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How to Grant Federal Aid Payment Permissions

About Federal Aid Payment Permissions

Federal regulations allow The Ohio State University to apply Title IV federal financial aid to your institutional charges such as tuition, course and program fees, technology and site-based fees, and housing and meal plan charges. Title IV federal financial aid includes Pell grants, Direct Student loans, TEACH and SEOG grants.

For charges such as student health insurance or orientation fees, Ohio State requires you to complete a one-time authorization, granting permission for federal Title IV funds to apply to these charges.
 

Critical Note

You are not required to provide this authorization. However, if your authorization is not received prior to the disbursement of financial aid for the term, Title IV funds may not be applied to all eligible charges, which could result in an outstanding balance that will cause late fees to be assessed if not paid by the due date.

Grant Federal Aid Payment Permissions

  1. Navigate to buckeyelink.osu.edu and click My Buckeye Link in the Quick Links section at the top right of the page to log into your student account. Use your Ohio State name.# and password as your log-in credentials.
  2.  Click the Finances tile, then choose Student Permissions from the left sidebar menu. 
  3. Read through the Permission Form, ensure the ALLOW button is selected, then click Next. 
  4. Read through the Student Permission Agreement, then switch the “Yes, I have read the agreement” toggle to On. 
  5. Click Submit to complete the process to grant federal aid permissions. Your federal financial aid should now apply to all applicable charges on your account. 

 

Important Information

  • Charges such as late payment and registration fees, payment plan (TOPP) enrollment fees, housing penalties, and some select non-tuition based charges are not eligible to be paid by federal Title IV funds, even if you grant permission by completing the authorization. These charges and fees must be paid by other means to prevent holds and possible finance charges from occurring.
  • Federal aid payment permissions may be rescinded at any time. To rescind permission, send a written statement to Buckeye Link from your Ohio State email account.