The following grants showed up for OSU with $30k income.
Estimated grants and scholarships
Trustees Scholarship $2,000
Scarlet & Gray Grant $4,000
Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) $1,048
Federal Pell Grant $5,525
Tuition and fees is listed as $10,010
Other costs for you would be transportation costs, unless the school pays for student’s bus pass.
I would call them and see if it’s too late for any merit, I think the deadline was Nov 1.
But you might not even have to take out loans.
2015 income would be used for 16/17 and 17/18 FAFSA. If your dad’s income would be higher the last two years then you could take out loans of $7,500.