by Carissa Willcoxon | Feb 15, 2024 | Current Affairs, Featured, Sponsor Resources
The U.S. Department of Education launched the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in December 2023 with changes that were designed to make financial aid more accessible to those in need and to simplify the overall application process....
by Carissa Willcoxon | Oct 20, 2023 | Current Affairs, Featured, Sponsor Resources
Offering a scholarship or tuition assistance program is a wonderful way for an organization to support their employees, members or the general public – but it can also introduce some unique challenges and situations when it comes to the day-to-day administration...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Apr 3, 2023 | Current Affairs, Featured, Latest News
April is National Volunteer Month! ISTS is committed to giving back to the community – in fact, it’s a vital component of our company culture! We have standing partnerships with several Middle Tennessee groups for in-person service activities and also...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Jan 26, 2023 | Current Affairs, Featured, Sponsor Resources
What is Award Displacement? Award displacement is the practice of a college/university reducing the amount of financial aid for a student due to other financial awards received. This can be a third party, private scholarship or tuition assistance from an...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Jan 26, 2023 | Current Affairs, Featured, Sponsor Resources
In the spirit of National Data Privacy Day – established in the United States in 2014 and recognized each year on January 28 – we are sharing the top 5 critical practices and protocols we use to protect client and student data: SOC Certification ISTS is SOC 2 Type 2...
by Carissa Willcoxon | Oct 26, 2022 | Current Affairs, Latest News
ISTS was recently named the 2022 recipient of the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) Keystone Award, an accolade that recognizes a partner company or consultant engaged in the sale of products or services to members of NSPA who has made especially...