See how Reviewr helps you get more seniors applying for every local scholarship, with one application they can finish.
In Sallie Mae's How America Pays for College 2026 study, three out of four college students who didn't use a scholarship never applied for one. Nearly half of families (48%) said they believed scholarships were only for students with exceptional grades or abilities.
Local scholarship programs see the same pattern. A foundation may hold dozens of awards: memorial funds, family scholarships, awards for students headed to trade school or the first in their family to go to college. Each has its own criteria, and often its own form. A few seniors apply for nearly everything, and many of the students those awards were meant for never start.
This session draws on two of the five dimensions of Review Integrity, a framework for judging whether an application and review process is fair, consistent and defensible.
The first is Intake Proportionality: does what's asked of an applicant scale to what's at stake for them? Being considered for every local award shouldn't mean entering the same information over and over, or finishing in one sitting.
The second is Rubric Clarity: are criteria written, weighted and visible before anyone applies? When a senior can't see who an award is for, they often decide it isn't for them.
When those answers are no, the students with the most help apply for the most awards. Funds a donor created for a specific kind of student barely draw applicants. Volunteer committees choose from a short list, and donor families see the same names year after year. When a donor asks who their scholarship reached, the honest answer is whoever happened to apply.
Local scholarship windows open on a set calendar each year, and the application students see is the one built before the window opens. The time to change what seniors see, and how much you ask of them, is before the first student starts.
You'll also see how to track which applications were started but not finished, and how to send each fund's applicants to its own committee.
Staff and volunteers who run local scholarships at community foundations, K-12 and district education foundations and other scholarship programs, plus the counselors who share them with students and the board members and donor committee chairs who help choose recipients.
Does Reviewr send scholarship payments?No. Reviewr tracks acceptance, proof of enrollment and thank-you letters. It doesn't disburse funds or track fund balances. You can export a recipient list for whoever sends the checks.
Our scholarships each have different criteria. Can one application handle that?Yes. Students fill out one application, and eligibility questions match them to the scholarships they qualify for. Each fund's applicants can go to its own committee.
Can counselors and teachers submit reference letters?Yes. Students request a letter inside the application, and the reference gets an email link, automatic reminders and its own deadline.
Is Reviewr secure enough for student data?Reviewr is SOC 2 Type II certified and supports single sign-on. Your organization owns its data and can export it.
Is setup a big project?Reviewr's team builds your program with you from your current forms, typically over about 30 days.
Founded in 2011, Reviewr has processed more than 1 million applications for thousands of organizations.
The all-in-one platform for managing scholarships, grants and awards programs.
