Configure Fund Sources
You can use the Fund Sources page to configure the sources of funds for financial aid for students. For some types of fund sources, you can also specify the maximum number of awards per year and the maximum amount of the award for one or more award years.
Your institution uses the fund sources you configure here when you award students on the Awarding tab. (Select the Students tile > select the name in the Students list > expand Financial Aid > select the Awarding tile > Awards tab.)
Use the top of the page to specify information common to all fund sources. After you select the type of fund source, the values you can specify and check boxes you can select will vary. For example, the:
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Financial Eligibility field is only available if you are using the Student Financial Aid Automated Awarding (SFAAA) feature and you selected Grant (Other than Pell), Scholarship, or Other Outside Resources in the Type field.
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Merit Based list is only available if you select Non-Need Based in the Financial Eligibility field.
For a list of configurable fund source types, see Fund Source Types.
The areas you can expand also depend on the type of fund source and your institution.
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Rules and Attributes: For all fund sources, specifies the rules and attributes associated with the fund source (Not all fields are available for all fund sources.)
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Disbursement Approval Criteria: If your institution has Anthology Student approve disbursements automatically based on criteria, specifies the criteria.
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General Ledger Accounts and Refunds and Stipends: If your institution uses all FA G/L functions, you can specify different general ledger account numbers for handling disbursements, refunds, and stipends for each fund source and campus. Anthology Student uses the account numbers to release transactions to the general ledger when funds for the fund source are received or refunded. (If you do not specify the account numbers, it uses the general ledger debit and credit accounts associated with the bank account from which the checks are written.)
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Loan Bank Accounts: If the fund source is a loan, specifies the default lenders, servicers, and guarantors.
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Automation Attributes: If you are using the SFAAA feature to add awards and one or more of the campuses you selected in the Campus list have Noel Levitz integration, specifies the values required by SFAAA.
If your institution:
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Has limits on the number of awards per year and the amount of the award, you can set award year limits for some fund sources for one or more award years (see Configure Award Limits).
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Has configured fund source permissions (see Configure Fund Source Security), you must configure the permissions for the fund source.
When Anthology Student is integrated with Anthology Finance & HCM:
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Fund sources are created in Anthology Finance & HCM.
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Fund sources cannot be added or modified in Anthology Student, that is, the grid toolbar buttons to create or edit fund sources are not available.
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Fund sources listed in the grid are configured in Anthology Finance & HCM to be displayed in Anthology Student.
Prerequisites
You must have Financial Aid - Configuration - Manage authorization.
If you want to edit, delete, or deactivate an item and it is associated with more than one campus, you must have access to all the campuses. For example, if the item was configured so that it is available at three campuses and you only have access to two of the campuses, you can view, but cannot edit it. (When you add an item, you can only select campuses where you have access.)
To unassociate a campus from a fund source, the fund source must not be associated with an agency.
To add fund sources, Anthology Student must not be integrated with Anthology Finance & HCM. (Fund sources can only be created in Anthology Finance & HCM.) The grid only lists fund sources configured in Anthology Finance & HCM to be displayed in Anthology Student.)
To edit the following values for fund sources, Anthology Student must not be integrated with Anthology Finance & HCM.
- Active
- Campuses
- Code
- Name
- Type
- Columns displayed when you expand General Ledger Accounts and Refunds and Stipends
You should be familiar with the Background Specific to Types of Aid.
Access Method
Select the Configuration tile > locate Financial Aid in the tree > select Fund Sources.
Filters
By default, the grid displays all records for the campuses that you are authorized to work with. You can use the drop-down at the top of the page to display only records for a specific campus.
Procedure to Add or Edit Fund Sources
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Select a Campus.
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If you want to:
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Add a new list item, click the New button on the toolbar
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Edit an existing list item, click the name in the list
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Add a new list item by copying and modifying an existing list item, click the name in the list and the Duplicate button on the toolbar
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Specify or change the values.
Create Award with Approved Status
Disbursed from restricted account that is funded by outside sources
NoteNeed based aid is calculated using the following formula:
Cost of Attendance (COA) − Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Financial Need
Students can receive need-based aid if they have financial need and meet other eligibility criteria. Students can’t receive more need based aid than the amount of their financial need.
Example: If COA is $20,000 and EFC is $12,000, the financial need is a maximum of $8,000.
The following are need based federal student aid programs:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
- Direct Subsidized Loan
- Federal Work-Study
Non-need based aid is calculated using the following formula:
Cost of Attendance (COA) − Financial Aid Awarded So Far* = Eligibility for Non-need based aid
* includes aid from all sources, such as the school or private scholarship providers.
Non-need based aid is not based on the student's EFC. What matters is the COA and how much other assistance has been awarded so far.
Example: If COA is $20,000 and the student has been awarded a total of $4,000 in need-based aid and private scholarships, up to $16,000 in non-need based aid can be awarded.
The following are non-need based federal student aid programs:
- Direct Unsubsidized Loan
- Federal PLUS Loan
- Teacher Education Access for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
Student Portal acceptance changes Award Status to Approved
Use 50% Alternative Loan Calculation
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Expand Rules and Attributes and specify or change the following values. The values you can specify depend on the fund source and the values you previously selected.
Allow Editing of Refunds Payee
Allow Editing of Stipends Payee
Apply Over Payments to Interest before Principal
Customize Refunds/Stipends Name, Refund Name, and Stipend Name
Disburse Stipend without Posted Funds
Exclude from Estimated Financial Assistance
Exp Disbs w/30 days of LDA on Drop?
NoteIf the Expect Disbursements within 30 days of LDA on Drop option is selected:
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The system checks the last date of attendance (LDA) when a student is dropped.
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The system then reviews the fund source to determine if there are any scheduled disbursements that are either greater than 30 days prior to the LDA or greater than 30 days after the LDA and cancels those disbursements.
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Any disbursements that are within the 30-day window (prior to or in the future) will remain in scheduled or expected status.
When unsubmitted documents or flags hold up disbursements until later in the current payment period (many times exceeding 30 days from the LDA), you can find this population of students using the Expected Cash Flow Detail report.
You may want to change the disbursement dates for these students to the most current date using the Update Disbursement Information process. If the disbursement dates are updated, the system will keep the disbursements at a scheduled status instead of canceling the disbursements when a student is dropped.
Package Crossover Term/Payment Period with Award Year 2 ISIR
Re-Amortize Student Plan Overpayment
Recalculate Interest at time Payment is made
Reduces Remaining Balance to Schedule
Require Scheduled Disbursement
Require Scheduled Disbursement for New Awards
Notes:
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If the Round Disbursements check box is cleared and the registry key to allow Pell Cents is enabled, the exact number of cents is displayed and saved for the Pell origination amount.
The Pell origination amount is processed and saved with the properly calculated number of cents in regard to the Year-Round Pell Additional Eligibility Indicator.
This configuration ensures that origination amounts properly display the number of cents when COD Import and COD Export are run.
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If the Round Disbursements check box is selected, Anthology Student uses up/down alternate rounding starting with the first disbursement that needs rounding. Once rounding has started it continues through the disbursements with the last disbursement receiving the remainder of the eligible amount for the year.
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The Add’l Eligibility Indicator check box must be selected for Year-Round Pell to be considered for a student. For more details, see Year-Round Pell Grants for Award Years 2017-2018 and Later.
Example of a CARES fund source configuration Field Option Code CARES Fund Source Type Other outside resource Title IV cleared Exclude from Estimated Financial Assistance selected Reduces Remaining Balances to Schedule selected Financial Eligibility Non-need based -
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Click the Save button to make the remaining areas of the page available.
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Complete the remaining areas on the page based on the conditions and tasks listed in the table.
Condition and Task Action to Take If one or more of the campuses selected in the Campuses list are configured to use automated disbursement approval, specify the criteria that Anthology Student uses to approve disbursements.
1. Expand Disbursement Approval Criteria.
2. Select or change the name of the set of the criteria in the Approval Criteria Name list for each of the campuses in the list.
If you change a value, Anthology Student marks the top, left corner of the fields without a check with a red indicator.
If your institution uses all FA G/L functions and you selected a value other than 'Not a Financial Aid G/L Fund' in the General Ledger Fund list, specify the account numbers for general ledger accounts for disbursements, refunds, and stipends and select the method for returns.
If:
• You specify an account number, you must specify both account numbers for the record (For example, you must specify a debit account number if you specify a credit account number.)
• Anthology Student is integrated with Anthology Finance & HCM, you must specify the account numbers
• Accounting for the campus has been configured to access the Great Plains database and the maximum number for search has been configured for Student Accounts, you can use the Search Great Plains button on the toolbar after you click the Debit Account Number or Credit Account Number field to select the account by name or number
The business rules for entering account numbers on this form are the same as for the GL Link account setup in Anthology Student (Select the Settings tile > locate Student Accounts in the tree > select General). Stipend account numbers are treated the same way as refunds, subject to the same verification and reporting criteria and limitations. Validation does not occur if Other is selected for the general ledger system when accounting was configured for the campus.
1. Expand General Ledger Accounts and Refunds and Stipends.
2. Click the right arrows to expand the grids for Disbursements, Refunds, and Stipends.
3. Specify or change the values in the columns for the campuses.
For stipends, you can click the Update Return Methods button and specify or change the Return Method for all of the campuses.
If you selected a loan in the Type list, specify the default lenders, servicers, and guarantors for loans. These banks become the defaults. A default is required if you want to estimate financial aid with bank fees. Otherwise, net and gross award amounts are the same for estimated loans. You can change the values when you manually add awards or after you automatically package the awards.
1. Expand Loan Bank Accounts.
2. For each campus in the list, specify or change the values in the columns.
If you selected a Grant (Other than Pell) or a Scholarship in the Type list and you are using the Student Financial Aid Automated Awarding (SFAAA) feature to add awards, specify the information required for the contact person for the fund source.
1. Expand Automation Attributes.
2. If the field is enabled, select a value in Military Benefits .
3. Under Fund Source Contact, specify or change the values.
If you are using the SFAAA feature and one or more of the campuses you selected in the Campus list have Noel Levitz integration, specify the Noel Levitz Reporting Properties.
1. Expand Automation Attributes.
2. If the field is enabled, select a value in Military Benefits .
3. Under Noel Levitz Reporting Properties, specify or change the values.
If you want to save and:
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Continue making changes, click the Save button
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Continue to add another item to the list, click the Save & New button
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Close, click the Save & Close button
Procedure to Add, Edit, or Remove Award Limits
You can use the Fund Sources page to specify the maximum number of awards per year and the maximum amount of the award for one or more award years. If you do not set award limits, there are no limits for the campus, fund source, and award year. You can also use the list to edit and remove award limits.
You must have selected one of these fund sources in the Type list when you added the fund source.
- Grant (Other than Pell)
- Other Need Based Loans
- Other Non-Need Based Loans
- Other Outside Resources
- Scholarship
- Student Payments
If you are adding a fund source, you must also have saved the fund source.
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If not already selected, select the name of the fund source in the list.
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Click the Add Award Year Limits button on the toolbar.
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Review or change the Award Year.
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Review the value in the Fund Sources field.
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To use award year limits for more than one award year, click Copy to Award Years, select the years, and click the Select button.
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In the Add Award Year Limits grid, review the Fund Sources and Campus.
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Specify or change the values in the following columns. When you change a value, Anthology Student marks the top, left corner of the field with a red indicator.
If you want to remove a record, click the Add Award Year Limits button on the toolbar, select the record for the campus you want to remove, and click the Remove button. Anthology Student resets the limits to the default (no limit on the number of awards or the amount). The next time you use the Add Award Limits button for the fund source, Anthology Student restores the record for the campus with default values.
Delete or Deactivate Fund Sources
You can use the Fund Sources page to delete the fund sources.
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Deleting an item permanently removes it. No record of deleted list items is maintained in Anthology Student.
- Deactivating an item keeps a record of it in Anthology Student (preferred). It can no longer be assigned to a student or record but remains assigned if it was previously assigned.
If an item:
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Is not associated with a student or record, you can delete or deactivate it
- Is associated with a student or record, you can only deactivate it
Procedure to Delete Items
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Highlight the item in the list.
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Click the Delete button on the toolbar.
The item is:
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Removed from the list on the page and the list is redisplayed
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No longer available to select on the forms that contain the list
Procedures for Deactivating Items
There is more than one method for deactivating an item.
Method | Procedure to Follow | Result |
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Using a toolbar button |
1. Highlight one item in the list. 2. Click the Deactivate button on the toolbar. |
The item: • Remains displayed in the list with No in the Active column • Is also no longer available to select on the forms that contain the list |
Editing the item |
1. Click the name of the item in the list. 2. In the Active drop-down, select No. 3. Click the Save and Close button. |
Because the item is not removed, you can also make it active again by selecting the Activate button.