Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) Award Charts

• All amounts reflect annual awards in $. Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

+ The fixed Pell/EFC combo of $6,095 continues to exceed the average tuition and general charges at community colleges and therefore, consistent with past practice, no OCOG awards will be available to students attending these institutions unless they otherwise qualify for foster youth status, Federal Veteran’s Education benefits, or third-term OCOG. These students may be eligible for up to the public main campus award amount.

+The fixed Pell/EFC combo of $6,095 exceeds the average tuition and general charges at university regional campuses and therefore, no OCOG awards will be available to students attending these institutions unless they otherwise qualify for Federal Veteran’s Education benefits or third-term OCOG. These students may be eligible for up to the public main campus award amount.

*Eligible foster youth at community colleges may qualify for OCOG using main campus award amounts.

*Eligible students receiving federal veterans’ education benefits at community colleges and regional campuses may qualify for OCOG using main campus award amounts.

*Eligible students attending a community college or regional campus year-round who have exhausted their Pell grant for the year, may be eligible for a main campus term award for the third-term.

** Tuition level/costs are the determining factors in receipt of an OCOG award and therefore students at these institutions have an adjusted OCOG award amount. If the student attends year-round, they may be eligible for an award up to the public or private, non-profit award amount for their third term once Pell grants have been exhausted for the academic year.

***Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions-- $600/$300 figures to non-veterans apply and $800/$400 figures to veterans.

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2017-2018 Award Chart

• All amounts reflect annual awards in $. Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

*Eligible foster youth at community colleges may qualify for OCOG using main campus maximum award amounts.

*The fixed Pell/EFC combo of $5,920 continues to exceed the average tuition and general charges at community colleges and therefore no OCOG awards will be available to students attending these institutions.  However, if a student in this sector attends an eligible institution year-round, a main campus term award may be distributed once Pell grants have been exhausted.

*The average tuition and general charges at university regional campuses slightly exceeds the fixed Pell/EFC combo of $5,920.  Therefore, a modified maximum OCOG award amount will be available to students attending these institutions.  However, if a student in this sector attends an eligible institution year-round, a main campus term award may be distributed once Pell grants have been exhausted.

**The OCOG award chart outlines maximum per student award amounts; however, each student will not automatically receive the maximum award amount due to the interaction(s) between the Pell/EFC combo and tuition and general charges as assessed to each individual student, which is typically the case with institutions such as Allegheny Wesleyan, Central State University, God’s Bible College, Grace College and Seminary, and Trinity School of Nursing.  It is the responsibility of each institution to perform a student specific calculation to ensure that each student’s Pell grant and EFC combo is being applied toward tuition and general charges before the student’s OCOG award amount is determined. 

***Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions-- $600/$300 figures to non-veterans apply and $800/$400 figures to veterans.

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• All amounts reflect annual awards in $. Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

*Students at community colleges and university regional branch campuses are not excluded from the Ohio College Opportunity Grant program. However, tuition level/costs are the determining factor in receipt of an OCOG award, regardless of technical eligibility. Therefore students in this sector have a $0 OCOG award amount unless the student attends an eligible institution year-round.  In this case only, awards may be distributed for one term in the academic year once Pell grants have been exhausted for the year.  

*Eligible foster youth at community colleges may qualify for OCOG using main campus maximum award amounts.

**Tuition level/costs are the determining facts in receipt of an OCOG award and therefore students at these institutions have an adjusted OCOG award amount.  

***Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions--$600/$300 figures to non-veterans apply and $800/$400 figures to veterans.

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2014-2015 Award Chart

• All amounts reflect annual awards in $. Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

*Students at community colleges and university regional branch campuses are not excluded from the Ohio College Opportunity Grant program. However, tuition
  level/costs are the determining facts in receipt of an OCOG award, regardless of technical eligibility. Therefore students in this sector have a $0 OCOG award
  amount.  

*Eligible foster youth at community colleges may qualify for OCOG using main campus maximum award amounts.

**Tuition level/costs are the determining facts in receipt of an OCOG award and therefore students at these institutions have an adjusted OCOG award amount.  

***Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions--$800/$400 figures apply to veterans and $600/$300 figures to non-veterans.

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2013-2014 Award Chart

• All amounts reflect annual awards in $.  Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

*Eligible foster youth at community colleges may qualify for OCOG using main campus maximum award amounts.

**Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions--$800/$400 figures apply to veterans and $600/$300 figures to non-veterans.

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2012-2013 Award Chart

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2011-2012 Award Chart

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2010-2011 Award Chart

*Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions: $800/$400 figures apply to veterans and $600/$300 figures to non-veterans.

(official award tables will be created and approved as part of administrative code)

• These maximum award amounts should be considered a guide to potential OCOG eligibility and are subject to final determination made by institutional financial aid offices. Reasons for reduced OCOG eligibility include, but are not limited to, failure to meet institutional standards of academic progress and a lower tuition/fees structure under the statutory Pell-first concept of OCOG.
• All amounts reflect annual awards. Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

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2009-2010 Award Chart

*Amounts for Ohio residents attending eligible Pennsylvania institutions--$800/$400 figures apply to veterans and $600/$300 figures to non-veterans.

(official award tables will be created and approved as part of administrative code)

• These maximum award amounts should be considered a guide to potential OCOG eligibility and are subject to final determination made by institutional financial aid offices. Reasons for reduced OCOG eligibility include, but are not limited to, failure to meet institutional standards of academic progress and a lower tuition/fees structure under the statutory Pell-first concept of OCOG.
• All amounts reflect annual awards. Appropriate annual award amount should be divided by two for semesters or three for quarters.
• Eligible students continuously enrolled may receive an additional 1/2 or 1/3 of their respective award amount in their third semester or fourth quarter.
• Students are limited to 10 semesters or 15 quarters of state, need-based grant aid (including combination of OCOG and OIG).

State funding for the Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) program for the 2009-2010 academic year is supplemented in part by federal funds provided under the following two grant programs: Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) and College Access Challenge Grant (CACG). Ohio accounts for the federal portion of expenditures at the program level and not the school or student level.

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