Frequently Asked Conversion Questions

These are questions frequently asked about Data Conversion.

Q: Can we convert student aid for prior years?

A:For federal funding, SFA automatically leverages a student’s NSLDS Financial Aid History, which is a complete historical view of the student’s federal funding. For non-federal funds, this decision can be made at time of implementation; the system can support as many historical years as there is historical non-federal data. However, please see Identify Conversion Data for additional information regarding historical financial aid information.

Q: How does SFA handle continuing the Pell disbursement numbering from existing disbursements in the Pell award year?

A: SFA's message API includes a historical fund information message, allowing SFA to be informed of Pell disbursements from the prior academic year in situations where the same award year crosses over two academic years. This message may be leveraged during the data conversion process to ensure SFA is able to seamlessly continue financial aid processing post-conversion.