Sam Noble Scholarship Program
The scholarship program was established by the late Sam Noble to encourage and enable outstanding students to continue their education. Sam Noble was a long-time member of the Noble Foundation Board of Trustees and son of Lloyd Noble, founder of the Noble Foundation.
Subject matter
Scholarships are offered in both agriculture-related and applied technology-related fields.
Applicant qualifications
Students residing within one of 15 south-central and southeastern Oklahoma counties, including Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, Murray, Pontotoc, Pushmataha and Stephens, are eligible.
Students from other areas of the state or outside of Oklahoma are not eligible to apply.
Scholarships
Agriculture. Scholarships for students seeking undergraduate degrees in agriculture-related fields are $2,500 per semester for up to nine semesters. Scholarships for graduate students provide $3,125 per semester for up to five semesters.
Technology. Scholarships for students seeking associate's degrees or technical certifications from the specific institutions listed under "Qualifying Institutions" (below) are awarded $3,750 per year for up to two years.
Qualifying institutions
Agriculture. Recipients must attend a university having a college or division of agriculture from which the student can receive an agricultural-related baccalaureate (or higher) degree. Eligible institutions include: Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma Panhandle State University; Texas A&M in College Station, Texas; Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas; and all other land grant universities or colleges. Agriculture students attending two-year institutions may apply the winter/spring before transferring to a qualifying institution.
Technology. Eligible institutions include Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Okmulgee and Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City.
Request an application
To request a scholarship application, please follow this link and answer the questions accordingly. For more information about the Sam Noble Scholarship, please contact our Granting Department by calling 580.224.6246 or e-mail Admin-Granting@noble.org.
Other scholarship programs
The Noble Foundation supports many scholarship programs at various state-supported colleges and universities through annual grants and endowment programs. These scholarships are administered by the individual colleges and universities, not the Noble Foundation. Please contact the scholarship office of the college or university of interest for more information.