“There’s no ribbon for 50th place.”
In 2025, Oklahoma was ranked 50th in education. Just imagine how that makes our kids feel.
Please help the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation move the next generation of Oklahoma students forward. Your gift will support our programs and provide critical funding for grassroots advocacy efforts to improve education in our state.
All sponsors are recognized with their logo on the OEF website and in publications. They also receive mentions in social media.
What do donations cover?
$10 will cover the cost for one student to attend the Oklahoma Engineering Fair.
$20 will help a teacher register a student for MATHCOUNTS.
$50 will cover the cost of 100 OEF water bottle stickers. (Everybody loves swag!)
$100 will provide travel support to a rural teacher bringing students to the Oklahoma Engineering Fair.
$250 will cover the cost of a snack break for students attending all-day MATHCOUNTS Competitions.
$300 will help the OEF Youth Ambassador Board fund a grassroots advocacy campaign.
$500 will cover the cost of one of four lunches for students attending all-day MATHCOUNTS Competitions.
$1,000 will help support our scholarships for engineering majors at Oklahoma universities.
$5,000 will provide support OEF operations expenses such as office space, Internet and equipment, etc.
$10,000 will provide OEF with funds needed to launch a formal grassroots advocacy campaign to expand and improve OEF’s programs.
“There’s no ribbon for 50th place.”
In 2025, Oklahoma was ranked 50th in education. Just imagine how that makes our kids feel.
Please help the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation move the next generation of Oklahoma students forward. Your gift will support our programs and provide critical funding for grassroots advocacy efforts to improve education in our state.
All sponsors are recognized with their logo on the OEF website and in publications. They also receive mentions in social media.
What do donations cover?
- $10 will cover the cost for one student to attend the Oklahoma Engineering Fair.
- $20 will help a teacher register a student for MATHCOUNTS.
- $50 will cover the cost of 100 OEF water bottle stickers. (Everybody loves swag!)
- $100 will provide travel support to a rural teacher bringing students to the Oklahoma Engineering Fair.
- $250 will cover the cost of a snack break for students attending all-day MATHCOUNTS Competitions.
- $300 will help the OEF Youth Ambassadors Board fund a grassroots advocacy campaign.
- $500 will cover the cost of one of four lunches for students attending all-day MATHCOUNTS Competitions.
- $1,000 will help support our scholarships for engineering majors at Oklahoma universities.
- $5,000 will provide support OEF operations expenses such as office space, Internet and equipment, etc.
- $10,000 will provide OEF with funds needed to launch a forma grassroots advocacy campaign to enhance and improve OEF’s programs.
Our Programs
Founded in 1975, the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation was the state’s first nonprofit with a STEM mission. For 50 years, we’ve provided STEM learning experiences and adventures for Oklahoma students such as the Oklahoma Engineering Fair and MATHCOUNTS. We also have an endowed scholarship for college students pursuing degrees in engineering.
ENGINEERING FAIR
The Oklahoma Engineering Fair, now in its 46th year, is organized and directed by the OEF. It is held during Engineers Week every February and brings together students, teachers, professors, and the business community to give students an introduction to engineering and related principles.
MATHCOUNTS
Since 1983, the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation has hosted the Oklahoma MATHCOUNTS program. Pooling resources from engineering and other STEM-minded industries, OEF has been able to engage thousands of Oklahoma students in this upper-level middle school math competition.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
OEF awards up to four $2,000 collegiate scholarships for students pursuing a degree in an accredited engineering curriculum in Oklahoma. Applicants must have enough credit hours to qualify as a junior and they must attend one of six Oklahoma colleges or universities.
YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
The OEF Youth Advisory Board was launched in 2023. The group provides independent advice and recommendations to OEF staff and trustees on how to improve, enhance and grow its programs and increase the number of students entering college engineering programs.
GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY
OEF monitors local, state and federal policies and state and federal legislation that impacts STEM education in Oklahoma. We advocate for policies and legislation that improves and/or increases STEM education in the state. We are especially focused on math and engineering education. We are currently laying the groundwork for a formal, grassroots advocacy program called STEMVOCATES.
ABOUT OEF
Please take a moment to learn about our wonderful board of trustees. We are led by leaders of Oklahoma’s top companies and engineering firms including American Fidelity, Boeing, Freese and Nichols, Leidos, Olsson, Phillips 66 and Whites Energy Service.
Also, we encourage anyone to check out our financials as well as our 2024 CLEAN audit.
