WEOKIE Foundation to award 50K in college scholarships

The Oklahoma City-based WEOKIE Foundation will award a total of $50,000 in scholarships to area high school seniors to apply toward a college or a vocational-technical school of their choice. Applicants will be judged on essay submissions, and 25 will be selected and awarded $2,000 each.

The essay topic is, “When you look back at the end of your career, what would it take for you to consider yourself successful?”

“We firmly believe in the next generation,” said Sarah Mackey, financial education specialist, WEOKIE Foundation. “Giving 25 students the opportunity to advance their education is one of the greatest honors. I wish you had the chance to read these amazing essays because it would give you hope for the future.”

Mackey added, “The WEOKIE Foundation was established to impact the community in three ways: student scholarships, financial education, and giving to the community through local nonprofits.”

All submissions must be completed online no later than Jan. 31. Applicants wishing to apply for a scholarship should visit weokie.org for the essay requirement details.

Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be graduating seniors from an accredited high school or home school program in one of the counties served by WEOKIE. (Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, or Pottawatomie).

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or vo-tech school upon high school graduation and are not required to be a WEOKIE Federal Credit Union member.

Applicants cannot be related (by blood or marriage) to a WEOKIE Foundation scholarship selection committee member, WEOKIE Foundation board member, WEOKIE Federal Credit Union employee, or current or former volunteer.

About WEOKIE Foundation
The WEOKIE Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) public charity, provides a formal avenue of charitable giving for WEOKIE Federal Credit Union and offers financial education to Oklahoma City and its surrounding communities. The foundation donates student and teacher scholarships, provides a free financial literacy program to grades 2-12, and makes local charitable contributions. Since its inception, the WEOKIE Foundation has provided $542,500 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors.