The James Carlson Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to students who must be enrolled in the final year of an education program leading to a teaching certificate in elementary or secondary schools. Applicants must qualify according to one of these preferences in the following order: (1) Diverse environments; essay required. (2) Dependents of Oregon Education Association members; they must fill in membership information in the membership section of application; essay is optional but recommended. (3) Students committed to teaching autistic children; it must be reflected in the Career field section of application; essay is optional but recommended. February 18 is the Early Bird deadline and March 3 is the final deadline for all materials to be submitted to OSAC. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion for more information.