Oklahoma's Promise

Oklahoma's Promise

Oklahoma's Promise offers qualified Oklahoma students an opportunity to earn a scholarship for college tuition.

This state-funded program pays for up to full general tuition for those students who qualify. Fees are not paid by this program. Students must be enrolled in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade no later than Dec. 31 of the senior year to be eligible to apply for Oklahoma’s Promise. Homeschool students must be age 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 and must apply before their 18th birthday or the official date of high school graduation, whichever comes first. Applications are dated by academic year (i.e., 2026-27 school year). Students completing the 7th grade in May must wait until the next school year application is available in August to apply. Students completing the 12th grade MUST apply before the Dec. 31 of their senior year or before their official date of high school graduation, whichever comes first. They must complete the required coursework and conditions outlined by the Oklahoma State Regents Office in order to qualify.

At the time the student applies for the Oklahoma's Promise program in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade, the federal adjusted gross income (AGI) of the student's parents for the most recently completed federal tax year must fall within one of the following categories: 

• $60,000 or less for parents with 1-2 dependent children. 
• $70,000 or less for parents with 3-4 dependent children.*
• $80,000 or less for parents with 5 or more dependent children.*

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 residents who meet Oklahoma’s Promise financial need criteria during high school may qualify for payment of their tuition (no fees). Students must also be on the Official Oklahoma Promise Scholarship Eligibility Report. All Oklahoma Promise students must also meet the Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements. For further eligibility information contact the Oklahoma State Regents Office at 405.524.9153.