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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-09-08
Concept: Federal Student Aid Authorizations

Concept: Federal Student Aid Authorizations

Federal Student Aid Authorizations Policy

You can use the
Maintain Federal Student Aid Authorizations Policy
task to enable your school to:
  • Collect and track consent from students.
  • Apply consent for PLUS loan borrowers from their loan applications.
  • Apply student aid disbursements to noninstitutional charges before generating refunds.
Example: Students can authorize financial aid to apply to noninstitutional charges like books and supplies using the
Make My Federal Student Aid Authorizations
task or as part of an onboarding business process.

Federal Student Aid Authorizations Business Processes

You can configure the
Federal Student Aid Authorizations Event
business process as a subprocess on these business processes to collect and track student consent:
  • Student Onboarding Event
  • Continuing Student Registration Onboarding Event
You can use the
Modify Direct PLUS Loan Authorization
task to update PLUS loan authorizations to pay or restrict noninstitutional charges with this loan. This task is an initiating action on the
Direct PLUS Loan Authorization
business process.
You can use the
Parent PLUS Loan Authorization Event
business process to route your PLUS loan authorizations for approval.