<div dir="ltr"><div><p>Are you passionate about making a difference and shaping the future? Oklahoma’s Inspired to Teach program offers up to $25,500 in financial support as you pursue your degree in education and commit to serving in Oklahoma’s public schools.</p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Scholarship Support During College</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Earn $1,000 per year for up to three years if you're enrolled full-time with fewer than 90 credit hours.</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">If you're entering your final year with 90 or more hours, you may receive up to $2,500 that year.</span><span class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-ms-1 gmail-inline-flex gmail-max-w-full gmail-items-center gmail-relative gmail-top-[-0.094rem] gmail-animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]"><br></span></span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Incentive for Teaching in Oklahoma</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Once you graduate and become certified, you'll receive $4,000 for each of your first five years teaching in an Oklahoma public PK–12 school—a total opportunity of $20,000.</span><br><span class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-ms-1 gmail-inline-flex gmail-max-w-full gmail-items-center gmail-relative gmail-top-[-0.094rem] gmail-animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]"></span></span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Combined, that’s up to $25,500 in scholarship and incentive benefits to help you focus on becoming a teacher!</span><br></p>
<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">To participate, you must:</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Graduated from high school, homeschool, or have a GED.</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Enroll in an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program—either at our community college (with an articulation agreement) or another Oklahoma institution.</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Be a full‑time undergraduate student (roughly 12 credit hours per semester), maintain satisfactory academic progress, and keep at least a 2.5 GPA.</span></p>
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<p><span class="gmail-relative gmail--mx-px gmail-my-[-0.2rem] gmail-rounded gmail-px-px gmail-py-[0.2rem] gmail-transition-colors gmail-duration-100 ease-in-out">Agree to complete the teacher education program and commit to teaching in an Oklahoma public PK–12 school for five consecutive years after graduation.</span><br></p>
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<h3>Use this link to apply<span style="font-weight:normal">: <a href="https://okhighered.org/otc/inspired-to-teach/">https://okhighered.org/otc/inspired-to-teach/</a></span></h3></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="104"><col width="410"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:80.12109375pt"><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:84px;height:98px"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AlCPf47YZFbQky5-74JaQDt9ownXMDpKy9UtckcQi7lhbreUMYIC01J2lHT-XHDfhMP0cb2AwlgTQx4Y2UiLVxkjq66XgYb4yz1V9rQLfIuFw1OfNAW2hV2LTpbGzaG0s6wsemFLT61EHmJKEw" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px" width="80" height="96"></span></span></p></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kristen E. Turner</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Dean of Language, Humanities, and Education</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Professor of Mass Communication and Speech</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">P: 918-465-1720</font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:x-small;white-space:pre-wrap"> | </span><font size="1">Baker Hall 124</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Eastern Oklahoma State College</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.eosc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eosc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> | </span><a href="http://www.radio.eosc.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">radio.eosc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> | </span><a href="https://eoscathletics.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eoscathletics.com</span></a></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></div></div></div>

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