Big StudentsDreams:Chart Their Paths

As the first person in her family to attend college, Naomi Amaya viewed college as a challenge she wanted to face. Working with her counselor at Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, they charted a path to help her accomplish her goals, starting with scholarships. As one of Naomi’s first steps, her counselor introduced her to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Scholarship Program.

Through our free online scholarship application system, she could consider more than 180 scholarship opportunities to find those that fit her academic goals. Naomi applied and received both the Women of the South Scholarship and the Charles Cash and Jackie Jones Scholarship for Southeast High School Graduates. Today, with the help of OCCF, she is pursuing her collegiate dream as a freshman at the University of Oklahoma.

A Scholarly Success

When I found out I was awarded the scholarships from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, I cried; I was so happy. This has taken much of the stress away from my parents, and it’s allowed me to fulfill my dreams of being able to attend college.

— Naomi Amaya Scholarship recipient