Release Status

This status indicates whether this award is disbursed and has been transferred to Business Office (BU) or whether it is only awarded and not yet disbursed.

Status

Description

Task that sets Status Code

A

Awarded

Disbursements & Adjustments

T

Disbursed

Anticipated Aid

Changing the release status here will not cause this award to be transferred to the Business Office. To do that, you must run the Disbursements and Adjustments option from within the Financial Aid module with the following radio buttons selected: Actual Update and Actual Disbursement.

Financial Aid tab of View Student Information Window

If the Fund Payment Type is G (Grant) and the Release Status is A (see above), the text "Preliminary Award" is displayed. Otherwise, the text "Transferred to account" is displayed.