Student Financial Assistance Overview

The Office of Student Financial Assistance administers the student financial aid program at O'More. Our sole mission is to make your education at O'More affordable. We carry out this mission under the oversight of, and within the guidelines set by, the state and federal governments. All financial aid is awarded without regard to race, sex, or age.

The aid available to you at O'More falls into two broad categories: merit-based and need-based. Funds for both categories come from the school itself, the state of Tennessee, and the United States federal government. Most state and federal aid is need-based, whereas the school offers both types.

The application for admission—along with required supporting documents—and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are the only items necessary to apply for most aid programs. The Portfolio Scholarship is an exception because it requires the presentation of artistic work. The steps for applying and receiving aid are as follows:

1. As soon as possible before your planned enrollment date, you should submit an application for admission to the college and send all required supporting documents.
2. You should file the FAFSA online as early in the calendar year as possible and list O'More (#014663) as a recipient of your aid report.
3. Our Office of Student Financial Assistance will receive academic and portfolio scholarship decisions from the Admissions Office, will evaluate your financial aid report, and will then join all aid for which you are eligible into an award package that we will mail to you.
4. Once you accept our aid offer, you should follow instructions in the award letter for procuring the aid. Respond promptly to our requests for information, and call our office with your questions. We want to help make this process smooth and rewarding, so contact us anytime you need more information.

Click the image above to file your FAFSA.