Other Financial Aid
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education provides qualified Oklahoma High School graduates with a scholarship opportunity to cover approved tuition costs.
To enroll in the Oklahoma’s Promise program, applicants must be:
Oklahoma residents.
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade students no later than Dec. 31 of the senior year.
Homeschool students must apply before their 18th birthday.
All students must apply before their official high school graduation date.
Student whose parents’ federal adjusted gross income does not exceed:
$60,000 with 1 or 2 dependent children OR
$70,000 with 3 or 4 dependent children OR
$80,000 with 5 or more dependent children.
Applications must be electronically submitted or postmarked by Dec. 31, 2026, for students who are in the 12th grade during the 2026-27 school year. Students in the 8th-11th grades are encouraged to apply by June 30, 2026. Homeschool applications must be electronically submitted or postmarked before the student’s 18th birthday.
In addition, the federal adjusted gross income (AGI) of the student’s parents (or the income of the student if the student is officially determined to be financially independent of their parents) may not exceed $100,000 at the time the student begins college and prior to receiving the scholarship.
Students who qualify for the teacher eligibility track may not exceed 700% of the FPL at the time the student begins college and prior to receiving the scholarship. This income limit will be applied each year the student is enrolled in postsecondary education, regardless of eligibility track.
Special income/ enrollment provisions may apply to:
Children of a certified public classroom teacher employed in Oklahoma for a minimum of 10 years.
Children adopted from certain Oklahoma court-ordered custody and children in the custody of court-appointed legal guardians.
Taxable Social Security benefits based on the death or disability of the student’s parent(s).
Additional documentation may be required for special income provisions.
Oklahoma's Promise Contact Information
Oklahoma’s Promise
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
PO Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850
OKPromise website: www.okpromise.org
E-mail: okpromise@osrhe.edu
1-800-858-1840 (information hotline)
(405) 225-9152 (Oklahoma City local calling area)
FAX: (405) 225-9392
Native American Tribal Assistance
GI Bill
VA education benefits can help you pay your tuition, pick out a school, choose a career, and more. If you’re an active-duty service member or Veteran, a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a qualified survivor or dependent, find out if you can get VA education benefits through the GI Bill.
More information may be found here or by contacting the CASC Veteran’s Affairs Coordinator, Lynette Berger at (918) 647-1302 or lmberger@carlalbert.edu.
“GI BILL® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
National Guard State Tuition Waiver Program
The National Guard State Tuition Waiver Program (STW) entitles eligible members of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard who are attending two or four year accredited institutions of higher learning within the State of Oklahoma to the following benefit. This benefit will waive the resident tuition of satisfactory participating Oklahoma National Guard members who are Oklahoma residents. The resident tuition waiver can waive up to eighteen (18) credit hours per semester per institution. The recipient must be pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree and be enrolled in a minimum of three (3) hours to receive the waiver.
Eligibility Guidelines:
- All members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard (does not include the Inactive National Guard).
- Soldier becomes eligible for the State Tuition Waiver program upon date of enlistment and has a high school diploma/GED.
- In order to be eligible to receive the State Tuition Waiver the Soldier must have sufficient time remaining on their service contract to complete the semester.
- Soldier must be an Oklahoma resident, as determined by the college or university in which enrolled. Soldier should be aware that these requirements vary with each institution and the Oklahoma Army National Guard can not waive these requirements.
- Eligible Soldiers can not currently hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree. (This program is for pursing up to the first bachelor degree only).
- As long as a Soldier is pursuing an associate or baccalaureate degree from any accredited institution, the hours taken will be waived, only if the hours taken will count toward that pursued degree. Total number of hours per semester, per institution, which will be waived will not exceed eighteen (18) hours. (Must enroll in a minimum of three (3) semester hours.
- In order to benefit from this program the Soldier must meet the admission and retention standards of the college or university in which they are enrolled. They must also make satisfactory progress toward the completion of a degree.
- If the Soldier drops course(s) past the drop/add date, established by the institution, then the Soldier becomes responsible for the tuition, the institution will not waive the tuition for dropped course(s) and the Soldier will be charged.
- If the Soldier drops below a 2.0 cumulative GPA the Soldier will not be eligible for the State Tuition Waiver Program until they maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
For more information, contact the Oklahoma National Guard at (800)362-4534 or visit their web site.
