Current Students
Be sure to check out the latest edition of the Financial Aid Monthly Newsletter below . It has numerous announcements about scholarship deadlines, renewing current scholarships and opportunities for acquiring new scholarships.
Ouachita Student Financial Services Newsletter
Summer 2008 Edition
~This Is An Important Time Of Year! ~
1. All students who applied for Federal Aid for the 2007-2008 academic year and included Ouachita's code on the application will be receiving a PIN number from the Federal Processor during the month of December. If you put an email address on your FAFSA, you will be receiving the PIN number by email. If you did not put an email address on your FAFSA, you will be receiving the Pin number at your home address. Use this PIN to apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov for federal aid for the 2008-2009 academic year. Make sure you choose the 2008-09 option. There will be no paper renewal forms. Parents may apply online at www.pin.ed.gov for the Parent PIN.
2. If you have a hold on your account and cannot pre-register, please come by the Student Financial Services Office to take care of your balance. Also, you will not be able to receive a transcript until your account is paid in full.
3. The housing policy for students moving out of OBU housing is in effect. The policy reads:
Only residential students living in University Housing are eligible to receive financial aid funded by the University. Students who leave University Housing will no longer receive Institutional Aid they may have had. This requirement does not apply to financial aid funded from sources other than the University, such as federal or state programs.
4. Attention Seniors - If you are graduating in May and have taken student loans at any point during your time at Ouachita, you will soon be receiving a Loan Exit Packet in your OBU box. Please be watching for this material and respond as requested.
5. 2008-2009 Institutional Aid Award Notification – We will begin posting aid for upperclassmen after grades are posted in May. During the summer, you will get an email informing you to check your web portal for your 2008-2009 institutional aid. Once the aid has been posted, you may contact us with any questions.
6. Attention Seniors - The Ouachita Baptist University statement of eligibility for financial assistance specifies that students are expected to complete degree requirements within a four-year period for a program of study consisting of 128 hours or more. Approval to receive financial assistance beyond the fourth year of study is granted on a case-by-case basis and is reviewed when a Fifth-Year Consideration of Study form is received. If you are attending Ouachita beyond your eight semester limit, you will need to complete the Consideration of Aid for a Fifth-Year of Study form. Forms are available in the Financial Aid Office.
7. Attention current Sturgis Scholarship Recipients – You must send a copy of your grades to the Sturgis Foundation to maintain your scholarship. The address is: W.P. Sturgis Foundation - P.O. Box 394 - Arkadelphia, AR 71923. You may also fax your grades to 870-230-1099.
8. Attention current Hale-Moore Scholarship Recipients – You must send a copy of your grades to the Hale-Moore Foundation to maintain your scholarship. The address is: Hale-Moore C/O Sam R. Moseley – 110 West Houston, Suite 100 – Marshall, TX 75670
***Private Scholarship Opportunities***
1. Student Loan Network Scholarship - $10K college scholarship with no GPA or other requirements. You may apply online at http://www.studentloannetwork.com/10K/. Contest ends on October 31, 2008.
2. Hale-Moore Education Fund - $800 scholarships awarded to students who are active Christians, involved in a church and community. Recipients may be selected on the basis of need, merit, or both. Consideration will be given to students in a "middle income" bracket who thus so not qualify for financial assistance available to low income students. You may download additional information, as well as an application. The application deadline is June 30th.
3. KeyBank Scholarship - KeyBank is giving away a $2,500 scholarship every month from now until August 31, 2008. For more information and to apply online, you may visit the website at key.com/signup.
4. OP Loftbed $500 Scholarship - At least one $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student whom the judges feel provided the most interesting answers to a set of questions. For more information and the application you may visit the website at http://www.oploftbed.com/scholarship/application2008step3.php. The application deadline is July 31st.
5. Abbott & Fenner Scholarship – Abbot & Fenner Business Consultants be awarding up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year. To apply students will submit an essay on one of the two topics that appear on the scholarship page of our web site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm.
Full details are available on the site. The deadline to apply is June 20th.
6. The Sallie Mae Fund Unmet Need Scholarship Program – Open to families with a combined income of less than $30,000. You may apply online at http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/projectaccess/need.html. The application deadline is May 31, 2008.
7. The State Teacher Assistance Resource (STAR) Program is designed to provide forgivable loans to students who are pursuing a course of study leading to teacher licensure in designated subject and/or geographic critical shortage areas in the State of Arkansas. Students may receive the forgivable loan for up to 3 years or until such time as they have completed the requirements for licensure. The recipient will receive $3000 per year by committing to teach in a public school located in a geographical area of the state designated as having a critical shortage of teachers OR in a subject matter area designated as having a critical shortage of teachers. For more information you may visit the website at http://star.adhe.edu/Default.aspx.
8. The “Do-Over” Scholarship is open to all U.S. students 13 years and older. A total of five (5) $1000 scholarships will be awarded. Students must answer, in 250 words or less, the following question, “If you could get one "do-over" in life, what would it be and why?” Applications and scholarship rules can be found at http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/applicant/showScholarshipApplication.htx?scholarshipAppId=10301&sourceId=publicApplyPage. The deadline to apply online is June 30, 2008.
9. Mid-America Science Museum - Scholarships available to Juniors or Seniors majoring in a science discipline (for example: agriculture, animal studies, science education, astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, physics, zoology, etc.) during the school year in which the scholarship will be used. You must also have an overall GPA of 3.00. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office. The deadline is May 31st.
10. Tylenol Scholarship - Tylenol is giving away $250,000 to student pursuing degrees in healthcare. Applications are available at http://www.tylenol.com/scholarship. Make sure you use the access key TYLN to apply. The deadline to apply is May 15th.
Check out the following private scholarship link!!
http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/Scholarships/Featured_Scholarships/index.php
Have a great summer!!!