elementary principal.
Estes Family Education Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must meet the following criteria: a. Must be a regularly enrolled student in the College; b. Must be a student who exemplifies or has committed themselves to building community, understanding and tolerance; c. Must have a demonstrated financial need; d. This will be a one-year scholarship, but recipients may reapply; e. Is not the Donor or an immediate family member of the Donor(s).
Hannah Foreman Davis Scholarship Fund:
Applicants must be residents of Oklahoma; must be regularly enrolled full-time in the College of Education; must achieve and maintain a 3.0 overall GPA; must demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance as determined by qualification for either a grant or subsidized student loan through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Janet Townsend Crain Endowed Scholarship
Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be a regularly enrolled graduate student in the College; b. Must have a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; c. Must have graduated from an Oklahoma high school or currently be teaching at an Oklahoma high school; d. Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Jeanne Reeder Perkins Scholarship Fund:
All individuals who are full-time, regularly enrolled students in the University of Oklahoma are eligible for this scholarship; provided, however, that no scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor. Any eligible deserving undergraduate or graduate student is qualified, providing the student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and the student needs supplemental financial assistance. Student has achieved and maintained at least a 3.0 combined retention grade point average on a 4.0 system.
Katherine Elizabeth Lasseter Scholarship:
Eligible applicants will be regularly enrolled JRCoE students with a grade point average meeting or exceeding the minimum required for admission to their program. Applicant must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Kenny Comer Graduate Scholarship:
Candidates must be a graduate student in the College of Education; must have a minimum 3.0 GPA; must have a demonstrated financial need; must not be the donor or an immediate family member of the donor(s).
Katherine Elizabeth Lasseter Scholarship:
Eligible applicants will be regularly enrolled JRCoE students with a grade point average meeting or exceeding the minimum required for admission to their program. Applicant must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Kern and Ruth Chastaine Johnson Scholarship:
Residents of the State of Oklahoma who are current classroom teachers wishing to pursue a graduate degree as regularly enrolled students in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education of the University’s Norman campus; provided, however, that no scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor. Any eligible deserving graduate student is qualified for either an initial award or a subsequent award if, in the opinion of the selection committee, the student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and the student needs supplemental financial assistance. Achievement of and maintenance of at least a 3.0 overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Leah Copass Brakebill Scholarship:
College of Education majors enrolled at the University of Oklahoma only. Must be a full-time, regularly enrolled undergraduate or part-time or greater graduate student in the College; b. Must have a demonstrated financial need.
Patricia Elaine Rigney Scholarship Fund:
All individuals who are full-time, regularly enrolled students in the University of Oklahoma are eligible for this scholarship; provided, however, that no scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor. Any eligible deserving undergraduate or graduate student who is committed to completing a degree in Education and becoming a fully certified teacher is qualified, student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and the student needs supplemental financial assistance. Student has achieved and maintained at least a 3.0 combined retention grade point average on a 4.0 system. Preference shall be given to candidates from homes where both parents are teachers; however, in the absence of such qualified candidates, the selection committee shall make the award on its own discretion while honoring the donor’s basic intent.
Paul F. Kleine Graduate Scholarship:
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be a regularly enrolled graduate student in the College; b. must meet minimum grade point average requirements for admission to the College; c. Must have a demonstrated financial need; d. Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Sarabeth and Gary Farney Scholarship:
Applicants must be full-time, regularly enrolled undergraduate or graduate students in the College of Education; have a grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must demonstrate financial need, no scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor.
Sharen Jester Turney Education Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must be full-time, regularly enrolled students in the College of Education; 3.0 overall grade point average and with a demonstrated need for supplemental financial assistance. No scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor.
Tara Reilly Education Endowed Scholarship:
Candidates must be full-time regularly enrolled in the College of Education; must have a GPA of 2.5 or beter, must demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
Virginia Hallum Scholarship:
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be a regularly enrolled student in the College; b. must meet minimum grade point average requirements for admission to the College; c. Must have a demonstrated financial need; d. Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
William B. Ragan Elementary Education Graduate Scholarship:
To be eligible for scholarship(s), candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be an enrolled graduate student in the College; b. Must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; c. Must have a demonstrated financial need; d. Must have completed at least three years of service as an elementary teacher in the state of Oklahoma; e. Must not be the Donor or an immediate family member of the Donor.
Dr. Lucy Freeman Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must be a regularly enrolled graduate student in the College, must have a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, must have demonstrated financial need, must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor to the Fund, must be a current classroom teacher or administrator in a K-12 school with at least two years of teaching experience.
Early Childhood Education Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a) Must be a regularly enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in the College; b) Must be majoring in Early Childhood Education (emphasis area of ILAC graduate program); c) Must meet minimum GPA requirement for admission to program; d) Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Gearldine Henderson Scholarship:
Eligible applicants will: a) Be a full-time undergraduate or part-time graduate student (if currently a working teacher) in the College; b) demonstrate financial need; c) meet minimum 3.0 GPA, d) not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Judith Bratcher Crockett Scholarship in Education:
Applicants must be residents of Oklahoma; Must be regularly enrolled full-time in the College of Education; must achieve and maintain a 3.0 overall GPA; must demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance as certified by the University of Oklahoma Office of Financial Aid. Preference will be given to students majoring in Teacher Preparation.
Ruth D. Withrow and Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund:
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a) Must be a regularly enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in the College; b) minimum GPA for undergraduates is 2.5; minimum GPA for graduate students is 3.5; c) Must have a demonstrated financial need; d) Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor. Recipient must plan to become or remain a teacher after degree completion.
Sherry S. Steele Scholarship Fund:
Applicants must be full-time regularly enrolled in the College of Education; must achieve and maintain a 3.0 grade point average; and must demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
William B. Ragan Elementary Education Graduate Scholarship:
To be eligible for scholarship(s), candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be an enrolled graduate student in the College; b. Must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; c. Must have a demonstrated financial need; d. Must have completed at least three years of service as an elementary teacher in the state of Oklahoma; e. Must not be the Donor or an immediate family member of the Donor.
A.E. Clark Memorial Scholarship:
Applicants must be doctoral level graduate students, with first priority given to those students at the dissertation stage. Students must demonstrate financial need and academic promise.
Dr. Boleslaus S. Kurpiewski Scholarship
Applicant is a Graduate degree-seeking student in a JRCoE Counseling program. Requires demonstration of financial need, 3.0 GPA, FT enrollment. Oklahoma Residents only.
Donald L. Ranallo, Jr. Endowed Scholarship:
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a. Must be a full-time, regularly enrolled student in the Educational Psychology Department; b. Must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; d. Must have a demonstrated financial need; and e. Is not the Donor or an immediate family member of the Donor.
Herbert R. Hengst Scholarship Fund in Higher Education Administration (EDAH):
Applicants must be Administration in Higher Education majors through the Adult and Higher Education program and regularly enrolled in the College of Education; must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA and demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
Dr. Glenn Snider Education Scholarship Fund:
Applicants must be full-time regularly enrolled Ph.D. students in the College of Education who are studying secondary school administration (EACS).
Michael Langenbach Scholarship Fund:
Education Administration and Curriculum Supervision majors enrolled in the CoE and must maintain a 3.0 combined retention GPA; must demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
William Jeffrey Argo Scholarship Fund:
Educational Psychology graduate students who are pursuing a master’s or doctorate degree; maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA; and needs supplemental financial assistance.
Dr. Tillman "Tim" Ragan Endowed Scholarship:
Full-time, regularly enrolled students in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education's Learning Experience Design & Technology programs are eligible for this scholarship. Priority will be given first to an exceptional full-time doctoral student, followed by an exceptional full-time master's student in his/her final year. Any eligible deserving graduate student is qualified for either an initial award of a subsequent award if, in the opinion of the selection committee, the student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and needs supplemental financial assistance. For the purpose of this scholarship, satisfactory progress shall be deemed to be the achievement of and maintenance of at least a 3.0 overall GPA.
Barbara Brite Paul Early Childhood Education Endowed Scholarship:
Must be a regularly enrolled student in the college majoring in Early Childhood Education meeting the minimum GPA for full admission to the College. Donors to this scholarship fund or any immediate family members of donors to this scholarship fund are ineligible.
Early Childhood Education Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for scholarship(s) candidates must meet the following criteria: a) Must be a regularly enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in the College; b) Must be majoring in Early Childhood Education (emphasis area of ILAC graduate program); c) Must meet minimum GPA requirement for admission to program; d) Must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Mary Rule Murphy Endowed Scholarship Fund:
U.S. Citizens only. Applicant must demonstrate financial need is a full-time, regularly enrolled student in Special Education or Early Childhood Education with at least Sophomore status. Eligible undergraduate or graduate students that maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA; must have demonstrated financial need; is not the Donor or immediate family member of the Donor. Preference will be given to those who plan to teach in U.S. upon Graduation. NOTE: no student may receive the Mary Rule Murphy Endowed Scholarship more than twice while pursuing a degree in the college.
Ramona Ware Emmons Paul Early Childhood Education Endowed Scholarship:
Must be a regularly enrolled student in the college majoring in Early Childhood Education meeting the minimum GPA for full admission to the College. Donors to this scholarship fund or any immediate family members of donors to this scholarship fund are ineligible.
Blanche Honaker Brakebill Scholarship:
FT Undergraduate or PT Graduate student enrolled in the JRCoE who has a demonstrated financial need and is not a fund contributor.
Jeannine T. Rainbolt Scholarship Fund:
All individuals who are residents of the state of Oklahoma, full-time, regularly enrolled students in the University of Oklahoma are eligible for this scholarship; provided, however, that no scholarship may be awarded to or for the direct benefit of the Donor or any member of the immediate family of the Donor. Any eligible deserving undergraduate or graduate student who is committed to completing the elementary education program and becoming a fully certified teacher is qualified, student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and the student needs supplemental financial assistance. Student has achieved and maintained at least a 3.0 combined retention grade point average on a 4.0 system. Each Jeannine T. Rainbolt Scholar shall be expected to submit to the donor a one-page report of his/her activities at the end of each academic year during which he/she is receiving the scholarship.
Judith "Judy" Ann Head Gwinn Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship Fund:
Must be full-time regularly enrolled student in the College; must be an ILAC-Elementary Education student; Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale; Must demonstrate financial need; priority consideration will be given to student with the greatest financial need. Donor of this scholarship or immediately family member of the donor is ineligible.
Frances Ranson Dunham Scholarship Fund:
A graduate student seeking a master’s degree in English Education or for an undergraduate student seeking certification in Language Arts with either a B.A. or a B.S. Must be a resident of Oklahoma and a full-time, regularly enrolled student in the College of Education; must maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA and demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
Sue Stein House Memorial Endowed Scholarship:
Recipients are full time, regularly enrolled students in the College; must have a minimum 3.0 GPA; must have a demonstrated financial need; must not be the Donor or an immediate family member of the Donor.
Eunice Lewis Mathematics Education Scholarship:
All full-time, regularly students enrolled in the College of Education at OU who are majoring in Mathematics Education are eligible for consideration for this scholarship. Must achieve and maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA and demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
Rosa Brink and Shirley Brink Holladay Scholarship Fund:
Applicant is a full-time, regularly enrolled student with a minimum of 90 hours complete and is a declared Education major at OU. Eligible undergraduate or graduate students that maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA; recipients are to be students who are children of active or retired Oklahoma Public School Teachers and secondary preference to students who are children of active or retired Texas Public School Teachers. Preference given to students who plan a career in disciplines in reading education, science education or mathematics education.
Richard P. Williams Memorial Scholarship:
Established in memory of Dr. Richard P. Williams to provide scholarships for master's or doctoral students in Reading Education in the College of Education. Any eligible deserving graduate student is qualified for either an initial award or a subsequent award if, in the opinion of the selection committee, the student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation and the student needs supplemental financial assistance.
Rosa Brink and Shirley Brink Holladay Scholarship Fund:
Applicant is a full-time, regularly enrolled student with a minimum of 90 hours complete and is a declared Education major at OU. Eligible undergraduate or graduate students that maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA; recipients are to be students who are children of active or retired Oklahoma Public School Teachers and secondary preference to students who are children of active or retired Texas Public School Teachers. Preference given to students who plan a career in disciplines in reading education, science education or mathematics education.
Edmund A. Marek Endowed Scholarship:
Science Education majors. Must be a full-time, regularly enrolled undergraduate student in the College or a full- or part-time graduate student in the College. Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA; must have a demonstrated financial need; must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor.
Rosa Brink and Shirley Brink Holladay Scholarship Fund:
Applicant is a full-time, regularly enrolled student with a minimum of 90 hours complete and is a declared Education major at OU. Eligible undergraduate or graduate students that maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA; recipients are to be students who are children of active or retired Oklahoma Public School Teachers and secondary preference to students who are children of active or retired Texas Public School Teachers. Preference given to students who plan a career in disciplines in reading education, science education or mathematics education.
R. Steven Hsu Special Education Endowed Scholarship
Must be a junior or senior undergraduate majoring in Special Education -OR- a graduate student majoring in Special Education who has completed one year of postgraduate EDSP coursework. Applicant must be a full-time, regularly enrolled student who has a minimum 3.0 GPA, has a demonstrated financial need, and is not the donor or an immediate family member of the donor. Priority will be given to those with a specific interest in autism research or a passion for serving individuals with autism.
Denman/Thompson Family Endowed Scholarship:
Applicants must be full-time, regularly enrolled students in the College of Education; maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale; priority consideration given to those studying Special Education.
Joseph D. Purdy, Ph.D. and Family Scholarship:
Special Education majors. Candidates must be a senior level undergraduate student or finishing an advanced degree (Masters or Doctoral level) in Special Education. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA; must have a demonstrated financial need; must not be the Donor or an immediate family member of the donor.
Mary Rule Murphy Endowed Scholarship Fund:
U.S. Citizens only. Applicant must demonstrate financial need is a full-time, regularly enrolled student in Special Education or Early Childhood Education with at least Sophomore status. Eligible undergraduate or graduate students that maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA; must have demonstrated financial need; is not the Donor or immediate family member of the Donor. Preference will be given to those who plan to teach in U.S. upon Graduation. NOTE: no student may receive the Mary Rule Murphy Endowed Scholarship more than twice while pursuing a degree in the college.
Sandra L. O'Brien Endowed Scholarship Fund:
Special Education majors. Applicants must be regularly enrolled in the College of Education; must achieve and maintain a 3.0 overall GPA and demonstrate need for supplemental financial assistance.
Sarah Owen Memorial Scholarship:
Special Education majors. Applicants must be full-time, regularly enrolled in the College of Education; must have a minimum 2.75 GPA; must not be a contributor to the Fund or an immediate family member of a contributor. Priority consideration will be given to students who are at the undergraduate level who plan to teach at the junior high or high school level, and/or who are currently overcoming additional obstacles in life.
