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Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program. Scholarships & Grants Workshop July 11, 2011. 2011-2012 OTAG Program. FAFSA Receipt Deadline for Best Consideration: March 15, 2011 EFC cutoff: 1700 Non Resident FT Active Military students, spouses and dependents now eligible for OTAG. New for 2011-2012.
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Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program Scholarships & Grants Workshop July 11, 2011
2011-2012OTAG Program • FAFSA Receipt Deadline for Best Consideration: March 15, 2011 • EFC cutoff: 1700 • Non Resident FT Active Military students, spouses and dependents now eligible for OTAG
New for 2011-2012 • Elimination of Federal Funds: Institutions no longer required to advise recipients regarding Federal Funds for OTAG awards • FT Active duty Non Resident Military students, spouses and dependents now eligible for OTAG awards even if they have listed a state other than OK as state of legal residence
New for 2011-2012 • Pre-populated Award Claim Forms will be set to FT for Enrollment status • Text Files/Flat Files/FTP files will be available on the O-SAFE server only. • Lay-out for FTP files has been changed to include 1 additional space for flagging non-resident military students
2011-2012OTAG Program • 2011-2012 award schedule: FALL 2011 • Deadline for submitting Initial Fall Award Claim Form: October 3, 2011 • Deadlines for submitting final Fall Award Claim Form: November 14, 2011 • Institutional Notification for Pending Return of Funds to OTAG: December 5, 2011 • Deadline for OSRHE to notify institutions of any changes for Spring 2012 awarding criterion: December 12, 2011
2011-2012OTAG Program • 2011-2012 award schedule: SPRING 2012 • Deadline for submitting Initial Spring Award Claim Form: March 5, 2012 • Deadlines for submitting final Spring Award Claim Form: April 9, 2012 • Institutional Notification of Pending Return of Funds to OTAG: April 20, 2012 • Deadline for OSRHE to notify institutions of any Summer OTAG awards: May 1, 2012
OTAG ANNOUNCEMENTS All announcements regarding OTAG are made through the OASFAA Listserv. You can subscribe to the listserv at http://oasfaaok.com/mailingList.php
Data Security • All reports containing confidential student information must be delivered through OSRHE Secure File Exchange • No data containing student SSNs communicated through Internet mail – no reports, no inquiries, no updates NO EXCEPTIONSK
Secure File Exchange • https://www.okhighered.org/filetransfer/ • Vehicle for exchanging confidential student data • OK Promise Claim Forms • OTAG Award Claim Forms and Disbursement Reports • OTEG Award Claim Forms • Academic Scholars Reports • Other Scholarship Program Reports • Any other document that lists a student’s name and SSN
Resource PageFinancial Aid Resources for Institutions • http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/ • One location for up-to-date information including: • Administrative rules and statutes • Report form templates • Reporting instructions • Other information related to OSRHE financial aid programs
OTAG Contacts • General Information • reports@otag.org • General inquiries • reports@otag.org • 405.225.9456 / Toll Free 800.858.1840 • FAX: 405.225.9392 • Irala Magee • imagee@osrhe.edu • 405.225.9378 • Shipra Sinha • ssinha@osrhe.edu • 405.225.9360 • Candice Campbell • ccampbell@osrhe.edu • 405.225.9488