The Academic All-State Award is one of the most prestigious student honors in Oklahoma, bestowed to only 100 outstanding public high school seniors annually in recognition of academic achievement, leadership, and community service. Each honoree will receive a $1,500 award and be recognized at the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Celebration on May 2, 2026, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Please read these guidelines before proceeding to the Academic Awards portal link at the bottom of this page.
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To begin your application, you must create an account with a valid email address and a password. Please use a personal email address, not one associated with your school, as system-generated emails may get caught in your school’s spam filter.
The application does not need to be completed in one sitting. You can save your work and come back to the application at any time up to the stated deadline.
ACT and/or SAT scores must be documented in PDF format. You may submit score reports available from your school counselor’s office. Or you may submit score reports available to you from the ACT or SAT websites, which you should be able to save as or print to a PDF file.
You must designate a school official to submit your transcript in PDF format and verify your eligibility.
You must designate two individuals who are not family members to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf.
Your designees will receive a system-generated email requesting specific information. They will click on a link provided in the email and will not be required to create an account or to log in.*
You can monitor the progress of your requests for information and will receive a system-generated email when each item is submitted.
You will receive a system-generated email when your application is successfully submitted.
You are responsible for ensuring that all information, including your transcript, verification of eligibility and letters of recommendation, is submitted via the portal by the stated deadline. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for consideration.
Have more questions? Check out our Academic All-State Application Guide for FAQs and essay examples.
*Schools having trouble receiving emails should have their IT departments whitelist system-generated email by following this article.
Currently enrolled Oklahoma public high school seniors who meet any one of these criteria are eligible to apply.
* We do not accept ACT superscores. Standardized test scores must be from a single test date on a national or district-contracted testing day.
In addition to the minimum criteria, students will be evaluated on their leadership abilities, motivation, academic achievement, and character as maximized within each student’s learning environment.
