OEA Dependent Child Scholarship
Have a child heading off to college?
OEA will award four $500 scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year to children of OEA members. These scholarships recognize academic achievement and leadership through co-curricular activities, community involvement, work experience, awards, and honors.
Eligibility:
Deadline:
Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Postmarked applications will not be accepted.)
Cheryl Gunther In Her Footsteps Scholarship
Do you have a child entering a teaching credential program, or know someone who does?
OEA will award one $500 scholarship to a dependent child of an OEA member newly enrolled in a teaching credential program for the 2026-2027 year.
Eligibility:
Deadline:
Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Postmarked applications will not be accepted.)
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OEA Teacher Grant Opportunities for Members (2025–2026)Are you an OEA member looking for support to enhance your classroom, attend professional development, or fund a special project?
The Oxnard Educators Association will award the following grants for the 2025–2026 school year:
Eligibility
Have a child heading off to college?
OEA will award four $500 scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year to children of OEA members. These scholarships recognize academic achievement and leadership through co-curricular activities, community involvement, work experience, awards, and honors.
Eligibility:
- The applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian must be an OEA member.
- Applicants must be high school graduates of the current year.
- Academic Achievement
- Leadership
- Essay
- Letter of Recommendation
Deadline:
Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Postmarked applications will not be accepted.)
Cheryl Gunther In Her Footsteps Scholarship
Do you have a child entering a teaching credential program, or know someone who does?
OEA will award one $500 scholarship to a dependent child of an OEA member newly enrolled in a teaching credential program for the 2026-2027 year.
Eligibility:
- The applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian must be an OEA member.
- Applicants must be high school graduates of the current year.
- Academic Achievement
- Leadership
- Essay
- Letter of Recommendation
Deadline:
Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Postmarked applications will not be accepted.)
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OEA Teacher Grant Opportunities for Members (2025–2026)Are you an OEA member looking for support to enhance your classroom, attend professional development, or fund a special project?
The Oxnard Educators Association will award the following grants for the 2025–2026 school year:
- Two Robin Lefkovits New Educator Grants — $250 each
- Two Darlene Killgore Middle School Science Grants — $200 each
- Two Suzanne Dempsey TK-8 Art Grants — $200 each
Eligibility
- Applicants must be active members of the Oxnard Educators Association.
- New Educator Grants are limited to teachers in their first five years of the profession.
- Middle School Science Grants are limited to teachers in grades 6–8 currently teaching science at an OSD middle school or K-8 site.
- Suzanne Dempsey TK-8 Art Grants are open to all teachers interested in promoting the arts in their classroom.
- Complete application
- Lottery selection
- Complete the OEA Grant Application
- Include a short-answer essay (250 words or less) describing how the grant funds will be used and how they will benefit students or your practice.
- Deadline
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