Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 610 - State Regents for Higher Education
Chapter 25 - Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Subchapter 41 - Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program ("Inspired to Teach")
Section 610:25-41-4 - Application procedure

(a) OSRHE will distribute Inspired to Teach Participation Agreement forms to postsecondary institutions in Oklahoma that are eligible to participate in state and federal financial aid programs and have an approved program of professional teacher preparation or an approved articulation agreement on file with a state institution that has a professional teacher preparation program.

(b) Participation Agreement forms may be obtained from the Inspired to Teach coordinator at each postsecondary institution or from OSRHE.

(c) A Participation Agreement must be signed by the student while enrolled in a major course of study in teacher education at the undergraduate level.

(d) The completed Participation Agreement must be submitted to the Inspired to Teachcoordinator upon declaring teacher education as a major or, at the latest, before beginning the final semester prior to graduation; however, a student who has declared teacher education as a major at least one semester before the final semester will be allowed to submit a completed Participation Agreement and be considered for the Inspired to Teach Program the final semester.

(e) Inspired to Teach coordinators at postsecondary institutions will submit copies of the Participation Agreements to OSRHE within 10 days of submission by the student.

(f) OSRHE will notify each applicant of the receipt of his/her application to the Inspired to Teach program, the requirements for ongoing eligibility, and the disbursement benefits under Inspired to Teach.