How to Apply / Types of Financial Aid

Financial aid is based on the premise that you, and in the case of dependent students, your parents are primarily responsible for providing for your educational expenses, and it is intended to supplement student and family contributions toward educational costs. Financial aid comes from many sources, including federal and state government, private organizations, and Eastern Oregon University’s institutional funds. These funds consist of grants, scholarships, federal work study, subsidized loans, unsubsidized loans, and parent loans.

Who is eligible?

Eastern Oregon University uses the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine your financial need and eligibility for various programs. Your financial aid award is designed to meet as much of your financial need and eligibility as possible, and is determined by your need level as determined by the FAFSA, and by the availability of funds. Eastern Oregon University offers merit-based scholarships, as well as need and non-need based financial aid. For a complete list of federal eligibility requirements, visit theFederal Student Aidwebsite.

What types of aid are available from the FAFSA?

The FAFSA is a federal aid application for both need-based and non-need based financial aid. For eligible students, a FAFSA application will generate a federal student loan offer. Beyond the loan offer, students determined to have high levels of need may also be considered for grants and other types of aid. Review theTypes of Financial Aid以上是更多的信息。

International Students

Eastern Oregon University offers and administers a number of scholarships and tuition remission programs for qualified international students. Scholarship and award information for newly admitted and continuing students, undergraduate and graduate students can be found on theMulticultural & International Scholarship Opportunitieswebpage. Please note that international students are not eligible for U.S. federal financial aid.

Undocumented and DACA Students

Students who do not meet the citizenship or eligible non-citizenship criteria for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may still be eligible for other types of financial aid including grants and scholarships. Find out more on OSAC’sORSAA website, theScholarships Available to Undocumented Studentshandout, and onThe Dream.USwebpage.

There Are 7 Easy Steps to the FAFSA Application for Student Aid

To apply for federal aid you must:

1. Make sure you meetfederal eligibility requirementsto receive financial aid.

2. Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year on theFAFSA webpageor by using one of the FAFSA mobile applications:

You may apply as early as Oct 1st using previous year tax data from 2 years prior (for example, the 2020-21 application will use 2018 tax information). We recommend using the direct data download to import the information from your IRS tax return. More information on how to utilize the IRS data retrieval tool may be found on theFSA website.

Remember, if theFAFSA determines you are a dependent student，你必须包括家长的信息，在学生和家长都签署之前，FAFSA不能被处理。如果你有特殊的家庭情况，你认为你应该是独立的，那么你可以向经济援助办公室提交从属地位上诉。卡塔尔世界杯比赛对阵表Please review theDependency Status Appealform for additional information on how this appeal process works.

3. List Eastern Oregon University on your FAFSA application using our school code, 003193.

4. The priority FAFSA application date deadline for Eastern Oregon University varies year to year, depending upon application volume. This date is used to determine eligibility for some need-based aid programs as well as State and Institutional funds. Applications received after the priority deadline will still be eligible for federal aid such as the Pell Grant and Direct Loans.

5. Apply for admission to Eastern Oregon University:Apply Online. You will not be considered for any financial aid award until you have applied to the University.

6. After your FAFSA has been received, you may be sent an email request for additional information. Once admitted, you will be able to login to yourMoutie Hubaccount to view the requirements and the requested forms. If you have been selected for verification, ourVerification FAQ’spage will help you with this process.

7. When all outstanding requirements have been satisfied and your FAFSA has been processed, you will receive an email notification that your aid offer is ready to accept.

8.Acceptyour financial aid award throughMountie Hub.

Applying as a Transfer Student

When transferring to another institution, it is important to understand that each institution may award you different amounts and types of aid. Awards are determined by eligibility, the cost of attendance at each school, and the total number of aid dollars available at each school. To begin the process of requesting aid at a different institution, simply add your new school’s code to the FAFSA, that school will then receive your FAFSA application and begin the process of awarding you financial aid.

You should also contact the financial aid office of the school you will be attending to determine:

1. their aid application procedures
2. what aid is available
3. what forms may be required
4. if you must be admitted before your file will be reviewed

Transferring to Eastern Oregon University:

To start the financial aid process at Eastern Oregon University you must first have applied for admission. Below is a helpful checklist to make sure your transition is smooth and successful.

1. Apply for admission to Eastern Oregon University:Apply Online.

2. Add Eastern Oregon University to your financial aid application (FAFSA) by adding our school code (003193) online at fafsa.ed.gov or by calling the FAFSA processor at 1-800-433-3243.

3. Contact your current school’s financial aid office and cancel any financial aid for subsequent terms. You cannot receive aid at more than one school at a time so it is critical that this process occur.

4. After your FAFSA has been received, you may be sent an email request for additional information. Once admitted, you will be able to login to yourMountie Hubaccount to view the requirements and the requested forms. If you have been selected for verification, ourVerification FAQ’spage will help you with this process.

5. When all outstanding requirements have been satisfied and your FAFSA has been processed, you will receive an email notification that your aid offer is ready to accept.

6.Acceptyour financial aid award throughMountie Hub.

Applying For Scholarships

Eastern Oregon University is committed to recruiting and retaining motivated, diverse, and driven students. In an effort to assist with the expenses involved in a high caliber education, incoming freshman students are automatically considered for University Scholars Program scholarships based on their application for admission prior to the February 1 deadline. New and returning students may alsoapply for additional scholarshipsand through theFoundationapplication portal.

Resources for Students Who Are Not Federal Aid Eligible

International Students

Eastern Oregon University offers and administers a number of scholarships and tuition remission programs for qualified international students. Scholarship and award information for newly admitted and continuing students, undergraduate and graduate students can be found on theMulticultural & International Scholarship Opportunitieswebpage. Please note that international students are not eligible for U.S. federal financial aid.

Undocumented and DACA Students

Students who do not meet the citizenship or eligible non-citizenship criteria for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may still be eligible for other types of financial aid including grants and scholarships. Find out more on OSAC’sORSAA website, theScholarships Available to Undocumented Studentshandout, and onThe Dream.USwebpage.

October

TheFAFSA formis available for submission beginningOctober 1steach year. You will submit your FAFSA using the tax information from 2 years prior. That means your 20/21 FAFSA will use the information from the taxes you filed in 2018. Most students and parents should be able to download their tax information into the FAFSA using theIRS data retrieval tool.

EOU’s FAFSA Priority Deadline varies year to year, depending on application volume. The initial FAFSA filing date is used for awarding limited funds, so earlier is better. FAFSA applications submitted after the priority deadline may still be eligible for federal financial aid such as the Pell Grant, Federal Direct Loans, and PLUS Loans.

November/December

Now is a good time to start searching for scholarships for the next year. There are many resources available to aid you in your search, such asEOU’s Scholarshipwebpage, Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion’s (OSAC)Scholarship Applicationfor Oregon residents, and a number of online search engines as well!

February

如果你是一名希望被考虑申请EOU机构奖学金的新生，入学申请优先截止日期为2月1日。

EOU Foundationanddepartmentalscholarship application deadline is February 1st.

OSAC Early Bird Scholarship Application deadline is February 15 – 5pm PST each year: Early Bird deadline. Complete applications (including transcripts) submitted by this date and time receive an early review, and error-free Apps will be entered into a drawing for one of several $1,000 Early Bird scholarship awards. Visit theOSAC websitefor additional information.

March

OSAC Scholarship Applications are due March 1st.Visit OSAC为更多的信息。

April

Financial aid award letters are sent to incoming applicants.