The latest recipient of a Paperless Pat on the Back is the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
When I first started applying for grants and loans through the SAAS in 1999 (while doing my HND at Falkirk College (now called Forth Valley) the only option for completing an application to the SAAS was through a tome-like paper application form. Things seemed to improve slightly during my first degree, at Napier University, when the option was added to allow applications to be completed online via the SAAS website. However this option had one fundamental flaw – after completing your online application you had to print the whole lot off before sending it. Yep that’s right although you were able to complete the entire application process online, you still had to print the whole lot off (and we’re talking 20+ A4 sheets here). How crazy was that??
Well thankfully the SAAS has seen the light (that’ll be the light of realisation then) and from now, for the first time ever you can complete the entire process online. I’ve just completed my application for 2006/2007 entirely online and everything progressed perfectly. Because of the SAAS’s move towards electronic applications (without that crazy need to submit a hard paper copy) they get a Paperless Pat on the Back…Well done guys!!
NOTE: If you are resident in Scotland and intend to apply for fees, loans etc. then please investigate the option of applying online. Sadly the ‘tome-like’ paper application forms are still in existence but you CAN resist their evil draw and perform the whole process paperlessly. By doing so I’m sure you’ll find it easier (particularly if you’ve applied via the website before as your details are all pre-loaded)
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