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Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute

OK Policy’s Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute (SPI) brings together highly-qualified college students and recent graduates for an exciting and stimulating four-day learning experience that will help inform about Oklahoma’s policy landscape and provide tools and resources to create change in our state.

Dates

SPI is a four-day program held during two summer sessions: 

  • Oklahoma City (TBA)
  • Tulsa (TBA)

Overnight accommodations will be provided for participants during each session. 

 

 

What is SPI?

The Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute program offers participants a unique opportunity to become better informed about the most important Oklahoma policy issues, network with fellow students and leaders, and prepare for their future studies and work in policy-related fields.

OK Policy staff host and lead SPI, which includes leading policy experts from government, academia, and community organizations throughout Oklahoma. Participants have a chance to network with fellow students, policy leaders, and past SPI alumni. OK Policy has held SPI as an in-person program each summer since 2013 except for 2020-2022 due to a hiatus on in-person events during the pandemic.

Read these testimonials from past OKSPI participants.

Who can participate?

SPI is open to current undergraduate or graduate students with at least 24 hours of college credit. Candidates must either attend an Oklahoma college or university, or have graduated from an Oklahoma high school. SPI also is open to recent college graduates who completed their degree programs no earlier than the fall 2023 semester.

Participants are selected through a competitive application process that identifies students with strong academic training, diverse experiences, and a clear interest in public policy. Particular emphasis is given on selecting a class of participants from a broad range of educational institutions, fields of study, and geographic and cultural backgrounds.

Program tuition is $400 and includes all meals and overnight accommodations. Full and partial financial assistance will be available to all students who need a scholarship to attend. No one will be denied a spot at SPI due to inability to pay.