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The Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) Foundation annually awards scholarships to students majoring in recreation, parks and leisure studies throughout Ohio.

Three scholarships are available:

• The Don Schmidt Scholarship for students majoring in parks/law enforcement
• The Jody Stowers Scholarship for students in parks and recreation that exemplify the future of the profession.
• The John McComb Scholarship for students majoring in all aspects of recreation (park operations, natural resource management, therapeutic recreation, commercial recreation, outdoor recreation, tourism, community recreation, recreation management, aquatic management, non-profit recreation management, sports management and leisure studies).

Looking for more scholarship opportunities?

• ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Scholarship Universe – Your one stop shop and a matching system for all of your scholarship needs. It allows you to create a profile that enables you to connect with various internal and external scholarship opportunities. To use the portal, you must be an admitted or continuing student at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.
• Additional ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Scholarship and Financial Aid Information