AwardSpring

RATING:

4.6

(25)

About AwardSpring

Designed for small to large educational institutions, AwardSpring is a scholarship management solution that helps create fellowship applications, review student assignments, manage donor engagement, and calculate incoming funds. Key features include bulk awarding, data import/export, custom workflows, fundraising, student information system (SIS) integration, email follow-ups, and reporting. The platform provides a custom application feature that enables administrators and students to create and manage scholarship applications via transcripts, essay responses, conditional logic guides, letters of recommendation (LOR), and short answer responses. Using AwardSpring’s personalized review function, administrators can create review groups for applicants, hide student respon...

AwardSpring Pricing

AwardSpring is also available at $49/mo with additional features.

Starting price: 

$99.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

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AwardSpring Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for AwardSpring

1 - 5 of 25 Reviews

User Profile

Brittany

Verified reviewer

Education Management, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2018

The BEST!!!!

In addition to the administrative time AwardSpring has saved me and our scholarship review team, our students love it! This process is so easy for a school that spans 11 counties with one scholarship rep! My job is worlds easier thanks to the AwardSpring platform! The ladies in support are amazing too! I know them by name and there is no waiting on hold nonsense. I can't speak highly enough about this product and the staff!

PROS

It is difficult to narrow down my favorite thing about AwardSpring, but if I have to only choose one it is definitely the administrative time is has saved me! From setting up scholarships, to helping applicants through the process, to reviewing applications, to awarding and receiving thank-you notes, the process is seamless and easy! Definitely well worth the money!

CONS

My least favorite thing is that sometimes it takes a while for the things on my wish list to be implemented, but there is a wish list! That in itself is awesome! The staff and developers look at the wish list and try to implement the items you suggest!

Lisa

Philanthropy, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2019

Great value for the price and amazing customer service!

I am very happy with AwardSpring. Their customer service is so quick to respond and their training was incredibly thorough. It makes our scholarship process a lot easier!

PROS

This software is very easy to use and made our scholarship process much more streamlined. We went from a paper application to AwardSpring and saw an increase in applicants as well as were able to easily track both students applications and the scholarships awarded. It is customizable to our needs and the team works with you to make sure it is working the way you'd like.

CONS

It doesn't have all of the bells and whistles as some other scholarship software has, but also is MUCH less expensive than other scholarship software products.

Reason for choosing AwardSpring

We were going from a paper application to online; AwardSpring seemed to be the most user-friendly and offer everything we needed at the lowest cost.

User Profile

Kari

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed November 2018

Good, not great

The customer service is great. I'm almost always able to speak with someone when I call rather than having to wait or receive a call back. I think the price reflects the quality of the platform.

PROS

The platform has a nice user interface for the applicant. It's fairly easy to create and edit applications.

CONS

You can't have more than one cycle open at once. The list of canned reports is small and custom reports take several days. There is no easy way to see applicants who are working on applications.

Debbie

Non-Profit Organization Management, 1 employee

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed November 2018

Excellent Scholarship Application Software

AwardSpring has saved us hours of work compiling all the pieces we need to see from our applicants. We don't have to wait for mailed-in applications or exhibits to have an applicant finish their submission. We also love the review feature. Our volunteers can log in from anywhere, and at any time to review applications. We get so much more done with AwardSpring and in an efficient and easy manner!

PROS

AwardSpring is easy to use for someone with just about any level of software experience. You follow the directions, create your application, and you are pretty much ready to go. We also like the new pricing options. It's great that AwardSpring comes as both a Pro option as well as the month-to-month Now option. It makes the software a good fit for organizations of any size.

CONS

The software has one or two hidden buttons or toggles you have to find and make sure they are activated correctly in order for applicants to submit their applications. Fortunately, there's extensive help options when you just can't get something to work correctly. We also wish the submit application button was highlighted more or in a different color. So many of our applicants finish their applications, the info is auto-saved and they think they are done without hitting submit. If the button were green, and perhaps at the top of the page, maybe more applicants would notice they have to hit submit in order to be totally done.

Amy

Fund-Raising, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed November 2018

AwardSpring review

My overall experience has been very good. The support team is excellent and always available to help.

PROS

The affordability of the product was a plus for us as we are a small college. I also liked that the features and imports were easy to use as I manage the scholarship process myself. I have help from our IT department, but it is a process I can manage with out too much support. I like that the review process has been easy for our reviewers.

CONS

I would like to be able to use separate award cycles. The product only allows for one award cycle at a time. I would also like more robust reporting features - I feel as if I need to manipulate the reports in excel once they have downloaded. Also, I am frustrated that you can not delete questions that are no longer necessary on the application. We've had to do a work around by making the unwanted question's answer be an obscure choice (like a country address that is unlikely someone would choose as an option).