OOGEEP: Next Round of $1K Scholarships for O&G Students in Ohio

Marcellus Drilling News. The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) and the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Foundation announced the latest round of scholarship applications for 2022 are being accepted now through March 1st. Scholarships are awarded to students interested in pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry, such as petroleum engineer, finance, equipment operator, mechanical engineer, welder, and many more. Each scholarship is for $1,000.OOGEEP has been handing out scholarships since 2007–some 567 of them. By our reckoning that’s over half a million dollars distributed in scholarships to assist the oil and gas industry in the Buckeye State (and beyond).The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) and the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Foundation are pleased to announce scholarship applications for 2022 are being accepted now through March 1st.Scholarships are awarded to students interested in pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry, such as petroleum engineer, finance, equipment operator, mechanical engineer, welder and many more. To qualify for a $1,000 scholarship, a student:Must be a U.S. citizen.Must have a career goal in the natural gas and oil industry.Must be an Ohio resident OR a student attending, or planning to attend, an accredited Ohio college, university, technical or trade school.Must have and maintain a grade point average (G.P.A.) of 2.5 or higher.Since 2007, OOGEEP has awarded more than 567 scholarships to students pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry. These past winners have represented more than 51 different colleges, universities, technical or trade schools, and include more than 59 different majors, degrees, or certificate programs. Past winners have hailed from all parts of Ohio. OOGEEP is proud to support the next generation of leaders and workers in the natural gas and oil industry through its scholarship program.Students can access the scholarship application and view additional information at oogeep.org/teacher-students/scholarships.About OOGEEP: The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) is a non-profit statewide education and public outreach program. Created in 1998, OOGEEP provides a variety of programs throughout the State of Ohio on behalf of Ohio’s natural gas and crude oil producers. The primary goal of these programs is to educate Ohio’s consumers and leaders by focusing on industry research, teacher workshops, scholarships, science fair, firefighter training, career and workforce development, landowner and guest speaker programs.Click here to view the original article.