Sponsor Resources
FAFSA Issues & How To Support Your Students
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....
The Program Scaries & How ISTS Helps You Manage Them
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 of...
Award Displacement: What Program Sponsors Need To Know
The essentials of award displacement including how to help your recipients understand and mitigate it and what’s being done to combat the practice at the legislative level.
Top Data Privacy Practices & Protocols
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.
Key Principles for DEI Scholarship Programs
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) occupies an ever more visible role in corporate and educational settings, and rightly so. For scholarship providers, this offers an opportunity to provide funds that allow students from marginalized backgrounds to pursue higher...
ISTS Moves To Digital Payments
We are pleased to announce that we are transitioning to a digital process for clients to pay their administrative fees and program funds! This approach is eco-friendly and cost effective by eliminating paper check processing, plus it reduces the risk for fraudulent...
Industry Links
- National College Access Network (NCAN)
Membership organization aimed at improving college access for all students by uniting and empowering communities, educators and other organizations promoting higher education. - National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA)
National organization committed to supporting the needs and interests of individuals and organizations administering scholarship and grant programs. - Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Publication 970 details the available individual and business tax benefits related to education, including scholarships, grants and fellowships.
- Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000
Legislation to enhance the protections against fraud relating to financial assistance for college. - Webinar: Non-Discrimination
Learn about the impact of federal legislation on financial aid and scholarships. - ACT Educational Opportunity Service
National database of high school students who would like to receive information regarding college access and other opportunities. - Webinar: Legal Fundamentals for Scholarship Providers
- Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth
- Report: How America Pays For College 2022
- Report: Innovation Highlights: Emerging Student Loan Repayment Assistance Programs
- White Paper: Talent Investments Pay Off: Cigna Realizes Return on Investment from Tuition Benefits
- Press: To Draw Workers, Employers Offer to Help With Student Loans
- Policy: IRS Private Ruling on Student Loan Benefit Under 401(k)
- Policy: CARES Act Exclusion for Certain Employer Payments of Student Loans
- NSHSS 2022 Career Interest Survey
Results show the preferences, attitudes and goals of 11,000+ high school and college-aged individuals in areas of education, employment, career planning and civic dedication.