Question: Please explain my Username and Password.
Answer: Your USERNAME is your initials followed by the last five (5) digits of your Social Security Number (SSN) and the last two (2) digits of the year you were born. Up to three (3) characters can be used for your initials. If you do not have a middle name, then you will only use two (2) characters for your initials vice three (3). If you have more than one middle name, you should use the initial of your first middle name in order to fill the first three (3) characters of your username.

Your PASSWORD is the year, month, and day of your birth in the yyyymmdd format. yyyy = the four (4) digit year of your birth, mm = the two (2) digit month of your birth, and dd = the two (2) digit day of your birth.

Your Username is either nine (9) or ten (10) characters long and your Password is eight (8) characters long.

Examples:

David Ryan Smith
SSN: 321-51-1245
Birthdate: December 14, 1979

Username = drs1124579
Password = 19791214

David Ryan James Smith
SSN: 321-51-1245
Birthdate: December 14, 1979

Username = drs1124579
Password = 19791214

David Smith
SSN: 321-51-1245
Birthdate: December 14, 1979

Username = ds1124579
Password = 19791214

Question: My application is late, can I send it in?
Answer: The Deadline dates for each term are:

Fall Term: 1 July
Winter Quarter/Spring Semester: 1 November
Spring Quarter: 1 February
Summer Term: 1 April

Applications received after the deadlines are subject to denial on a case by case basis. Late applications must be forwarded via U.S. Postal Service to the address on the application form. The form should be accompanied by a written explanation substantiating late submission.

Question: I don't see the Term that I want to apply for in the Term drop-down when submitting an application?
Answer: Only the next Term is available for application on the web site. If you want to apply for a term whose deadline has passed, you must submit a paper application to the ONGSP Office with justification/supporting documentation. If you want to apply for a future term, you must wait until the previous term's deadline has passed. See the Table below for Term application periods:

Quarter			Semester
Term	Code	Available	Term	Code	Available
Fall	F	2 Apr - 1 Jul	Fall	F	2 Apr - 1 Jul
Winter	W	2 Jul - 1 Nov	Winter	W	2 Jul - 1 Nov
Spring	P	2 Nov - 1 Feb
Summer	S	2 Feb - 1 Apr	Summer	S	2 Nov - 1 Apr

Question: Do I need to apply for each term?
Answer: Yes, Participants MUST apply for each term he/she desires to attend by the appropriate deadline, using the Reactivation Application (AGOH Form 621-3). Guardmembers who wish to initially apply should do so using the Initial Application (AGOH Form 621-2) and this form shall be accompanied by the completed and signed "Statement of Understanding" (AGOH 621-1).

Question: Is Tuition Assistance available for Part-Time participants?
Answer: Yes, part-time students are eligible, as long as they maintain a minimum of six (6) credit hours per academic term.

Question: Are AGR Members eligible?
Answer: AGR Members who desire to enroll in the ONGSP must fall into one of the categories listed below:

1. Currently serving in a six year enlistment with the Ohio National Guard
2. Completion of a full 6 year enlistment with the Ohio National Guard and currently an active member in an extension of that enlistment.
3. Reenlistment after completing initial six year enlistment with the Ohio National Guard so that the enlistment obligation extends beyond the end of the term for which the application was made..

Question: If I am going to two (2) schools for one term (i.e. Cuyahoga Community College towards degree at Kent State University while also attending Kent State University for Winter Term) am I eligible for both schools during one term?
Answer: Yes. A participant is able to receive tuition assistance while attending two schools during one term. However, if each school bills separately the participant must be enrolled for a minimum of six (6) credit hours at each school. If one school has a consortium with another school so that all expenses will be billed through one school the combined total must be at least six (6) credit hours.

Question: When may I start using the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program (ONGSP)?
Answer: Non-prior service applicants may use the ONGSP right after enlisting if there is a 90-day or more window from their enlistment date and their basic training date; or 90-day or more window between their basic training completion date and MOS/AFSC start date; or anytime, after completing Basic Training-MOS/AFSC, during their six (6) year enlistment. The Initial Application should be completed and received by the ONGSP Office before the applicant attends Basic Training/AIT.

Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) members may apply after completing MSI and MSII and/or ROTC Basic Camp.

ONG prior service members may sign up anytime within their six (6) year enlistment or subsequent extensions or enlistments.

Prior service members from other components of the armed forces may apply for the first available term after signing up for a six (6) year enlistment. Active duty prior-service members who have at least 3 years of active duty prior to enlisting into the ONG and enlist for three (3) years with the ONG are eligible for ONGSP after waiving their right to accumulate 96 eligibility units. These members will only be eligible for partial ONGSP (48 units) in exchange for their reduced three (3) year enlistment.

Question: How many eligibility units are used for each semester or quarter?
Answer: Each full-time quarter equals 8 units, each full-time semester equals 12 units. Each participant is approved for a maximum of 96 units (12 full-time quarters or 8 full-time semesters) except the active duty prior-service participant with an enlistment of less than six (6) years with the ONG. Those enlistees are only eligible for a maximum of 48 units (6 full-time quarters or 4 full-time semesters).

The Eligibility Units Table for full-time and part-time accumulation is as follows:

Credit Hours per Academic Term	Semester Number of Eligibility Units	Quarter Number of Eligibility Units
12 or more hours	12 units	8 units
9 but less than 12 hours	9 units	6 units
8 but less than 9 hours	6 units	4 units

Question: I have been deployed in the past and will be discharged before I have an opportunity to use all of the ONGSP. Am I still eligible after I have been discharged?
Answer: ONG members to whom this applies are members who missed or could have missed an academic term as a result of the member's call into Active Duty.

• You must re-apply each term and adhere to the deadlines for each term.
  • Fall Term: 1 July
  • Winter Quarter/Summer Semester: 1 November
  • Spring Quarter: 1 February
  • Summer Term: 1 April
• You must enroll for and maintain at least six (6) credit hours.
• You must NOT already possess a Baccalaureate degree.
• You are not eligible for terms outside the maximum allowable ninety-six (96) educational units.

Credit Hours per Academic Term	Semester Number of Eligibility Units	Quarter Number of Eligibility Units
12 or more hours	12 units	8 units
9 but less than 12 hours	9 units	6 units
8 but less than 9 hours	6 units	4 units

• You must supply the ONGSP office with a copy of your DD214 to verify deployment. Qualification of the eligible terms will be calculated in the ONGSP office.
• After discharge from the ONG you may only apply for tuition assistance by using the hardcopy forms.
1. AGOH Form 621-1 (Statement of Understanding) and AGOH Form 621-2 (Initial Applicants)
2. AGOH Form 621-3 (Reactivation).

These forms are available on the ONGSP website under 'RELATED LINKS' .