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Betty Baum Scholarship

Tuesday, 07 September 2010

Scholarships for Single Mothers

The Women's and Gender Studies Program offers two awards for single mothers, the Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield Award and the EOS Award. Criteria for the two awards are listed below.

This year the Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield and the EOS Empowerment of Spirit Scholarships have gone online! Students should apply through the Common Scholarship Application which can be accessed through Ozone. On the Money Tab, there is a Scholarship Information channel. The deadline for completing the application has been extended to March 15th.

Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield Award

The Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield Award was permanently endowed in Women's and Gender Studies by EJ Hirschfield and Alan Hirschfield in 1999 in memory of their parents. The Hirschfields lived in Oklahoma City for many years and created this generous endowment to support single mothers returning to the University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus. Three scholarships of $4000 each are awarded annually.

Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield

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EOS/Empowerment of Spirit Award

The EOS/Empowerment of Spirit Award was created in 2009 through the leadership of Cindy Merrick and Ally Richardson of Norman. This award, funded through private donations, empowers single mother students at the University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus to succeed in their quest for higher education. The number and amounts of scholarships may vary from year to year depending on funding available.

Application Criteria
Applicants for both awards must satisfy the following criteria to be eligible for the competition:
• be a single mother raising children;
• have completed, within the previous five years, the equivalent of two semesters of study (30 hours);
• have completed coursework with GPA 3.0 or better; and
• be a full-time student at the University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus.

This year the Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield and the EOS Empowerment of Spirit Scholarships have gone online! Students should apply through the Common Scholarship Application which can be accessed through Ozone. On the Money Tab, there is a Scholarship Information channel. The deadline for completing the application has been extended to March 15th.

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