Scholarship Lifecycle Manager

Scholarship management software built to maximize student success

Organize, manage, and streamline your scholarship, bursary, or individual grants workflow in one easy-to-use, reliable, cloud-based scholarship management solution so you can free up time to focus on your mission.

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Navigate scholarships with ease. Solutions that make your work easier.

Empowering students and scholarship managers with innovative features. Free up time to focus on your mission and maximize your impact.

Online applications and scholarship review

Efficiently create or modify applications without technical support. Leverage an easy-to-use online review system to streamline sorting, scoring, and managing documents for a smoother, user-friendly experience.

Focus on applicant experience

Intuitive scholarship application software allows students to spend less time navigating the submission process.

Third-party recommendations

Applicants can request third-party information, including letters of recommendation and transcripts, in any required format.

Reporting on all collected data

Choose the data you wish to analyze and transfer it to our report builder, where you can customize and dissect it according to your preferences.

Automated communications

Eliminate the need for manual work with automated emails and notifications to streamline the communication flow.

Impact and outcome measurement

Collect all types of data and stories from your applicants to leverage in reporting and marketing materials.

Matching criteria

With eligibility quizzes, access codes, and universal applications, matching criteria features save valuable time and improve the experience for applicants and administrators.

Universal Application

Allow applicants to fill out a single form that will filter their eligibility to only the scholarships they are eligible for.

Customizable forms with table and branching options

Create specific questions and formats that align with the objectives of different scholarships to ensure the collection of relevant and comprehensive information.

Let Scholarship Lifecycle Manager (SLM) provide your unique organization with the right tools.

Scholarship Providers

Improve the application process by making submission more straightforward and accessible, enhancing applicant quality and diversity.

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Community Foundations

Track the performance and outcomes of scholarship programs, aiding in reporting, improving programs, and demonstrating impact to stakeholders.

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Streamlined application process.

Streamline the entire scholarship process by providing a web-based, centralized platform for managing applications, reviews, approvals, and disbursements, reducing manual work to streamline workflows.

Simplify the application by guiding the applicant and collecting information specific to their circumstances with question branching.
Enable students to apply for multiple scholarships with Foundant’s Universal Application.
Eliminate bias by making applicant information anonymous to reviewers.
Help students collect supporting information from third parties efficiently.

Time savings.

Automate repetitive tasks such as application tracking, document verification, and communication to significantly reduce time spent on administrative processes, allowing staff to focus on more strategic aspects of scholarship management.

Enhance scholarship visibility and simplify the review process.
Provide timely updates and reminders and foster a more organized and responsive scholarship environment.
Allow students to quickly determine if an opportunity is a good fit by offering an eligibility quiz.
Staff save hours of time trying to track down information or reviewing applications that aren’t a good fit.

Improved collaboration.

Scholarship Lifecycle Manager (SLM) facilitates better collaboration among stakeholders, including students, reviewers, and administrators, by providing a centralized platform for communication, document sharing, and feedback.

An online scholarship management system will improve communication between foundation staff, students, and evaluators.
Scholarship evaluators can read and score applications securely online, reducing the need for as many long, in-person meetings.

Enhanced transparency.

Scholarship Lifecycle Manager (SLM) offers transparency into the scholarship process, making it easier for stakeholders to track the status of applications, review processes, and improve trust and accountability.

Track scholarship evaluators’ feedback on applications. Store this information in your scholarship management solution.
Track grantees’ follow-up reports.
Generate written or email correspondence to applicants from your scholarship solution on an individual or “bulk” basis.

Data accuracy.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date information by centralizing data in Foundant’s scholarship management solution.

Eliminate the subjectivity of manual data entry to best summarize a program; the applicant will do this.
Take the subjectivity out of the scholarship review process by asking evaluators to review individual questions.

Customer service at your fingertips.

We are committed to treating our clients as more than just dollar signs, striving to exceed their expectations whenever possible. This has allowed us to establish trust-based relationships because our clients know from our actions that we take their success and their ideas seriously.

Unlimited user licenses.
Unconditional money-back guarantee.
We offer unlimited support – phone, email, chat, or knowledge base. -We’re here in the format that fits you best.
Our community, compass is available for clients to connect with other users about workflows.
A broad range of events, from networking opportunities to regional-based training and educational webinars.

Integrate with CommunitySuite

Integration with CommunitySuite creates a streamlined way to capture and show information to the right people. Simplify the transfer of information with features such as:

Push a scholarship to CommunitySuite
Map profiles and funds to align with a scholarship award
When a payment is made in CommunitySuite, it stamps in your scholarships portal automatically
Integrated school/payee/student ID fields
Automated grant and AP voucher creation
Automated financial tracking and reporting
Easily monitor scholarship distributions
Eliminate manual checklists and internal approvals with fully integrated payment functionality

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What our clients are saying

Over the years, countless scholarship providers have come to rely on our scholarship management solutions to help them make a greater impact.

When we first implemented Foundant, I was at least 40% more productive. Now with the additional upgrades and export capabilities, I am looking at saving at least 60% of my time with scholarship administration. Anyone who administers scholarships understands how huge this is.”

Sarah Copeland

Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

Foundant makes it very easy to manage all of the scholarship funds we hold!”

Amber Burns

Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

Scholarship management made more accessible

Foundant’s scholarship lifecycle management platform is designed to be inclusive. We believe that everyone, regardless of ability, should have equal access to scholarship opportunities. That’s why we’re committed to providing a platform that supports your applicants and helps you run an inclusive program.

A more inclusive experience

We achieved a VPAT certification, demonstrating our commitment to meeting industry-leading accessibility standards. Our platform is compliant with WCAG 2.1, Section 508, and other relevant guidelines.