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Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program

Scholarships & Grants WorkshopJuly 11, 2012

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OTAG 2011

In AY 2011-2012, an estimated 21,000 students received approximately $19 million in OTAG awards.

OTAG appropriations for 2012-2013 : $19,115,722

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2012-2013OTAG Program

FAFSA Receipt Deadline for Best Consideration: March 10, 2012

EFC cutoff: 1700

Non Resident FT Active Military students, spouses and dependents eligible for OTAG

Students who are ineligible for Pell, will also be ineligible for OTAG

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AWARD CLAIM FORMS

Pre-populated Award Claim Forms will be set to FT for Enrollment statusAward Claim Form will be placed on O-Safe upon requestAward Claim Form Template is available on OTAG website for schools wishing to create their own reportsSchools will need to monitor LEU for students who have reached lifetime eligibility for PELL.

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2012-2013OTAG Program

2012-2013 award schedule: FALL 2012Deadline for submitting Initial Fall Award Claim

Form: October 1, 2012Deadlines for submitting final Fall Award Claim

Form: November 13, 2012 Institutional Notification for Pending Return of

Funds to OTAG: December 3, 2012Deadline for OSRHE to notify institutions of any

changes for Spring 2013 awarding criterion: December 10, 2012

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2012-2013OTAG Program

2012-2013 award schedule: SPRING 2013Deadline for submitting Initial Spring Award

Claim Form: March 4, 2013Deadlines for submitting final Spring Award

Claim Form: April 8, 2013 Institutional Notification of Pending Return of

Funds to OTAG: April 19, 2013Deadline for OSRHE to notify institutions of any

Summer OTAG awards: May 1, 2013

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OTAG ANNOUNCEMENTS

All announcements regarding OTAG are made through the OASFAA Listserv. You can subscribe to the listserv at http://oasfaaok.com/mailingList.php

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OSRHE Secure File Exchange

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Data Security

All reports containing confidential student information must be delivered through OSRHE Secure File Exchange

No data containing student SSNs communicated through Internet mail – no reports, no inquiries, no updates

NO EXCEPTIONS K

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Secure File Exchange

https://www.okhighered.org/filetransfer/Vehicle for exchanging confidential student data OK Promise Claim Forms OTAG Award Claim Forms and Disbursement

Reports OTEG Award Claim Forms Academic Scholars Reports Other Scholarship Program Reports Any other document that lists a student’s name

and SSN

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Resource PageFinancial Aid Resources for Institutions

http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/One location for up-to-date information including: Administrative rules and statutes Report form templates Reporting instructions Other information related to OSRHE financial aid

programs

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OTAG Disbursement Report

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Payment Process

OTAG Fund requests are run twice a week – Tuesday and Friday at noon

Funds to and from Public Institutions will be transferred electronically

Career Technology schools and Private Colleges will continue to receive paper checks until further notice.

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OTAG ContactsGeneral Information reports@otag.org

General inquiries reports@otag.org 405.225.9456 / Toll Free 800.858.1840 FAX: 405.225.9392

Irala Magee imagee@osrhe.edu 405.225.9378

Shipra Sinha ssinha@osrhe.edu 405.225.9360

Candice Campbell ccampbell@osrhe.edu 405.225.9488

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