FINANCIAL AID OFFICE

What is Student Financial Aid?

Eastern has organized the Student Financial Aid Department to aid students in meeting their educational costs.

Where Do I Begin?

Each student who wishes to apply for financial aid will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which can be obtained from our financial aid office, high school counselors, libraries, by phone at 1-800-4-FED-AID or online versions. The FAFSA online version can be found on their web site at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Net Price Calculator

Calculator for Tuition and Fees

Using both institution-provided and student-entered data, this calculator will allow prospective students to calculate an estimated net price at an institution, defined as cost (price) of attendance minus grant and scholarship aid, based on what similar students paid in a previous year.

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Do I Qualify?

Financial aid is granted to students depending on their degree of need. Using the FAFSA, a student's degree of need is determined by an analysis of such factors as family income, number of children in family, and value of family assets. The amount of "financial need" determines the amount of financial aid to be awarded.

What's Available?

Types of financial aid available to students include: Pell Grants, Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, Academic Competitiveness Grant, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grants, Tribal Grants and Scholarships, College Work Study Program, Direct Loans (Subsidized/Unsubsidized) and Direct Parent PLUS.

Student Loan Information

Direct Loans (Subsidized/Unsubsidized) and Direct Parent PLUS. [Application Instructions]

The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) eliminated the Federal Family Education Loan Program
(FFELP) and requires all schools to participate in the William D. Ford Direct Lending Program. This means that Eastern Oklahoma State College Financial Aid has made the transition to the William D. Ford Direct Lending Program for student loans.

Eastern Oklahoma State College Financial Aid Office Participation in the Direct Loan Program Begins (August 2010)

Eastern Oklahoma State College will participate in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program beginning Fall 2010.  Students and parents who previously received loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program will now borrow through the Direct Loan Program. The FFEL Program’s Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized) are called Direct Subsidized Loans and Direct Unsubsidized Loans in the Direct Loan Program.  Federal PLUS Loans are called Direct PLUS Loans.

[GO TO STUDENT LOANS PAGE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION]

Federal Work Study Program

Federal Work Study (FWS) provides a method for postsecondary education students to earn funds that are used towards their education. Students can apply for the Federal Work Study Program if they have financial need. The students must first have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to qualify.

Students work around their class schedule and are limited to a certain number of hours each week. Students must also maintain satisfactory academic progress to be allowed to continue working on the Federal Work Study program. Funding for the Federal Work Study program is allocated by the government. Once all the funds for the institution have been awarded, no more students can participate that year.

Students who wish to apply for Federal Work Study should see Gail Wilson, Financial Aid Officer, in the Library Building, to determine if eligible for the program.

Students who are accepted into the program must complete necessary paperwork before beginning to work. It is also mandatory that each student read the Student Employment Manual and sign an Acknowledgement of Responsibilities. Both are found at the links below:

Student Employment Manual
Student Employee Acknowledgement of Responsibilities
Job Description Form

I Need More Information!

For additional information, visit our office, located in room #107 of the Bill H. Hill Library Building. Contact our office at 918-465-1771 or awhite@eosc.edu.