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/

Financial Estimator

Would you like to get an estimate before you fill out the FAFSA application? This online financial estimator will give you an approximate amount of your loan and can be found at http://www.fafsa.org/calculators/

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, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grants, Tribal Grants and Scholarships, College Work Study Program, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students.

Student Loan Information

Federal regulations require all first-time Federal Stafford Loan borrowers to participate in Entrance Loan Counseling before receiving the first disbursement of their loan proceeds. To complete an on-line Entrance or Exit Loan Counseling please visit the following links.

Entrance Counseling Session:
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/

Exit Counseling Session:
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/

Follow the instructions carefully, complete all sections, and email the completed counseling session to the Eastern Financial Aid Office at ssullivan@eosc.edu. Questions may be emailed with the session and will be responded to within 24 hours.

Eastern student loan borrowers are required to complete both the Entrance and Exit counseling sessions each academic year.

To find out who services your student loans, and how to contact them, you can visit their website at http://www.nslc.org/secure_area/loan_locator.asp

Information concerning the Hope Scholarship can be found on their website.

I Need More Information!

For additional information, visit our office, located in room #107 of the Bill H. Hill Library Building. Contact our office by phone: 918.465.1771 or by e-mail ssullivan@eosc.edu