OSCA Graduate Student Scholarship Application

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20 Dec 2024
End
30 Apr 2025
11:30 PM

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To help future Ohio school counselors fulfill their educational goals, the Ohio School Counselor Association offers up to three (3) $1000 OSCA Graduate Student Scholarships each year. Scholarships will be awarded to graduate students who meet the following qualifications:

currently enrolled in a master’s school counselor program in the state of Ohio (note that students enrolled in online programs are not eligible to apply unless the online program is run through an Ohio university/college)
completed at least six (6) semester hours of graduate work (note that students currently enrolled in their final semester and preparing to graduate are not eligible to apply)
maintains an active student membership with the Ohio School Counselor Association

Deadline: Applications are due April 30 of each year and awarded for the following fall term.

Incomplete/late applications or those determined to not meet the above criteria will not be considered. Past OSCA Graduate Student Scholarship recipients are not eligible.

The application must include the following:

Completed scholarship application form (completed online)
A typewritten essay of no more than one double-spaced page answering the following question: "How do school counselors utilize leadership, advocacy and collaboration to effect systemic change in schools to maximize student success?" (uploaded in online application as a PDF)
Copy of current graduate school transcript showing a minimum of six (6) completed credit hours (uploaded in online application as a PDF - can be an official or unofficial copy)
Professional letter of support written by a current academic advisor or professor (uploaded in online application as a PDF)

osca@ohioschoolcounselor.org / (614) 401-4642 / PO Box 537, Archbold, OH 43502

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