2023-2024 SWOK MOAA Scholarship Applicaition

The Southwest Oklahoma Chapter Area Scholarship Program was established to assist deserving area students in furthering their education at an accredited college or university. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, US armed services affiliation of their sponsor, exemplary citizenship and personal merit.

Our chapter annually awards a number of individual scholarships valued at $1,000. Scholarships awarded under the 2023 program must be used for school year 2023-2024. Scholarships may be used toward tuition, fees, room and board or books. Scholarship funds will be deposited with the registrar, bursar or the financial assistance office of the college or university of the respective scholarship awardees.

The following are the eligibility requirements and instructions.  Applicants must:

1. Be a student at a southwest Oklahoma area school where application packets were provided.
2. Have a Sponsor (normally a parent or grandparent) who is currently or has been a member of the US Armed Services or the applicant has taken Junior ROTC (at least one year).
3. Be a member of the 2023 graduating class.
4. Complete the online or paper application and include an official transcript.  Application packets will not be returned.
5. Exceptions to the requirements must be approved in advance. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to our selection committee.  
6. Submit application packet no later than March 31, 2023. Application packets can be emailed to dennis.clippinger@sbcglobal.net or mailed to:

Southwest Oklahoma Chapter of the MOAA
Attention: Scholarship Committee
c/o Dennis Clippinger
7513 NW Willow Creek Dr
Lawton, OK 73505

Selection of awardees will be made on or about 1 May 2023. For additional information or questions, please contact me at 580-585-0251 or by the email address above.

Dennis Clippinger
LTC, US Army (Retired)
Scholarship Committee