**Granting Award Exceptions

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Remove the Rule
• Adjust the AR Xmit Limitations (if necessary)
• Create Awarding Comment
• Make Note of Exception

Remove the Rule

Exceptions are granted by removing a rule(s) from a specific award(s) in a specific term.

FASI - Student Financial Aid Summary

1. Navigate to FASI for the student.
2. Detail in on awards and choose AIDE.
3. Highlight the award in question and then detail on the award period in question.
4. Choose SEC.
5. Click the number corresponding to the rule you wish to grant an exception for and choose "Delete."
6. Choose "Whole Group."
7. Save out.

Adjust the AR Xmit Limitations (if necessary)

In some cases, depending on the exception that is being granted, the auto-reduce/remove subroutine may need to be removed from the student as well to make sure they get the proper award amount.

FASI - Student Financial Aid Summary

1. Navigate to FASI for the student.
2. Detail in on awards and choose AIDE.
3. Highlight the award in question and then detail on the award period in question.
4. Choose SAXL.
5. Adjust the AR categories as needed.

6. Remove the subroutine if needed.

7. Save out.

Create Awarding Comment

In order to track award adjustments and exceptions as an office, leave an awarding comment in AIDE.

AIDE - Award Detail Entry

1. Navigate to AIDE for the student.
2. Detail in on "Cmnt" at the bottom of the page.
3. Leave a comment in the Awarding Comments screen in the following format (timestamp at the top of the comment):
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4. Select "Save" on the Award Comments screen.
5. Save out.

Make Note of Exception

In addition to leaving an awarding comment, you will also need to make note of the exception in FMF to make it easier to track exceptions across award years.

FMF - FA Miscellaneous Fields

1. Navigate to FMF for the student.
2. Make note of the exception under "Student Oriented" and in "Miscellaneous 1."
3. In "Miscellaneous 1," make note of the award exception type and, in parenthesis, the award term for the exception.
   • E.g. Jackpot Exception (FA25)
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4. Save out.