[Eoscstudents] Student Financial Aid Information

[Mimi Kelley]

Students:

Several of you have questions about your financial aid for the Fall 
2010 semester.

Financial aid files continue to be reviewed daily and students with 
awards can expect their financial aid to be processed after the end of 
the drop/add period.  

Financial aid awards will be processed through the semester as 
available. Not everyone will receive their financial aid at the same 
time.  This is normal. 

Pell Grants will begin to be processed as soon as possible after the 
drop/add period ends, pending receipt of funds from the federal 
government.  

Eastern scholarships will begin to be processed as soon as possible 
after the drop/add period with off-campus scholarships (including 
OHLAP) being processed as funds are made available. 

Loan disbursements will begin to be processed around October 1, 
pending receipt of funds from the federal government.

OTAG (Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant) funds are expected be processed 
sometime in October, pending receipt of funds from the state.

If you believe your financial aid file is not complete, you can check 
with the Financial Aid Office to find the status of your 
application. The telephone number is 918-465-1771.     

If you have received paperwork in the mail, but have not yet returned 
it to financial aid, please know that your file will remain incomplete 
until everything is received and verified.

If you have not yet applied for financial aid, it is not too late to 
apply for Fall 2010.  You can complete your FAFSA online at 
www.fafsa.gov.   For most students,  you will need your 2009 tax 
information and your parents' 2009 tax information.  If you are an 
independent student (over 24, married, have children, etc.) you will 
need your 2009 tax information to complete the application but no 
information from parents.

Student loan applications and entrance counseling  can be completed 
online at www.studentloans.gov.  (You must have a complete FAFSA 
first!)

Please see the Financial Aid page of the Eastern website 
(www.eosc.edu) for more information.  

Your patience is appreciated while your files are reviewed and work is 
completed to award and disburse the various types of your financial 
aid funds.

Remember, all student refunds will be applied to your Higher One 
account. As soon as you receive your card in the mail, you need to 
activate it, and choose whether you want the refunds loaded on the 
card or direct deposited into another account.  You will be notified 
by e-mail when you have a refund.