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Description

Efficiently determine financial aid awards and enhance the application process using Blackbaud’s Smart Aid software tailored for K-12 private schools and smaller colleges. Understanding an applicant's genuine financial situation—or lacking that knowledge—can greatly influence the fairness of financial aid distribution. Tailor financial aid applications to include questions that matter most to your institution, and utilize our unique hobbies, interests, and lifestyle (HIL) calculations for deeper insights into each applicant's financial context. This approach equips you with pertinent information for essential financial aid decisions while also creating a more user-friendly experience for applicants. Additionally, offer mobile-friendly options for applicants to easily check their application status. Collaborate with implementation experts to adjust calculation settings, ensuring they align with your specific policies and enrollment criteria. Ultimately, this empowers your institution to develop a fair financial aid formula that reflects your unique needs and values. By leveraging such comprehensive tools, you can foster transparency and trust throughout the application process.

Description

All tasks that can be automated indeed are. FafaSoft EZ File System efficiently calculates Expected Family Contributions (EFCs), formulates college funding strategies, and identifies institutions that provide the highest financial aid through a comprehensive new methodology that evaluates every element of the formula. It also secures FSA IDs, processes FAFSA submissions, gathers EFCs along with correction and verification codes, registers for and submits the CSS/Profile, completes the IDOC Dependent Verification Form, assesses award fairness, monitors client progress, and generates system-wide status updates. In just a few clicks, EZ File can dispatch reminder emails, alerts about financial aid, and communicate via phone calls and texts to keep clients informed. Perhaps the most crucial aspect is that the liability is shifted to the clients themselves. This entire process is seamlessly integrated within a fully interactive File My College Info website for both clients and advisors, ensuring that everything is organized in one central hub. From the personal and financial details of students and their families to the evaluation of financial aid awards, every element is managed securely within this singular platform, making it a comprehensive solution for college funding.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

DLS Financials Yes 

Integrations

DLS Financials No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Blackbaud

Country

United States

Website

www.blackbaud.com/solutions/financial-management/financial-aid-management

Vendor Details

Company Name

FAFSAsoft

Country

United States

Website

fafsasoft.com

Product Features

Scholarship Management

Applicant Management No 
Applicant Portal No 
Commenting / Notes No 
Customizable Forms No 
Interview Management No 
Recommendations Management No 
Reviewer Management No 
Scoring No 
White Label No 

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