Foundation Scholarship

Our Mission

The Foundation is built on supporting the development and implementation of internships, model programs, and grants that promote the independent agency system.

Education Scholarship

Agents can leverage industry resources with the Foundation’s scholarship fund.

Professional Development

Agents can utilize their award for the advancement of their careers through classes.

Agent Resources

Be apart of an agency network that focuses on collaborating and learning from each other.

Foundation Board Members

Jeanie Giesler, CISR, CPIA

President

Tim Stolly, CIC, CPCU, LUTCF

Treasurer

Ryan Griffith

Secretary

Scholarship Showcase

Chance Sowers, an agent from Metzger Insurance, discusses the simple application process with the scholarship. Sowers also highlights his use of the scholarship and delves into the outcome: professional and personal growth. Learn more below about how you can use the scholarship!

OIA Valuation, Perpetuation and Insights Tools

With the scholarship, you can enhance your agency through OIA’s valuation, perpetuation and insights tools.

Professional Designations

Another use for the scholarship is to invest further in yourself through Insurance Professional Designations to elevate your career.

Leadership Development Programs

Leadership Development Programs have the ability to further your professional and personal development.

Events

Agents can use the scholarship to attend all of OIA’s events including reoccurring events like IACON and The Next-Gen Summit, as well as pop up events like our Growing Your Business Without Limits event happening in 2023!