We are thrilled to announce the release of one of our most requested features: Custom Award Notifications!
This powerful new feature offers greater flexibility in messaging, allowing you to send personalized and consistent notifications that truly capture the unique spirit of each award.
Whether it's scholarship acceptance instructions, post-award tasks and deadlines, or even ceremony invitations, this feature has you covered. With this release, your award process will be more efficient and streamlined than ever.
Now, let’s dive in to discover more!
How it works
Create a New Award Template:
Navigate to the Emails Tab of the main menu
Select the Templates tab
Create a New Template
Click the "New Award Template" button located at the top right corner of the Templates pageFill in Template Details
Provide a Template Name (for internal reference), the subject line for the email and craft the body of your emailSave Your Template
Click the "Save" button to store your template.
Your new template will appear in the "Saved Templates" section, ready to use.
Attaching a New Custom Award Template to Scholarships
You can attach a new custom award template to scholarships in two ways, individually and in bulk.
Updating scholarship templates individually:
Navigate to the Scholarship tab from the main menu
Choose a scholarship you want to update
Visit the "Notify" tab
From the dropdown menu, select the new award template you created.
Updating scholarship templates in bulk:
Go to the Scholarships section from the main menu.
Add the Award Template column to the scholarships list for easy reference.
Use the checkboxes to select the scholarships you want to update with the new template.
Click the "Update Award Notification Template" button at the top of the list.
Select a template for the selected scholarships.
Confirm
The new template will now be attached to all chosen scholarships.
Tips and Tricks
Smooth Transition:
We've moved the default award and denial templates to the new interface and attached all scholarships to those default items. No action or special setup is needed, we've got you covered!
Subject and Message Variables:
The subject line supports the same variables as the message field. We recommend using the Scholarship Name variable in the subject line instead of creating a distinct template for each scholarship.
Variables are a powerful tool! Explore their potential, and if you need assistance, our support team is always here to help.
Copying Scholarships:
When you copy scholarships across cycles, the attached award templates will be copied too. Set it up once and you’re good to go!