Financial Aid and Business Office Benefits

FA~Link eliminates the need to prepare and issue vouchers or stored-value cards, manually reconcile them with the bookstore, and finally create invoices on the student account. All these processes are automated by FA~Link so your staff is free to work on higher-value work.

• Creates Student Invoices for bookstore purchases automatically – no manual
  processes needed
• Works in real-time – the system can’t be tricked by multiple visits to the bookstore in one day
• Bookstore Charges flow through Colleague AR codes to the G/L
• Honors all Financial Aid rules, dates, and eligibility requirements programmed
  in Colleague
• Includes Sponsorship Funds and other A/R monies, and associated restrictions
• Works with Campus-owned stores or third-party operated stores
• Restricts purchases by category
• Works with the standard workflow for the Financial Aid and Business Offices

Enhance Your Student’s Experience

• Facilitates Bookstore purchases before classes begin with Student ID
• No need to go from place-to-place on campus to
  get vouchers or stored-value cards
• Allows hassle-free usage of student aid or sponsor funds in the Bookstore
• No need to wait for Financial Aid disbursement to buy books
• No need to keep track of paper vouchers