Inspire to Teach
Are you inspired to teach?
The Inspired to Teach program offers qualified Oklahoma students an opportunity to
earn scholarships
and employment incentives. Students can qualify for up to $5,500 in scholarships while
earning their degree, then earn up to $20,000 for teaching in an Oklahoma public school
for 5 years.
Requirements
- Graduate from high school, a homeschool, or earn a GED •
Meet higher education admission standards at:- A public or private Oklahoma university with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program, or
- A community college with an approved articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program.
- Declare a major in an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program with a degree leading to a standard teaching certificate, or declare a major at a community college with an approved Inspired to Teach articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program leading to a standard Oklahoma teaching certificate.
- Be enrolled as a full-time (12 credit hours per semester) undergraduate student each semester of eligibility in the program.
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and a minimum 2.5 GPA throughout matriculation.
- Prior to entry into the Inspired to Teach program, the student shall agree to complete the Oklahoma educator preparation program and agree to teach in an Oklahoma public pre-kindergarten through 12th grade (PK-12) school for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years upon graduation and licensure as a teacher.