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Introduction to Qualifications

This article covers qualifications and the question types you can use to configure them.

Qualifications (also called scholarship eligibility requirements or criteria) are configured at the scholarship level and match applicants to the scholarships they're eligible for. You can reuse qualifications across any number of scholarships.

To configure qualifications, open the scholarship, click the Qualifications tab, and click Add Qualification.

The Qualifications tab of a scholarship with no qualifications yet, with the Add Qualification button and Scholarships navigation highlighted.

Next, decide which qualifying question best fits your scholarship requirements. Click the Application question box to view and select from the existing questions on your application.

The Application question box on a new qualification, open to show the dropdown list of existing application questions.

Question types

The list includes single-answer, multiple-answer, and numeric questions from your application. You can configure a qualification using any question in the list. The examples below show each question type.

Note: To create a new question, go to Application, create the question, and then return to this page.

A single- or multiple-answer question lets you set one or more qualifying answers.

Example 1

  • Qualification—Applicant must be a single parent.

  • Question—Are you a single parent?

  • Answer—must be Yes

Example 2

  • Qualification—Applicant must participate in at least one of the following clubs: Jazz Club, French Club, Golf Club, Book Club.

  • Question—Do you participate in any of the following clubs?

  • Answer—can be any of the specified clubs

A numeric question lets you set a numeric value as the qualifying answer.

Example 3

  • Qualification—The Study Abroad Scholarship requires that applicants have at least 60 earned college credits.

  • Question—How many college credits have you earned? (or Earned Credits)

  • Answer—must be at least 60

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