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CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution
CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution
4.6
(26)

Pricing

Starting at $3,200.00 per year

About CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

CommunityForce, Inc. is a global technology company that offers a full range of service modules, including scholarship management and grants management, to manage every aspect of business operation for philanthropic organizations, educational institutions, associations and other nonprofit organizations. CommunityForce’s solutions offer the next generation of data capture and business intelligence in a fully automated, AI-enabled platform to reduce cost and improve efficiency.

Their Application Life-Cycle Management software has been designed specifically for Scholarship and Grant makers and has been proven to help these organizations to become more efficient when managing their application process from Intake, Review, Awarding, and Post Award. Along with the software allowing organizations to have complete oversight of the application process, the platform is completely configurable & customizable to automate most application workflows.

With the platform being built to scale and grow, CommunityForce fits with any type of organization, small and large.

CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution Screenshots

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CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $3,200.00 per year
Free Trial
Free Version

Self-Implementation

$3,200.00

per year

Plan includes:

  • One Application
  • One Fund
  • 2 Global Administrator Licensed - recurring
  • Unlimited Applicants
  • Unlimited Reviewer Accounts
  • Unlimited Recommenders (providing recommendations)
  • 5 Hours of Training
  • Access to helpdesk and tutorials
  • Quarterly Wellness Checks

Standard One-to-One

$6,400.00

per year

Plan includes:

  • One Application
  • One Fund
  • 2 Global Administrator Licenses - recurring
  • Unlimited Applicants
  • Unlimited Reviewers
  • Unlimited Recommenders 9providing recommendations)
  • 3rd Party Integrations can be added for a fee
  • 6 Horus of Training
  • Quarterly Wellness Checks
  • Application Roll-Over Support

Standard One-to-Many

$8,400.00

per year

Plan includes:

  • One Application
  • Many Funds (Funding Sources)
  • 2 Global Administrator Licenses
  • Unlimited Applicants
  • Unlimited Reviewers
  • Unlimited Reommenders (providing recommendations)
  • 3rd Party Integrations can be added for a fee
  • 6 Hours of Training
  • Quarterly Wellness Checks
  • Application Roll-Over Support
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Enterprise Plan

$10,000.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

  • Custom number of Applications
  • Custom number of Funds
  • Custom Support
  • Custom Training
  • Train the Trainer available if needed
  • Custom bulk licenses
  • Support portal access
  • Quarterly Wellness Checks
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CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution Features

  • Popular features found in Scholarship Management
    Applicant Portal
    Applicant Tracking
    Commenting/Notes
    Customizable Questions
    Data Import/Export
    Document Review
    Forms Management
    Grant Management
    Recommendations
    Scoring
    Status Tracking
    Web Forms
  • More features of CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution
    Access Controls/Permissions
    Activity Tracking
    API
    Application Management
    Approval Process Control
    Collaboration Tools
    Communication Management
    Customizable Branding
    Customizable Fields
    Customizable Forms
    Customizable Reports
    Electronic Payments
    Email Reminders
    Email Templates
    For Nonprofits
    Labeling
    Preview Functionality
    Ratings/Reviews
    Reporting & Statistics
    Reviewer Management
    Role-Based Permissions
    Search/Filter
    Single Sign On
    Third-Party Integrations
    White Label
    Workflow Management

CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution Integrations

Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Blackbaud CRM
Blackbaud CRM
Google Analytics 360
Google Analytics 360
authorize.net
authorize.net
QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

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CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

5

62%

4

38%

3

0%

2

0%

1

0%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.7

Functionality

4.3

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Tony F.

Verified reviewer

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2018

Our Foundation has had a very positive experience with Community Force and Scholars United!

4

We received many benefits from Community Force's scholar's united application. It's nice having a robust application portal that can handle many different scholarship funds - all with different application questions and criteria. I highly recommend the software to anyone with small or large scholarship programs.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
4
Value for money
4
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
I like that this product employs case logic technology so that our applicants can be screened prior to creating a profile and starting an application, or applying for the one of our multiple scholarships using the wrong application form. I also like that students are allowed to upload supporting documents into the application.
Cons:
Our selections criteria and scoring matrix are very complex and don't really synch well with SU's evaluation system. As such, we score our applications separately outside of the system, which isn't all that bad because it's very easy to export the application data to a MS Excel spreadsheet. It would be nice if CF and SU could add a CRM feature to their product so that we can continue tracking student payments while they are receiving funding from our program, and then after they've graduated, keep them in the system for alumni cultivation and communication purposes.

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SG

Sabine G.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2024

CommunityForce streamelined uur Corporate Scholarship Program Management

5

Despite the initial setup, our experience with CommunityForce has been overwhelmingly positive. The platform has brought structure and efficiency to what was once a cumbersome process. We've been able to scale our scholarship program from supporting 50 applicants to over 200 without adding staff, thanks to the automation and streamlined workflows.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
The platform's automated workflow management has been a game-changer. What previously required countless hours of manual processing now flows seamlessly through customizable review stages. The applicant interface is intuitive, which has significantly reduced support requests from applicants. I particularly appreciate the ability to hide certain applicant demographic data for an unbiased review process and the new AI detection feature - this has been invaluable for our review process.
Cons:
Initial setup was intricate, but the implementation and support teams were very responsive and our applications were live by our needed deadline.

Reasons for choosing CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

Platform flexibility, price, open API and integrations, training and support

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JE

Joyce E.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

CommunityForce

4

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
5
Value for money
3
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
We found that our users of our scholarship platform found the software was easy to input information and that the technology requirements was not overwhelming. In addition, we found once we learned the system, we, as administrators found it easier to work with. If you have strong skills in technology you will love the autonomy of this system.
Cons:
It was not always easy to go into the system to clone the application and then make necessary changes in the new application. It did require a lot of learning and reviewing numerous videos to find the best way to proceed. In all honesty, this was a self service platform and one needed to become very adept at the technology required to fully implement the application platform. In addition, it was not possible to have multiple applications opened, released and tracked simultaneously and easily which was a requirement for our college saving account application. By means of tracking, there was no way to develop student profiles and connect email communication directly to the student that would cover an extended period of time.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the awesome feedback Joyce! If you have any suggestions or feature requests, please submit your ideas in our client support portal!

Replied April 2019

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LC

Leonora C.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2025

CF and HSSFF

4

Overall - been great - and very accommodating!! I have worked with [sensitive content hidden] who have been terrific!

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
4
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
We have had a great experience with the CF program and the staff who have been very helpful and dedicated to making our process one that works.
Cons:
We still need to better understand how to make the criteria give us the names of students who will match the criteria, and have the program work to minimize the manual work our reviewers need to do - we are getting there ...

Reasons for choosing CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

overall product met our needs best and seem to be what we were looking for

Reasons for switching to CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

Needed something more reliable and professional looking and easy for students to complete

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HE

Holly E.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2025

The Ruth Cheatham Foundation

4

It has been a great experience. This our 3rd round and it has been easy.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
It makes our scholarship process easy and efficient.
Cons:
The lack of auto assign features during the blind review process.

Reasons for choosing CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

Ease of use and cost and support . The reports were helpful

Reasons for switching to CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

We needed more features. We needed more robust platform that could grow with us.

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PC

Pamela C.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Services

51-200 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2025

UCONN School of Nursing

5

My overall experience is good. I find the website useful.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
I like the support with cloning the Community Force scholarship application. The online webinars are useful. I like the ability for reviewers to score the essays which helps with determining scholarship awards.
Cons:
UCONN School of Nursing has a one-to-many scholarship application. It would be useful if the individual scholarship names could appear in the award notifications.

Reasons for switching to CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

Formsite was just an online form. There was no capability for reviews, scoring or reports.

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JB

Jennifer B.

Verified reviewer

Program Development

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2025

Tremendous Help for a New ED

5

Excellent insights, friendly, efficient and extremely helpful.

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
The assistance in cloning and adjusting grant applications.
Cons:
The platform is not very intuitive and needs an easier way to edit.

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VF

Valerie F.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Reviewed June 2022

One stop Scholarship Management

5

Time management by implementing and utilizing the Scholarship Management Software is phenomenal. Having the ability to bundle and send applications to reviewers within 24 hours of the application deadlines is incredible. We were able to accept applications over a 3-4 month period. Then bundle, send to reviewers, score and award all within a very short time frame (2 weeks) that would have taken 30 days or more. Electronic documentation of an unbiased and blind review process is easy and efficient.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
4
Value for money
4
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
We found the integration of the Scholarship Management Software super easy to use and implement with our applicants. Having a one to many application allowed applicants to apply for multiple scholarships increasing the overall number of applicants for consideration. Plus the software allowed us to customize questions, outline donor specific criteria for each scholarship, streamline recommendation letters with specific questions and the ability to upload supporting documents.
Cons:
The most challenging aspect is that we are in the system with both grant management and scholarship management sporadically throughout the year. We implemented the software at a time Community Force was launching the new platform, therefore our training was originally on the old platform. Additional Training was and is available however, having a step by step written instructions work best for us. Once you have an overall knowledge of how the system works, keeping the online support current with program changes becomes essential. Our only other challenge is the inability to call and talk directly with support. We have found articulating the challenge through email or communication threads does not also expediate a solution quickly. The support is overall great.

Reasons for choosing CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution

Overall functionality and cost analysis on both utilizing Scholarship management and Grant Management under one system.

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DP

Destany P.

Verified reviewer

Philanthropy

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Great software for grants, scholarships

5

We are working toward "less paper" in our office, so Community Force has helped us keep everything all in one place. Scholars United is an amazing resource with their videos, and support has been amazing. I have contacted them in an absolute panic some days, and they have always been helpful and efficient. I could not ask for better service! They always explain things in the easiest way possible and provide screenshots to show me what I need to know. A+ service!

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
The ease of use! I enjoy creating sections for my applications because it is very self-directed and easy to understand. With minimal issues I have crafted multiple scholarship and grant applications, and each and every one is customizable with lots of options! We also enjoy learning all of the new functions we can utilize as time goes on. It's nice knowing that when I set something up in CF it will work. One thing we could explore in the future is blind applications.
Cons:
What I like least is the limitations on reports that can be run from the system. There is a built-in AdHoc Reports feature, but it is limited to Excel. I would love for there to be different ways to run the reports - mainly Microsoft Word or Publisher. Our issue is we have essays with some of our scholarships, and fitting an essay box on an Excel spreadsheet while still trying to make it user friendly isn't possible! I would love to see reports where each each qualifying student could have all of the information needed on one page of a report. So if there are 15 students who qualify, there would be 15 pages, one for each student, in the report. Easier to read than an Excel spreadsheet that scrolls and scrolls.

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KW

Kevin W.

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2017

Great Software and even better support!!

5

We have been a CommunityForce customer for just under a year now. Before making the switch to the CommunityForce solution, we utilized a home grown custom built solution to support 6 individual scholarship programs. As with many home-grown systems, it had reached a point of no longer being feasible for us to support. But most importantly, we finally came to the realization as an organization that we are not in the business of being software developers. Our purpose is our mission, which is providing educational opportunities to women. After an exhaustive search, we decided on the CommunityForce solution. It is a decision that we are fortunate to be reminded of daily as being the right one. As you can imagine coming from a custom-built solution that was tailored around our business processes, there were certain facets of the system unique to our organization. These facets became embedded in our operating policy, which turned into requirements for CommunityForce. CommunityForce stepped up to the plate and in short order added the functionality into their solution to accommodate our uniqueness. To date they continue to step up to provide solutions vs. presenting barriers to our requests. As with any implementation of new technology there are always challenges, but the CommunityForce team was always and continues to be there to help us overcome them. Because of their implementation approach and intuitiveness of the solution, we are fully capable ourselves of building additional application workflows with the support of the CommunityForce team as needed. I think the best way sum up our experience with CommunityForce to date is to say this. Even though we are fully aware CommunityForce has hundreds of customers like ourselves, we are made to feel like we are their only customer. We are fully committed to being a customer for life!

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
Support Team. Ease of use. Cost to operate compared to the previous solution. Road map for the future.
Cons:
none

Vendor Response

Kevin, Thank you so much for this review! Our team here at CommunityForce is honored to have P.E.O International as a dedicated customer! Looking forward to many years of partnership!

Replied March 2017

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