Oklahoma § 70-2402 - Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program — Purpose
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§ 70-2402. Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program — Purpose
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award
Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program
is to retain top-ranked students from Oklahoma in Oklahoma colleges,
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enable Oklahoma institutions of higher education to compete
aggressively for top Oklahoma scholars, attract high-caliber out-ofstate students to Oklahoma to attend colleges and universities, and
enhance the academic quality in Oklahoma colleges and universities.
The program shall provide participants funding for enrollment fees,
tuition and other fees, room and board and required textbooks or
materials for up to five (5) years of undergraduate and/or graduate
study at accredited institutions of higher education in Oklahoma.
B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award
Program.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 5, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989. Amended
by Laws 1999, c. 241, § 1, eff. June 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 482, §
2, eff. July 1, 2025.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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