Description
Mississippi State University seeks a comprehensive, cloud‑based scholarship award management system to replace its existing Blackbaud platform. The solution must integrate bi‑directionally with the Ellucian Banner SIS (preferably via Ellucian Ethos), support unlimited user accounts, role‑based access for colleges/departments, and provide a modern student‑facing portal that clarifies scholarship deadlines, improves email communications, and streamlines document uploads. The vendor must meet extensive security and accessibility standards (SOC‑2, GDPR, FERPA, WCAG 2.0 AA) and supply implementation, training, and ongoing support under a two‑year SaaS contract.
• SaaS, scalable cloud architecture with disaster‑recovery and business continuity.
• Full integration with Banner SIS (REST/JSON/XML APIs, SSO/SAML, MFA).
• Unlimited users, role‑based permissions, departmental “tagging” of scholarships.
• Robust reporting, export formats, and customizable UI/UX for students.
• Security compliance (SOC‑2, GDPR, FERPA, GLBA, NACH, Red Flag, HECVAT‑Lite) and accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA, VPAT).
• Ongoing support, training, and ability to schedule software updates.