1D | Improving Scholarship Fund Utilization, Compliance and Stewardship

Wednesday, Sept 30
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Suitable for all levels

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For many colleges and universities stewardship of scholarship funds is a major challenge. There are often multiple offices involved in administering scholarships including Admissions, Financial Aid, Advancement, Finance and even individual Colleges and Departments, each with different or even conflicting objectives. The varying criteria associated with each fund, combined with a variety of application processes and deadline dates makes it difficult to monitor awarding activities and provide timely feedback to donors. During this presentation we will examine some of the challenges that make administration of scholarships so difficult and provide best practice suggestions for improving the interdepartmental relations, systems and processes associated with scholarship awarding.  

Brandon Phipps

Brandon Phipps is CEO of AcademicWorks, a company providing comprehensive scholarship management solutions for the needs of colleges, universities and foundations. Over the past 20 years, Brandon has helped thousands of institutions re-invent their administrative processes through the use of technology. Brandon has presented at numerous higher education conferences including NASFAA, NSPA, ADRP, Ellucian Live, HEUG Alliance, CUPA-HR and NACE on how technology can improve higher education administration. Brandon is a graduate of Texas A&M University and lives in Austin, TX.