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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With Fall 2018 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 2019 to
<span style="color:red">02/15/2018</span>. ONLY SPRING SEMESTER FUNDS CAN BE CLAIMED using this extended cutoff.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pre-populated Award Claim Forms generated by OTAG for Spring 2019 will include:</span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">students who were awarded and disbursed in Fall 2018</span>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">students who were awarded and subsequently cancelled in Fall 2018, unless they were cancelled due to a change in EFC greater than 1700</span>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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 10/01/2017 through
<span style="color:red">02/15/2018</span></span> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
and EFCs of 1700 or lower.</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Students included in an Excel pre-populated Award Claim Form for spring will be sorted in the following order:</span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Awarded</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cancelled</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pending</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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, over awards, etc.) for the students to be paid in spring. More detailed instructions will accompany the spring pre-populated or blank template reports.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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="color:blue"><a href="mailto:reports@otag.org">reports@otag.org</a></span></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please contact our office at 405.225.9456 or toll free 800.858.1840 or send e-mail to</span><b>
</b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:reports@otag.org">reports@otag.org</a></span></b>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">if you have questions or require more information regarding spring OTAG awarding and disbursement processes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We wish you all Happy Holidays!</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Irala K. Magee</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Vice Chancellor for Scholarship and Grant Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">P.O. Box 108850<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(405) 225-9378</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fax (405) 225-9392</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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