# Tulsa Service Year

Program · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent)

Also called: TSY, Service Year, Tulsa Service Year fellowship

A one-year paid fellowship that brings recent college [graduates](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/alumni) to Tulsa to work at local [nonprofits](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit). The [George Kaiser Family Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gkff) lists it among the early career programs it supports. Host organizations are nonprofits, not startups.

**For example:** A [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) that trains new [programmers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) hosts a Tulsa Service Year fellow, who later stays in the city and joins a startup.

## Applying



Applications open until November 22, 2026

Cohort 8 application process: October 26 to November 22, 2026.

Applicants must graduate between spring 2025 and spring 2027 and have full-time US work authorization without employer sponsorship.

[Official application page](https://www.tulsaserviceyear.com/apply)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://www.tulsaserviceyear.com>

## Connects to (5)

- [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers.
- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [George Kaiser Family Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gkff): A charitable foundation in Tulsa, set up as a supporting organization of the Tulsa Community Foundation.
- [Campus Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/campus-tulsa): An internship program for college students in Tulsa.
- [Experience Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/experience-tulsa): A program that connects new, longtime and prospective Tulsans to the city through events, city visits and a hub of resources.

## Follow

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tulsa-service-year)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tulsaserviceyear)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TulsaServiceYear)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@tulsaserviceyear9278)

## Sources

- <https://www.tulsaserviceyear.com>
- <https://www.tulsaserviceyear.com/apply>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-service-year