Blackbaud’s Award Management Software (AMS), (formerly known as AcademicWorks), enables the management of all phases of a scholarship (opportunity award) program. AMS integrates with the financial aid and student information data in UTHSC’s Banner system to present a singular, real-time view of awards and associated funds to the colleges’ personnel who add, manage, and distribute them.
AMS receives a daily data file from the UT Health Science Center Student Information System (SIS) Banner. This data is institutionally generated and applies to all students in all Colleges and programs. This data file populates the AMS system to automate and streamline the transfer of institutional information from Banner for the purposes of awarding opportunities, monitoring fund balances, reporting information to relevant authorities and managers, and providing a clear overall view of the UT Health Science Center scholarship award and financial balances involved.
It also allows the individual Colleges to publish questionnaires specific to their programs and the scholarships and opportunities associated with them. Since each College/Program can have unique qualifications (criteria), AMS supports an internal questionnaire function to acquire the specific data needed for matching with opportunities, awards, and scholarships.
Ultimately, AMS allows UTHSC to demonstrate good stewardship of donor funds and allocated monies for scholarship opportunities.
The goal is for all UTHSC colleges to utilize AMS. For more information on how your college can take advantage of this service, please contact Cherisa Lewis (clewis@utfi.org).
For a list of scholarships and grants supported at UTHSC, please visit UTHSC Scholarships and Offers.