More than $12,000 will be awarded through 15+ to students whose families are involved in the Oklahoma beef cattle industry. All applicants must be a graduating high school senior in the spring of the current year or a current student at an Oklahoma college or university with definite plans to continue in the fall.

Preference points will be given to applicants who are a son/daughter or grandchild of a current Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (OCA) member or a current member of the Oklahoma Junior Cattlemen's Association (OJCA).

All applications must be emailed, submitted online or postmarked by May 15, 2018.

Recipients will be notified no later than July 6, 2018. Scholarships will be presented at the 66th Annual OCA Convention & Trade Show, July 20-21, 2018. Ranch Rodeo Scholarships will be presented at the 34th Annual OCA Ranch Rodeo, August 24-25, 2018.