Customizing Your AwardSpring Site

This article covers how to customize the logo, colors, messages and footer of your AwardSpring site. For what applicants see on their dashboard, see Student Dashboard.

You can customize certain parts of your website. To do so, click Settings, then Appearance. The page has four sections: Branding, Home page, Student dashboard and Footer. Select a section, make your changes, and click Save.

In the Branding section, the Logo card shows your current logo. Click Choose a different file to replace it, or Remove to delete it. The maximum size is 360 x 80 px; SVG, JPG, GIF and PNG files are accepted. The logo appears on the sign-in page and across the student site.

To use your own color, turn on Use a brand color and enter or pick a color. Your brand color is used on student dashboard widgets, buttons and links. Pick a dark shade so white text on it stays readable, such as navy (#000080), dark green (#013220) or purple (#800080), and avoid light colors. The sign-in preview updates as you edit. Students see the change after you save.

Click the color swatch to open your browser's color picker. The picker may let you switch between color formats.

To use the same color for announcement headings in the notification bell, turn on Also use this color for announcement headings in the notification bell.

In the Home page section, enter your message under Home page message. Use it for a brief message to applicants, such as deadline dates or contact information. The message can be up to 300 characters, and a counter shows how many are left. If you leave it empty, nothing appears on your public home page.

Under Home page image, click Choose a different file to replace the image. The maximum size is 940 x 660 px; SVG, JPG, GIF and PNG files are accepted. If you leave the image empty, the default image appears. Click View home page to see your public home page in a new tab.

Use the Donor list banner editor to write the banner shown at the top of your school's public Donors page. Visitors who are not signed in see it when they open the Donors link. The editor has a formatting toolbar, and an empty banner shows nothing.

In the Student dashboard section, the application deadline defaults to the last scholarship closing date. To show your own text, such as separate early and regular deadlines, turn on Show custom text instead of the last scholarship closing date and enter it in Custom text.

Use Dashboard message to write a message that appears at the top of every student's dashboard. The toolbar above the box lets you format the text. If you leave it empty, nothing appears.

In the Footer section, turn on Show a custom link in the footer, then enter the Text to display and the URL. The link appears at the bottom of every page of your site. Start the URL with http:// or https://, or use mailto: for an email address. Both fields are required while the link is on.

Changes are not applied until you save them. Click Save at the bottom of the page. Click Cancel to discard your changes.

To let students opt in to text messages, see Texting. The opt-in setting is in Settings, then Texting, under Student opt-in.