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About Ogrant
Phase One: Submit Application
Phase Two: Community Support
Phase Three: Award Selection
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| About Ogrant |
What's an Ogrant?
It's an Online Grant!
To be more specific, it's a financial reward ~ with a twist. There are a couple of big differences between traditional grants and Ogrants:
- The application methods consist of videos and pictures.
- The decision making process is fully interactive, meaning that all applications are posted on this website and the Ogrant community is heavily involved in deciding which applicants get awarded each Ogrant.
How does it work?
Each Ogrant offered will go through three phases:
   
Community Support Phase: If your application meets the criteria and rules, it will be posted online and judged by the Ogrant community.
Award Selection Phase: Based on the community feedback and support, the sponsor/administrator of the Ogrant will decide if you deserve an Ogrant.
Click  to view Ogrants that you can currently apply for.
How many Ogrants are available?
Think of this site as a one-stop shop for interactive online grants.
That being said, we will be introducing new Ogrants all the time. One of our mandates is to encourage corporations, small-businesses, and wealthy individuals to be socially responsible and give back to students by creating their own Ogrants.
Click here to view Ogrants that are currently accepting submissions. To be notified of future Ogrants, register for an Ogrant account.
Was Ogrant Created by the Government?
Not even close. We're actually just a couple of guys that want to create positive social change. We graduated University back in 2002 and 'worked for the man' for a few years. We finally decided to look into grad school but while searching for scholarships and grants available, we quickly realized that the process and application methods did not appeal to most students. Sharing our frustrations with many others in debt, we realized that there really wasn't a creative avenue for students to get rewarded for their talents and abilities. We dipped deep into our savings, asked for a few loans, and a year later, Ogrant is now born!
How are Ogrants funded?
One of the reasons we started this website is to encourage corporations, small-businesses, organizations, and wealthy individuals to be more socially responsible by providing financial aid to students. We are working hard to get as many organizations to create their own Ogrants so that students have many Ogrants to choose from all year round.
Click here to view Ogrants that are currently accepting submissions.
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| Phase One: Submit Application |
How can I find Ogrants to apply for?
Click to access the search page where you'll find summaries of Ogrants that are currently in the Submit Application phase.
From the above search page, you can access each Ogrants instructions page by clicking on  .
How do I learn more about a particular Ogrant?
On the homepage or search page, you'll have access to each Ogrants' instructions page to learn more about the Ogrant. The instructions page will teach you about the application method(s), criteria, award amounts, key dates, eligibility requirements, already submitted applications, and much more for the selected Ogrant:
After creating your submission, click  to upload it to us.
Am I eligible to apply?
On each instructions page, the eligiblity requirements will be displayed for the particular Ogrant selected.
The above shows an example of the eligiblity requirements for a particular Ogrant, however, each Ogrant will have a unique set of eligiblity requirements.
How do I submit an application?
On each instructions page, there will be a button during the Submit Application phase. When clicked, you will be taken to the submissions page for the particular Ogrant selected. If you are a final year high school student wanting to apply, e-mail highschool@ogrant.com with your full name, high school name, and province of residence.
How many applications can I submit per Ogrant?
As many as you want! But, only the first one you submit will actually be considered.
Can I submit applications to more than one Ogrant?
Yes! But, you're application must be unique for each Ogrant. If you upload a duplicate application, it will not be considered.
Why can't I apply if I'm a Quebec resident?
After many hours spent calling Quebec trying to find out the rules of distributing money throughout their Province, we came to one conclusion, its a tough and expensive process. Money that could be going to students throughout Canada, would be going to a group called the "Regis des Jeux". This board is set up by the Quebec provincial government and imposes a tax on monetary value distributed throughout Canada (if Quebec residents are eligible to be awarded). Anyone who runs a service like ours in Quebec has to give the Regis des Jeux 10% of the monetary value. Not only is this tax commission expensive, but it also involves weeks, maybe months, of applications, justifications, and reports. So even though we would love to include contestants from Quebec, at this time the Regis des Jeux quite honestly, presents too many loopholes.
HOWEVER, if your hometown is outside of Quebec but you are studying in Quebec, you are eligible to apply for an Ogrant. For those of you from Quebec, rest assured, we are working hard to ensure that this service is available for you in the near future.
What if I am in high school and want to apply?
If you are a final year high school student want to an Ogrant, send an e-mail to highschool@ogrant.com. Include your full name, high school name, and province of residence. Once we receive the e-mail, we will verify your high school status and give you further instructions on how to proceed with the application submission process.
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Where can I view all approved applications?
To view and filter through approved submissions, click on the  button. You will be taken to the following page:
The key features you need to know are:
- Click
 to view all applications that you can currently support.
- Click
 to view all awarded applications.
By clicking on a thumbnail, you will be taken to that applications viewing page.
What's Community Support?
During the Community Support Phase for each Ogrant, users that have registered with a valid post-secondary school e-mail address can help decide who gets awarded financial aid.
The support bar shown below will be displayed on each applications viewing page.
If you are a registered student, click 'SUPPORT' to vote for an applicant! The more supports an applicant has, the more likely it is to be selected as an Ogrant awardee by the administrator/sponsor of the Ogrant during the Award Selection Phase.
Why do I have to register with a valid school e-mail address to vote?
After speaking with a ton of students over the past year, one of the biggest frustrations they have voiced is that with current sources of financial aid do not allow them to have a say as to which students get awarded. That’s why we’ve decided to allow students to help decide who gets awarded each Ogrant.
To be considered a student on Ogrant, you must provide a valid post-secondary school e-mail address upon registration and then click the verification link sent to your e-mail account.
If you would like to upgrade your account OR request your school to be added to our database, visit the  section in your user profile.
What if my e-mail address was not recognized as a valid post-secondary school e-mail address?
Visit your page in your user profile where you can upgrade your account to student status OR request your school to be added to our database...
What other ways can I provide feedback?
On each applications viewing page, you can leave feedback. The difference between feedback and a support is that, with feedback, you can state your criticism or suggest ways of improving. This will also be heavily considered when the sponsor/administrator decides the final awardees.
How much influence do I actually have on deciding the awardees?
That depends on the sponsor/administrator of the Ogrant. On each instructions page, there is a section called Awards Selection. For example, one Ogrant may have the following award selection criteria:
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How will I know if i've been awarded an Ogrant?
If you are awarded an Ogrant, you will be notified through the e-mail address entered in your page. In the e-mail, you will be given further instructions on how to proceed to the verification process and receive your Ogrant award money.
When are Ogrants awarded?
On each Ogrant instructions page, you'll see a panel stating the key dates and times for each phase (including the award date):
A yellow star  is placed beside the current phase. In the above example, the Ogrant is currently in the Submit Application Phase.
How many Ogrants can I be awarded?
There is no limit to the amount of Ogrants you can be awarded. As long as your applications are good enough, the sky's the limit! Keep in mind that you cannot submit the same application for multiple Ogrants.
Where can I view the awardees?
Click on the  to view all Ogrant awardees and their testimonials.
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