Scholarship Unit Processor
Scholarship Unit Processor
Job Summary
Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.
The Scholarship Unit Processor will provide customer service, data entry, and financial aid processing and review services to the Financial Aid Office Scholarship Unit. Main responsibilities include answering student and parent questions; data entry, aid processing; review and process reports and scholarship documents; coordinate receipt of scholarships; and assist with audits.
Responsibilities and Duties
Manage scholarship email box and phone line:
-Provide quality customer service, professional and articulate correspondence, and accurate guidance based on aid regulations and TU policies.
-Apply critical thinking skills to identify and request the appropriate documentation needed to fulfill scholarship aid application and aid program requirements.
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Duties:
-Download weekly award and verification files.
-Review incomplete for Certification Roster, notify MHEC of delinquent ISIR uploads.
-Review Non-Resident Nursing majors for out of state tuition.
-Review MHEC study abroad query.
-Check previous semesters for new awards after certification ends.
-Receive Edward Conroy applications.
-Collect, scan, and complete checklist for Drug Free Forms and other MHEC processes.
Eligibility review and awarding for additional grants, scholarships, and tuition waivers:
-Ensure appropriate documentation is received for awarding grants, scholarships, or waivers.
-Verify that students are enrolled and meet posted criteria.
-Work with other departments to facilitate scholarship processing and assist students with other concerns.
Scholarship Appeals Imaging and Indexing:
-Scan incoming documentation into ImageNow imaging system and index appeal requests, supporting documentation, and scholarship letters electronically.
-Notify committee of new appeals and support provided by students and departmental faculty and staff.
-Notify students of appeal decisions via email.
-Review scholarship checks and submit appropriate checks to Student and University Billing Office.
-Review College Bound Last Dollar Grant students for aid changes.
-Review Unaccompanied Homeless Youth/Foster Care Waiver students for mini and summer enrollment, and update entry page.
-Make changes and prepare batch files for scholarship entry page.
-Complete miscellaneous expense voucher forms. Receive and collect appropriate documentation for scholarship appeals and send to ImageNow.
DCTAG and TEACH Grant:
-Review DC Tuition Assistance Grants (DCTAG) tuition and fee amounts, confirm payments of full-time tuition and fees, and accept DCTAG Award letters.
-Accept TEACH Grant academic advisor acknowledgement forms and update spreadsheet.
-Send monthly TEACH Grant reports to the College of Education to verify enrollment data for new applicants and current recipients. Review TEACH Grant recipient majors biweekly.
Institutional Scholarship Credit Completion:
-Run files for credit completion, GPA, and minimum enrollment review processes.
-Run Internal Control Queries and disseminate workbooks to advisors.
Special Scholarship Opportunities:
-Collect and organize scholarship applications for special scholarships.
-Assist in the application review process.
-Notify applicants of awarding decisions.
Other duties as assigned.
Telework may be available for this position up to two days per week following the completion of 90 days of service in good standing.
Qualifications and Skills
Required:
High School diploma or equivalent.
-Three years of experience providing administrative support.
-Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Preferred:
-Experience working in a financial aid office processing or answering questions about student financial aid.
-Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience, and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.
Salary and Benefits
$46,736 annually and full University benefits that include annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. Applicants with TU or USM service may receive salary credit. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.
If you are motivated, innovative and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you.
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.
This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.
The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.
Organization: Academic Affairs Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
To Apply: https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=25000094
