Scholarship Manager, developed by Next Gen Web Solutions, is a scholarship program management platform designed to streamline and simplify the administration of scholarship programs. This solution caters to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, scholarship foundations, government agencies, and corporate entities. With its wide range of features and applications, Scholarship Manager is a valuable tool for professionals in the education and non-profit sectors seeking efficient scholarship program management.
Key Features
Multi-Year Solution: Scholarship Manager offers a comprehensive multi-year scholarship program management platform that enables users to access the program's historical data, monitor trends, and analyze the impact of adjustments on recruitment and retention goals.
Smart Applications: The platform provides intelligent applications that simplify the scholarship application process for students. It offers flexible options, including no application, one application, department/college level applications, and scholarship-specific questionnaires, tailored to meet the unique needs of each organization.
Real-Time Data Integration: Scholarship Manager seamlessly integrates with other systems through a flexible API solution, allowing users to transmit award data, application data, and more in real-time.
Flexible Awarding: Users can customize the awarding process to include features such as automated tracking of renewable awards, compliance with scholarship requirements, prevention of over-awarding, exclusion of previous winners, and enforcement of scholarship budget amounts. The system ensures that all funds are appropriately awarded.
School Information System (SIS) Integration: Scholarship Manager supports seamless integration with major SIS providers, including Ellucian, PeopleSoft, PowerFaids, Jenzabar, and WolffPack. It allows users to import data for students who have completed an application or import all eligible student population data.
Cloud-Based Solution: Scholarship Manager operates on a cloud-based infrastructure, eliminating the need for organizations to install or maintain additional servers. The platform automatically updates with new features, ensuring users have access to the latest enhancements without relying on IT staff.
Single Sign-On (SSO): Students can conveniently access their scholarship application from their student portal using Single Sign-On (SSO) methods such as CAS, LDAP, Shibboleth, Form Post, and SAML. SSO simplifies the application process by eliminating the need for additional login credentials.
