FT003 Future Teachers Scholarship Application for 2016-17 Last Name Fir st Name Cit y Mailing Address ( ) Social Secur it y Number Phone MI St at e Zip Code College St udent I D Number Responses t o t he following quest ions ar e volunt ar y. The infor mat ion will be used for nondiscr iminat or y pur poses and may be used for civil r ight s r epor t ing pur poses. Race/Et hnicit y M ale Cit y H igh School Female St at e During the fall 2016 semester, please indicate if you will be classified as: Under gr aduat e or Gr aduat e Full-t ime or Par t -time M ajor Tot al number of hour s complet ed (under gr aduat e and gr aduat e) pr ior t o fall 2016 Please indicate the subject ar ea you plan to teach upon cer tification. Eligible Critical Shortage Areas for the Future Teachers Scholarship 2016-17 Science Special Education Mathematics Business Foreign Languages English/Language Social Studies Elementary Education New Applicants Early Childhood Education School Counselor Library Sciences Health I n appr oximat ely 300 wor ds, discuss what has influenced you t o pur sue a Education t eaching car eer in your field of st udy. Arts and Music Humanities Career and Technical Education Computer Science Previous Scholarship Recipients I n appr oximat ely 300 wor ds, wr it e a st at ement in r esponse t o one of t he following: 1. Descr ibe how your commit ment t o t eaching been r eaffir med by t he pr ofessional pr ogr ess you have made. 2. Descr ibe an accomplishment you have achieved in t he last year and explain why you view it as such. Transcripts Please at t ach transcripts from any higher education institution you have attended. Student Agreement I f awar ded thi s schol arshi p, I agr ee to teach i n the publ i c school system of Okl ahoma for thr ee consecuti ve year s upon gr aduati on and l i censur e as a teacher . I fur ther under stand that fai l ur e to mai ntai n a mini mum cumul ati ve 2.5 gr ade poi nt aver age or changi ng to an ar ea of study whi ch i s not a cr i ti cal shor tage ar ea shal l subject me to di squal i ficati on fr om thi s pr ogr am. I her eby cer ti fy that the statements made her ei n ar e cor r ect and may be ver ifi ed by r ecor ds of the i nsti tuti on(s) I have attended. Applicant 's Signature Dat e Submit your completed application to the Futur e Teacher s Pr ogr am Coor dinator at your institution. Please contact the institution that you plan to attend for application deadline.