January 24, 2017
High school seniors who plan to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University in the fall can apply to the President’s Leadership Class (PLC) and earn up to $2,750 in scholarship funds. Students must meet specific requirements in order to apply.
PICTURED RIGHT: Northwestern’s President’s Leadership Class visited the Boston, Massachusetts State House in July 2016.
Applications may be found online at www.nwosu.edu/presidents-leadership-class. The application deadline is Friday, March 7; hand-delivered applications must be in that day to the Office of Recruitment. If mailed, the application must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 7.
Students should send a seven-semester transcript and ACT scores with the application, and must meet all standard admission requirements to Northwestern.
Applications must be accompanied by two letters of recommendation. One letter must be from a high school teacher, high school principal, high school counselor or other faculty member or member of the administration. The second letter should be from another person such as a minister, family friend or employer. Letters of recommendation should include the name, position and relationship to the applicant of the person writing the recommendations.
All applicants also should submit a scholarship application with the PLC application or have one on file in the Northwestern Scholarship Office prior to the PLC application deadline. The scholarship application form is obtainable from Northwestern’s Office of Financial Aid or by visiting www.nwosu.edu/scholarships.
Selected finalists will be interviewed in March and notified by phone and/or mail about the interview.
Recipients of the PLC Scholarship will be notified mid-April. The scholarship will cover freshman year only at Northwestern-Alva.
Each year, the PLC class takes a trip to a major U.S. city with Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. The group visits museums and other fun sights.
All application materials should be mailed to Paige Fischer, director of recruitment, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Office of Recruitment, 709 Oklahoma Blvd., Alva, OK 73717. Contact Fischer with questions at plfischer@nwosu.edu or (580) 327-8545.
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