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Staff may have reason to add awards before or after the student is packaged with Automated Mass Packaging. This may include adding an external award, or adjustments made in response to an appeal. In MyBU Student, the Assign Awards to a Student\/Award Entry<\/strong> page is used for this process. <\/p>\n Note that awards may also be reduced or canceled based on changes to the student\u2019s eligibility, but the information provided below focuses specifically on adding awards to an individual student\u2019s aid package.<\/p>\n In most cases, users should already know the Item Type and other relevant information for a given award before adding it to a package\u2014refer to departmental procedures\/resources if needed. For external\/outside awards that don\u2019t already exist in the system, a generic Item Type may be used.<\/p>\n Please note that this resource includes information related to Federal Financial Aid policies which are liable to change. Staff maintaining this documentation will update terminology, links, or processes in accordance with new information as it becomes available in conjunction with Student Information System updates. The information here identifies salient details regarding the usage of MyBU Student and is designed to be used in conjunction with Financial Aid Procedures and Processes.<\/p>\n \u26a0\ufe0e Screen options, menus, and reports will vary by user; please note that displays may differ for you based on access that has been granted. All screens shown are for training purposes only.<\/p>\n Navigation (FULL SITE, right-hand menu)<\/strong>: Financial Aid > Awards > Award Processing > Assign Awards to a Student<\/p>\n \u24d8 NOTE<\/strong>: Though the navigation refers to the page as \u2018Assign Awards to a Student\u2019, the page header will be labeled \u2018Award Entry.\u2019 <\/p>\n Search for the student by entering their UID in the ID<\/strong> field, and the applicable Aid Year<\/strong>. Use the magnifying glass to look up the Aid Year if needed.<\/p>\n The Award Entry<\/strong> page will open onto the Student Aid Package<\/strong> tab. The top section will display relevant packaging information for the student.<\/p>\n The bottom section is used for adding an award and\/or viewing the current award(s) in the student\u2019s package for that Aid Year. Refer to the sections below for more information.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n NOTE<\/strong>: If unsure which Item Type to input, please check with the appropriate department.<\/li>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Need Summary tab provides a view-only display of what the student has been budgeted for, along with both their FM and IM Need. This helps in determining how much need the student has remaining, as well as if they are over-awarded in either FM or IM.<\/p>\n If needed, use the navigation buttons to scroll between Award Periods for that Aid Year (e.g., Academic, Non-Standard\/Summer).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The Term Summary tab provides a view-only display of student information broken out by Term, which may be useful when Packaging the student. The data is displayed across two separate sections: Term Budget and FA Term Data.<\/p>\n Note that the display may default to Spring for both sections, even though it comes consecutively after Fall. Use the navigation buttons to toggle between Terms for each section.<\/p>\nNavigation & Page Overview<\/h4>
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Add an Award<\/h4>
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