NAIS - School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS)

School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS)

School and Student Services (SSS by NAIS) is a comprehensive financial aid management service, devoted to helping schools help families. SSS by NAIS is pleased to announce enhancements

Schools: Go to the SSS site at http://sss.nais.org to subscribe and to find new SSS contact information to give to families applying for aid for the 2010 School Year.

Families: To apply for aid for the 2010 School Year, starting on November 1, 2009, go to the SSS website, http://sss.nais.org, and complete a Parents' Financial Statement. Now, you'll find many helpful admission and financial aid resources.

The New and Improved SSS

Comp*Assist Online

Starting October 1, you may log into Comp*Assist Online to begin setup. To become familiar with the changes to Comp*Assist Online, we invite you to go to sss.nais.org to browse screenshots and to attend a free webinar.

No more document collection for you. We will collect various documents such as W-2s and 1040s, eliminating for you some of the hassle and the anxiety of finding discrepant or missing information.
24/7, browser-based online access to view and manage student applications with no more PC downloads, MAC incompatibility issues, or troublesome network support.
View multiple years of applicant data for returning students.
Customizable school set-up features for several professional judgment areas.
New parent informational website with a new customer service center.
Fully functional Spanish-language application for parents.

Knowledge Center

Demographic Center: SSS Edition is available exclusively for SSS subscribers.
SSS blog by Mark Mitchell, the knowledge leader in financial aid management.
Financial Aid Listserve to keep you up-to-date on the latest issues.
NAIS Principles of Good Practice to help guide your decision making process.
NAIS Research and white papers.