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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is a reminder that Tuesday, October 1st is the date by which all institutions participating in the OTAG program must have submitted their<b><span style="font-weight:bold"> initial</span></b>
fall semester award claim. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">While October 1st is NOT the final deadline for submitting fall OTAG award claims, we do request cooperation from all institutions in finalizing their fall award claims as soon as possible.
The timeliness of award claims submitted by institutions leads to the timeliness of OSRHE being able to identify funds availability for spring semester awards and to announce any change in the spring awarding cutoffs (currently 3/20/2013 FAFSA receipt date
and 1700 EFC).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you need a pre-populated OTAG Award Claim Form, please send e-mail to<u>
<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue"><</span></font></u><a href="mailto:reports@otag.org" title="mailto:reports@otag.org"><span title="mailto:reports@otag.org"><span title="mailto:reports@otag.org"><span title="mailto:reports@otag.org"><span title="mailto:reports@otag.org">mailto:reports@otag.org</span></span></a></span></span><u><font color="blue"><span style="color:blue">></span></font></u>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you need a blank OTAG Award Claim Form template, you can go to
<a href="http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/otag.shtml" title="http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/otag.shtml">
http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/otag.shtml</a> to retrieve one.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We appreciate your assistance in delivering OTAG funds to
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>'s students, and we appreciate your cooperation in finalizing your fall OTAG award claims and disbursements as expeditiously as possible. Please contact our office if you have questions
or need assistance with the OTAG award claim process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Irala K. Magee</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Director of Scholarship and Grant Administration</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">P.O. Box 108850</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">(405) 225-9378</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Fax (405) 225-9392</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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