The Academic Scholars Program provides scholarships to academically outstanding students who attend an Oklahoma college or university. Academic Scholars receive a scholarship for up to eight semesters. Oklahoma students can automatically qualify for the program by achieving designation as a National Merit Scholar, National Merit Finalist or United States Presidential Scholar or by scoring at or above the 99.5 percentile on the ACT or SAT. For Fall 2025, the ACT required score is a total sum score of the ACT skill areas of 137. For Fall 2025, the SAT required score is a total sum score of the critical reading and math skill areas of 1540. Public colleges and universities may also nominate students attending their institution for the program based on criteria established by each institution. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.