State of Michigan Office of Scholarships and Grants

MI-Scholarships On-Line = M I S O A web-based system in “real” time. Allows access to data for MTG and MCS. Requires a password. Before attempting access – check your settings.

Staff at your institution whom your director approves, will receive an from OSG. You will be directed to contact OSG for your password. Two ways to get to the site: click on the link to MI-Scholarships Online or 3

MCS/MTG awards are made by the state (OSG). Awards are posted to MISO. This is your official notice of who is awarded. OSG does not send award letters to students. You must monitor to see who has it and if it is correct, etc.

What You Can Do on MISO By Screen Online Marion will demonstrate how to: 1. View student record/FAFSA data. 2. Monitor awards online for instant change. 3. View your institution’s accounting information (payments, refunds, balances).

MISO – Awards by Electronic File The MISO system creates two electronic files of your awardees every Saturday between 12 midnight and 1 a.m. The first file is your award 1 (or 2, or 3) file showing awards for the current semester/term. The second file is your total year file and it shows the full year award amount for each student. These files are updated and put into your DEG mailbox for pick up every Monday.

DEG Mailbox Data Exchange Gateway (DEG) is the state of Michigan’s secure mailbox. All data is encrypted to protect SSNs. Using the DEG Marion will demonstrate how to: 1.Download your file. 2.Save and open your file. 3.Update/verify enrollment for your file. 4.Return your file to OSG.

1.Download your file. Do not open here. 2.Save to desktop or other destination and open file in Excel. 3.Update and/or verify enrollment. See handout of file layout. 4.Return to OSG. Save as comma delimited file. Name properly with unique identifier.

Remember: You cannot add a student if they are not on the system. Contact us about how to add. Notify us if information about SAP, GPA, citizenship, residency is cleared. Print the verification page that shows the file was sent. If you “lose” a file, contact OSG. We always have a copy we can re-send.

Verification deadline dates are posted on the OSG Payment Schedule which is located on the Web at Next deadline is February 15, 2012, for second semester/term.

Resources: At MISO Online log-in page you will find: –MISO system –DEG manual –MCS/MTG procedures manual MISO Technical Support –Marion Seelman (517) Ask about one-on-one training.

General OSG GRANTS

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