Scholarships Glossary

The terms used in Scholarships are described below. The relationships between data, and concepts used in this facility, are explained in detail in Understanding Scholarships.

 

Field Name Or Term

Description

Administrative Start/End Date The last day on which scholarships can be applied for via SMS for this Scholarship Offering Instance. This overrides the end date alias in the Scholarship Configuration. Recorded for a scholarship offering instance in SCHF0510.
APAPPLLST

Applicant Portal screen where an Applicant's Course and Scholarship applications are listed.- See Scholarships in Applicant Portal.

Applicant

Person applying for a Scholarship. Details can be found in SCHF1010.

Application Final Date

Final Date on which an Application for a Scholarship Offering Instance can be submitted. The date alias for this event is defined in ADMF0900.

Application Rank

Numerical sequence of Applications in an order if eligibility. i.e. Most Eligible Application is ranked 1. Rank is displayed and can be adjusted in SCHF1050.

Application Source

ADMIN for Scholarship Applications created directly via SCHF1020 and ONLINE for ones created through Applicant Portal.

Application Start Date

First Date on which an Application for a Scholarship Offering Instance can be submitted. The date alias for this event is defined in ADMF0900.

APSCEPOSED

Applicant Portal screen where an applicant answers eligibility questions specific to a particular Scholarship Application. - See Scholarships in Applicant Portal.

APSCHDTL

Applicant Portal screen where a Scholarship Applicant's Details such as Citizenship Type, Address and various ID numbers are recorded. - See Scholarships in Applicant Portal.

APSCHSEL

Applicant Portal screen which displays all Scholarships for which an Applicant is eligible or has selected for application. - See Scholarships in Applicant Portal.

APSCRPSED

Applicant Portal screen where an applicant answers Pre-Selection Eligibility Criteria questions. - See Scholarships in Applicant Portal.

Bulk Offer

A function in SCHF1050 which allows the user to make a set number of offers to the highest ranked applicants for a Scholarship Offering Instance.

Bulk Verification The Bulk Verification Job SCHJ0400 verifies Person Scholarships, as defined by the job parameters
CHESSN

Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number. May be recorded in SCHF1010 or by the applicant in APSCHDTL.

Deferral Acceptance of a Scholarship in a future Offering Instance.
Deferral Period

Future Offering Instance of a Scholarship into which an applicant can defer a current offer. Deferral Periods, available for a Scholarship Offering Instance, are defined in SCHF0395.

Derived Score

The default score for a particular response for an eligibility criterion as defined in SCHF0111 and displayed in SCHF1040.

Eligibility Code A code to uniquely identify an Eligibility Criterion used in the scholarship application process.
Eligibility Criteria

Criteria by which an Applicant's eligibility to receive a Scholarship are measured. These are defined for a Scholarship Offering Instance in SCHF0520.

Eligibility Criteria Response

An applicant's response to an Eligibility question.

Intermission

Period of time during which a student takes a break from their studies. Scholarship persons will be given an Activity Status of INTERMIT during this time (in SCHF1200) and will not receive scholarship payments.

Management Period A scholarship management calendar instance related to a Person Scholarship in which verification and scholarship payment activity occur.
Manual Verification Criteria Verification Criteria which cannot be tested automatically by Verification Rules. These criteria must be manually assessed and their outcomes recorded in SCHF1210.
Override Score

The score awarded for a particular response for an eligibility criterion instead of the default one. Recorded and displayed in SCHF1040.

Payment Method A code that identifies a permitted payment method - the manner in which payments can be made to persons holding scholarships for the specified scholarship offering instance. Codes are defined in SCHF0310 and recorded for a Scholarship Offering Instance in SCHF0610.
Payment Source A name that identifies the details that define an institution's financial system payment source for scholarship payments. Defined in SCHF0315 and recorded for a scholarship version in SCHF0500.
Response Score

Score for a Response to an Eligibility Question.

Scholarship Calendar

An instance of a Calendar of Type SCHOLARSHP, in which the Scholarship version is offered.

Scholarship Category

Categories defined by an institution to classify Scholarships in SCHF0500

Scholarship Code

Unique name for a Scholarship. Defined in SCHF0500.

Scholarship Offering

A Scholarship available in a particular calendar. e.g. Alcoa Summer scholarship. Defined in SCHF0510.

Scholarship Offering Instance (SOI)

An instance of a Scholarship Offering. e.g. Alcoa Summer 2008 scholarship. Defined in SCHF0510.

Scholarship Status

The status of a Scholarship Version. Recorded in SCHF0500

Scholarship Version A type of Scholarship. Defined in terms of a Scholarship Code and a Version number. Defined in SCHF0500.
TAC ID

The Applicant's Tertiary Admissions Centre identifier. May be recorded in SCHF1010.

Termination Code The Scholarship Termination Code identifies the reason for termination of a person's scholarship. The code may be selectedfor a person scholarship in SCHF1200 and reported in Government Statistics for Commonwealth Scholarships. Termination codes are defined in SCHF0400 and map to a Government Scholarship Termination Codes which are defined in STAF1133.
Verification The process of assessing a person's ongoing elibility to retain a scholarship. May be determined in terms of rules or manual criteria defined for a Person Scholarship in SCHF0600. Outcomes of verification for a Person Scholarship Management Period are displayed in SCHF1210
Verification Code Identification Code for a Manual Scholarship Verification Criterion. Defined in SCHF0355 and selected for a Scholarship Offering Instance in SCHF0600.

 

Last modified on 30 May, 2012 9:16 AM

History Information

Release Version Project Change to Document
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10.1.0.0.0.0 1411 - Scholarships New Online Help Page