Congratulations! Remember that each award comes with certain reporting responsibilities. Visit our Student FAQs below for information on how to remain eligible for future payments/awards. You can also access the scholarship portal below.
Scholarships assist Oklahoma students in pursuit of higher education. At Communities Foundation of Oklahoma (CFO) we administer scholarships to individual students from communities large and small.
If you have additional questions, please contact our Director of Scholarships, Amber Shelton, at 1.405.488.1450 or via email ashelton@cfok.org.
All award payments will be made directly to the university that you list on your student agreement. It is your responsibility to notify CFO if you transfer to a different school.
Each semester, CFO will verify enrollment with your school’s registrar. Exact payment dates vary based on how quickly your school supplies us with the necessary information, but you can generally expect to receive payment to your school bursar account between 9/1 and 10/15 in the Fall, and between 2/1 and 3/15 in the Spring.
Each scholarship is unique, but generally if you are the recipient of a multi-semester award then you must login to the student portal to complete a semester update at the conclusion of each semester. These are due on January 20th for the Fall semester, and June 15th for the Spring semester.
We are happy to assist students who are on other instruction schedules. Please contact Amber Shelton, Director of Scholarships at ashelton@cfok.org to work out the details.
CFO pays out scholarships based on your school’s instructional schedule. For most schools, this is the Semester system which means CFO sends two payments a year (Fall & Spring).
These can be found in your Student Agreement which can be accessed on the student scholarship portal.
No. Your scholarship is between you (the student) and Communities Foundation of Oklahoma. CFO will not speak to parents/guardians regarding your scholarship under any circumstance.
Please contact Amber Shelton, Director of Scholarships at ashelton@cfok.org.
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