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Financial Aid Scope



The first release of Pennant Aid focused on the processes involved in defining and assembling student aid packages, including ensuring regulatory compliance, and designing the student experience for Pennant Aid.


Release 1: Fall 2021
Functionality Integrations
Customer Support
Federal Methodology
Graduate Funding
Imaging
Institutional Methodology
ISIR Management
Named Scholarship
Notification
Packaging
Reporting
Tracking
Workflow
College Board
Conversion
Dept. of Education (SAIG/COD)
Graduate Admissions
Graduate Schools
ImageNow
Miscellaneous Feeds
Penn Financial Aid Supplement (PFAS)
Pennant Graduate Funding
PHEAA (State Grant)
Prospective Student Portal
Undergraduate Admissions


The second Pennant Aid release added the components of student loans and student employment to the student funding mix, along with disbursement and additional service and monitoring features.


Release 2: Spring 2022
Functionality Integrations
Alternative Loan Processing
Budgeting/Cost of Attendance
Customer Support
Direct Loan Processing
Disbursement
Graduate Funding
Pre-Reads Student Athletes
Return of Title IV Funds
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Self Service / User Experience
Truth In Lending Act
Educational Computing Systems, Inc. (ECSI)
ELM/e-courier
HR Manager-Penn Fac/Staff tuition benefits
HUP-Fac/Staff
PHEAA
SEMS/Other Work Study Management system
Workday (payroll)