- If selected for verification, make sure this process is complete within 45 days of selection.
- Check your financial aid status by logging in to My Buckeye Link regularly to ensure you have no outstanding To Do items.
- Verify your contact information with the university through buckeylink.osu.edu.
- Once awarded, review the details for each item listed on your Award Summary in the Financial Aid section of My Buckeye Link(including repayment plans, interest rates, loan terms, etc.)
- Accept or decline your awards through My Buckeye Link.
- First time borrowers with Ohio State must sign all required Master Promissory Notes and complete required Entrance Counseling. Students borrowing a Federal Perkins Loan must sign a different Electronic Promissory Note. Note: If you have completed these items at Ohio State, you do not need to complete them every year.
- If necessary, submit the Parent PLUS application. If this is a parent's first time borrowing, he or she will need to sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN).
Important notes:
- Most types of aid are subject to our Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy.
- You cannot receive financial aid in an amount exceeding the cost of attendance. Accepting one type of aid may affect your eligibility to receive another type of aid.
- If you earn a degree, leave school or drop below half-time enrollment, the Department of Education requires you to complete Exit Counseling.