Managing Awards Using PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface
This topic discusses how students view, accept, decline, and reduce financial aid awards using PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface.
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Field or Control |
Definition |
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This icon indicates that the award is in “Offered” status and requires your decision to accept or decline. |
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This icon indicates the number of awards in “Offered” status that requires your decision to accept or decline. |
| Status |
See Accepting, Declining, and Reducing Awards Using Self-Service. |
 (Filter) |
Depending on the page you access, click this icon to filter the results according to the available filter options. |
 (Sort) |
Depending on the page you access, click this icon to sort the rows in ascending or descending order according to the available sort options. |
| Display |
Depending on the page you access, select an option to filter the results according to the terms available. |
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Click to view more information. |
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Select to enable various fields on the Accept/Decline page. This icon is available only when using a tablet or desktop. |
| Submit |
Click to commit your decision. Before you click Submit, make sure you review your decision, especially the Accept Amount value. Once you click Submit, the action cannot be reversed. |
| Reset or Reset All |
Select to clear all decisions or changes you have made to a page. |
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Page/Tile Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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Financial Aid Tile |
Not Applicable |
Access financial aid information. |
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Select a Value Page |
SFA_SS_MD_AYSEL_FL |
Select the Aid Year and Institution combination, for which you want to access financial aid information. |
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Outstanding Offers Page (smartphone only) |
SFA_SS_OFFERS_FL |
Select to view offered awards. This page is available only when offered awards exist. Once you have decided to decline or accept an offered award, this page disappears from the list. The numerical badge indicates the number of outstanding offers. |
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Manage Accepted Awards Page (smartphone only) |
SFA_SS_AWARDS_FL |
Select to view awards you have accepted. |
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Award Summary Page (smartphone only) |
SFA_SS_AWDSUM_FL |
Select to view a summary of all financial aid awards (Accepted and Offered) for the selected Aid Year and institution combination using a smartphone. Depending on setup, Canceled and Declined awards may also appear. |
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Summary Page (tablet or desktop only) |
SFA_SS_AWDSUM_FL |
Select to view a summary of all financial aid awards (Accepted and Offered) for the selected Aid Year and institution combination using a tablet or desktop. Depending on setup, Canceled and Declined awards may also appear. |
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Accept/Decline Page (tablet or desktop only) |
SFA_SS_ACPTDECL_FL |
Use this page make award decisions. |
If you have financial aid for more than one institution and Aid Year combination, the Select a Value page appears.
Use the Select a Value page to select the aid year and institution combination for which you want to view financial aid information.
When you select an Aid Year:
From a smartphone, the landing page may display any of these options depending on the status of available awards or whether you have been granted access: Outstanding Offers, Manage Accepted Awards, Awards Summary.
From a tablet or desktop, the landing page automatically displays the Award Summary page. You may also be able to access the Accept/Decline page if you have been granted access, or have been offered or have accepted awards.
To select a different Aid Year and institution combination:
From a smartphone, click the Change button on the landing page.
From a tablet or desktop, click the Change button.
Outstanding Offers Page
The Outstanding Offers page appears on the landing page only when you are offered an award.
Click an award row to access the Award Decision page. From the Award Decision page, you can decide to accept or decline an award.
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Field or Control |
Definition |
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| Award Decision |
Select to accept or decline the award. If you accept the award, the Reduce field is enabled only for awards that are eligible for reduction. Some awards may have “Accept” conditions that specify you cannot reduce the amount. |
| Offer Amount |
Displays the offered amount. |
| Reduce |
This is enabled only when you accept an award that is eligible for reduction. Use this field to specify a lesser Accept Amount than the offered amount. Select the check box to enable the Accept Amount field. |
| Accept Amount |
Displays the amount of the award you have accepted. If you accept the award and select the Reduce check box, you can edit this amount. |
Once you have made decisions on all offered awards, the Outstanding Offers page disappears from the list of options.
Manage Accepted Awards Page
Use this page to view financial aid awards you have accepted as well as change your decision on any accepted award.
Click an award row to access the Award Decision page. From the Award Decision page, you can choose to decline the award or reduce the amount you want to accept. The fields on the Manage Accepted Awards, Award Decision page are the same as the fields on the Outstanding Offers, Award Decision page.
Award Summary Page (smartphone only)
Use this page to view all financial aid awards that you have been offered or have accepted.
Depending on your institution’s setup:
Your awards may be separated by award period, for example: Academic Year or Summer Term. Click an award period to view the awards for the particular period.
You may be able to access the Declined Awards and Canceled Awards pages.
Click an award row to access the Award Details page.
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Field or Control |
Definition |
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| General |
This is the default page that appears if the award status is “Offered.” |
| Amounts |
This is the default page that appears if the award status is “Accepted”. Select to view information about how the award is disbursed across associated terms. If there are multiple terms, the information on this page is displayed based on self-service options. For Loan awards, this page displays the applicable fee deducted from the award. |
| Loan |
This page appears only when loan awards are available. Select to view loan-specific information. Depending on the available loan, the following statuses may appear for:
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Note: The Award Details are displayed based on the Display option you choose on the Award Summary page.
Award Summary Page
This is the default page that appears when you click the Financial Aid tile. Use this page to view a summary of available financial aid awards.
Depending on your institution’s setup:
Your awards may be separated by award period, for example: Academic Year or Summer Term. Click an award period to view the awards for the particular period.
You may be able to access the Declined Awards and Canceled Awards pages.
Click an award row to access the Award Details page. The fields are the same as the Award Details page as accessed from a smartphone.
Accept/Decline Page
Use this page to accept or decline any or all offered awards, or change your decision on accepted awards. If you click an award row, the Award Details page appears. The Award Details page shows general information about the award.
To make or change your decision on an award, click the Edit icon. Various fields and buttons on the Accept/Decline page are enabled. The fields on the Accept/Decline page works similarly to the Award Decision page from the Outstanding Offers and Manage Accepted Awards pages on the smartphone, except for:
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Field or Control |
Definition |
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| Actions |
Click to process (accept or decline) all awards. You can also reset all award decisions. |
As long as you do not click the Submit button while in Edit mode, you can still change any decision or value on this page.
While you are in Edit mode, if you make a decision on each award and you change your mind, to reverse your decision you can either:
Click the Actions button, then select Reset All. However, this resets all changes you may have made to other award rows.
Click the Edit button to turn off Edit mode. This resets all award decisions to the state prior to Edit mode.