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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">With Fall 2012 OTAG disbursement activity now finalized by most institutions, we have identified uncommitted
funds that will accommodate the extension of the FAFSA receipt date cutoff for OTAG awards for Spring 2013 to
<font color="red"><span style="color:red">3/20/12</span></font>. ONLY SPRING SEMESTER FUNDS CAN BE CLAIMED using this extended cutoff.
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Pre-populated Award Claim Forms generated by OTAG for Spring 2013 will include:</span></font>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">
<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">students who were awarded and disbursed in Fall 2012</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">
<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">students who were awarded and subsequently cancelled in Fall 2012, unless they were cancelled due to a change in EFC greater than 1700</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">
<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">students with award potential who were not awarded in fall but could be awarded in spring -- this group includes students with FAFSA receipt dates from 1-1-12 through
<font color="red"><span style="color:red">3/20/12</span></font></span></font> <font face="Arial">
<span style="font-family:Arial">and EFCs of 1700 or lower.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Students included in an Excel pre-populated Award Claim Form for spring will be sorted in the following
order:</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<ul type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo6">
<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Awarded</span></font>
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<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Cancelled</span></font>
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auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo6">
<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Pending</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">On the Excel spreadsheet Award Claim Form this status will be displayed in Column J. On the Text Award
Claim Form the status will be displayed in Field #11, Position 71.</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">As in fall Award Claim Form reporting, institutions using the pre-populated form will need to delete
information for students who should not be paid in spring (even if they were paid in fall) and edit the information as appropriate (FT/PT, overawards, etc.) for the students to be paid in spring. More detailed instructions will accompany the spring pre-populated
or blank template reports.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">If you would like to receive a "work copy" pre-populated Award Claim Form to assist you in identifying
additional students who can be awarded in spring, please send a request to<b><span style="font-weight:bold">
<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue">reports@otag.org</span></font></span></b>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Please contact our office at 405.225.9456 or toll free 800.858.1840 or send e-mail to</span></font><b><span style="font-weight:bold">
</span></b><b><font color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold">reports@otag.org</span></font></b>
<font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">if you have questions or require more information regarding spring OTAG awarding and disbursement processes.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">We wish you all Happy Holidays!</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Irala K. Magee</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Director of Scholarship and Grant Administration</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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