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Ellucian PowerCampus Financial Aid

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What it is

Ellucian PowerCampus Financial Aid automates financial aid processing for educational institutions and is designed to help them manage aid and meet federal requirements. The customizable system uses College Board PowerFAIDS and can track applications, maintain student records, calculate budgets, analyze need, and prepare individual or batch award packages. It can process and disburse funds, handle federal data, and generate financial aid emails, letters and customized reports. Compliance support includes processing ISIR and College Board CSSProfile data, FISAP reporting, FM Calculation, Pell Schedule updates and NSLDS transfer monitoring updates; Ellucian also lists PowerCampus support for 1098-T tuition statement reporting. Students can use the companion PowerFAIDS Net Partner portal to update profiles, accept or decline awards, and view application status, awards, messages and aid information. Ellucian describes web-enabled access on a Microsoft platform and lists cloud deployment. The product is aimed at small to mid-sized colleges and universities. Pricing is available on request.

Spec sheet

Purpose
PowerCampus Financial Aid is a customizable system that automates financial aid processing and is designed to help institutions manage aid and meet federal requirements.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Intended users
The product sheet describes tools for staff and students navigating financial aid application and management processes at educational institutions.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Security
Ellucian says its cloud services are ISO 27001:2022 certified and undergo annual SOC audits, with SOC reports available to customers.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Support
Ellucian offers support through its Customer Center and by phone; access to support cases and downloads requires institution approval and an active maintenance agreement.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · ellucian.com
Founded
1986Read 28 Sep 2026 · ellucian.com
Aid processing
Features include student record maintenance, automated budget calculations, need analysis, and individual or batch award packaging.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Application tracking
It can track financial aid applications and assist with early FAFSA submissions using prior-prior-year income information.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Communications and reporting
It can generate and record financial aid emails and letters and create customized aid reports.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Communications and reports
Staff can generate and record financial aid emails and letters and create customized aid reports.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Company history
Ellucian says its history dates to 1968 and that the company was formed in 2012 through the merger of Datatel and SunGard Higher Education.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Compliance support
Ellucian says its U.S. financial aid regulatory support includes processing ISIR and College Board CSSProfile (INAS) data, FISAP reporting, FM Calculation, Pell Schedule updates, and NSLDS transfer monitoring updates.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Disbursements and federal data
The product supports processing, managing, and disbursing funds, as well as loading, processing, adjusting, and receiving federal data.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Funds and federal data
It can process, manage, and disburse funds and load, process, adjust, and receive federal data.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Integration
The solution sheet says PowerCampus Financial Aid utilizes College Board PowerFAIDS.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Platform
Ellucian describes PowerCampus as providing web-enabled access on a Microsoft platform.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
PowerCampus compliance
Ellucian lists PowerCampus support for compliance with 1098-T tuition statement reporting.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Student portal
PowerFAIDS Net Partner is described as a companion portal through which students can update profiles, accept or decline awards, and view application status, awards, messages, and aid information.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Student self-service
The companion PowerFAIDS Net Partner portal lets students update profiles, accept or decline awards, and view application status, awards, messages, and aid information.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Underlying system
The solution utilizes College Board PowerFAIDS.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Who it is for
Ellucian describes PowerCampus as helping small to mid-sized colleges and universities automate student-related processes, including financial aid.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com

Plans and prices

Ellucian PowerCampus Financial Aid Priced on request No public price or plan limits stated Read 3 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Tracks applications and maintains student records.
  • Supports individual and batch award packaging.
  • Students can accept or decline awards through Net Partner.
  • Creates financial aid communications and customized reports.
  • Ellucian lists support for 1098-T reporting.

Limits

  • Pricing is available on request.
  • Platform is described as web-enabled on Microsoft.
  • No public price or plan limits are stated.

Who it suits

PowerCampus Financial Aid is intended for staff and students navigating financial aid processes at educational institutions. Ellucian describes PowerCampus as aimed at small to mid-sized colleges and universities.

Verdict

PowerCampus Financial Aid brings application tracking, award processing, student self-service and compliance support together for institutions. Pricing is available on request, so institutions will need to ask Ellucian for commercial details.

Where Specifiction places it

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