Anthology Student Verification vs VIAS Financial Plans

Anthology Student Verification automates higher-education financial-aid verification through a Student Portal for reviewing and submitting requested information and documents. A rules engine evaluates student ISIR and demographic information to determine document requirements. Students can complete a Verification Worksheet electronically or upload a completed document; their answers may lead to additional requests. The portal supports multiple award years and shows documents for the selected year.

Students can fill out and edit documents on mobile or desktop devices, including uploading images taken with a phone. It accepts PDF, JPG and TIFF files and combines sequential page images into a PDF. Sign-in is through Single Sign-On or a username or email address and password. Institutions can configure templates with their color scheme and logo, choose tile or list layouts, and associate templates with campuses. The product overview describes email and text communications and a real-time status bar. Staff can review verification issues and submit corrections. After corrections are submitted, the student record remains locked until an administrator extracts and submits them and a subsequent ISIR is imported. Pricing is on request.

VIAS Financial Plans connects financial plans with campus management for higher education institutions handling financial aid, cash payments, and tuition. It automates financial plan letters and links plans to a student ledger, where tuition, fees, aid disbursements, refunds, and payments post automatically. Institutions can prepare personalized estimated plans and convert them to live plans after approval. Financial aid functions include document tracking, past-due reconciliations, compliance reporting, academic and NSLDS enrollment reporting automation, default management tracking, shopping sheet automation, and ISIR batch uploads. Listed reports cover activity, student starts, aid completion, enrollment reporting disbursements, and ISIR batch importing. The system also tracks advisor activity and student interactions, and aid projections can help forecast budgets and award counts. VIAS lists Android, iOS, web, and API access, with student portal access through browsers and downloadable apps. It lists integrations connected through its API. Pricing is available on request.