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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This is a reminder that Monday, March 2<sup>nd</sup> is the date by which all institutions participating in the OTAG program must have submitted their<b> initial</b> spring semester award claim.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While March 2<sup>nd</sup> is NOT the final deadline for submitting spring OTAG award claims, we do request cooperation from all institutions in finalizing their spring award claims as soon as possible.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you need a pre-populated OTAG Award Claim Form, please send e-mail to</span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:reports@otag.org">reports@otag.org</a> . For all schools that have not submitted a spring claim, pre-populated claims will be placed on O-SAFE today for your convenience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Also, remember that the spring award FAFSA filing deadline was extended to
<span style="color:red">April 5, 2014 </span>for spring-only awards.<u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We appreciate your assistance in delivering OTAG funds to Oklahoma's students, and we appreciate your cooperation in finalizing your spring 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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Irala K. Magee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director of Scholarship and Grant Administration</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">P.O. Box 108850</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(405) 225-9378</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fax (405) 225-9392</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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