Financial Aid: Award Notification and Accepting Aid Offered

Award Notification

The OSU Office of Student Financial Aid prepares an Award Notification for each student who completes the FAFSA and has the results made available to Ohio State, as well as for students who have been awarded a grant or scholarship from the Moritz College of Law.

Continuing students who met the March 1 FAFSA filing deadline and who are not taking summer classes can expect to receive an emailed Award Notification by April 30. Continuing students who complete the FAFSA by March 1 and who apply for summer financial aid by April 1 can expect to receive the email award notification by April 18.

Note: Approximately 1/3 of our students will be selected for Verification. Students selected for Verification should promptly provide supporting documentation, as requested by University Office of Student Financial Aid. The Verification process typically extends the financial-aid awarding process by 2 to 4 weeks.

The Award Notification letter will list all grants, scholarships, and loans available to the student for the coming academic year up to, but no more than, the Student Budget for the academic year. In addition to the Award Notification letter, the student will receive terms for the Stafford Loans. (Law students who have been awarded a Perkins loan will receive an email directing them to an online link to sign their Perkins promissory note.)

Accepting Award Offered

To accept the financial aid awarded, a student needs only to log onto the OSU Student Financial Aid web site (http://sfa.osu.edu) to accept, accept less than amount offered, or decline the loan(s). Incoming students will receive an instruction sheet with their official award notification which will explain this process with further steps that must be taken. The deadline is July 15, 2006.

NOTE: Entering and continuing students who are awarded a grant(s) or scholarship(s) from outside of the Moritz College of Law and the University (e.g., from a local philanthropic organization), must inform the Office of Student Financial Aid of this financial assistance. Students may email lawfinaid@osu.edu with the name of the award and the amount of the award.

Students are encouraged to minimize loan assistance whenever possible. In the instance when a student is unsure about the amount of loan assistance needed, the student is advised to request the lowest possible amount of aid to meet expenses. If a student subsequently needs additional aid, he or she may request part or all of the aid that was previously offered but declined.