Scholarship Management Services

Affordable Scholarship Management

With our scholarship management platform, we have created cost efficiencies so scholarship providers spend less on scholarship management fees and have more money to help students!

How to Establish a Scholarship

TUN has helped organizations of all sizes implement their scholarship programs. TUN’s scholarship management services cover the entire scholarship application lifecycle. TUN offers one centralized solution and can ensure that you achieve your goals while helping students!

1. Create Your Scholarship

We can handle all aspects of starting a scholarship program.

  • Goals – Develop a clear understanding of all your goals to ensure a successful program
  • Design – Create a scholarship to meet your goals
  • Legal – Comply with applicable laws
  • Application – Create a streamlined application that ensures students can easily apply to your scholarship program

2. Manage Your Scholarship

We can administer every facet of your scholarship program.

  • Eligibility – Ensure that applicants satisfy the eligibility requirements
  • Review – Choose finalists and winners in a fair and objective manner
  • Reporting – Measure the key metrics that are important to you
  • Disbursement – Distribute the funds properly Distribute the funds properly to support student higher education expenses

3. Promote Your Scholarship

We can promote your scholarship program to ensure your goals are met!

  • Build awareness with students, schools and your stakeholders

Got a question about starting or managing a scholarship program?

We will be happy to talk to you about our scholarship management services. Just give us a call at (917) 397-2650, or schedule a time to talk to us below:

Start

Goals – We can help you create the best program that meets your branding goals!
Design – We can recommend the award amount, online application requirements, and program duration to meet your budget and goals.
Legal – We can create the legal terms and process to ensure that your scholarship is set up legally and satisfies the IRS tests for scholarships and grants. Unlike some of the other scholarship platforms, TUN does not sell student data.
Applications – We can design and implement a custom online application form with your company’s branding.

Manage

Eligibility – We will make sure the applicants satisfy the eligibility requirements of the scholarship program.
Review – We will objectively review applications to ensure that winners are properly selected.
Reporting – We will measure and report back to you on key metrics during and after the application process.
Disbursement – We will disburse the funds to higher education institutions on behalf of the winners to ensure that the award meets the IRS scholarship rules.

Promote

Students – We can promote your scholarship program to students and their parents through our Scholarship Search Engine, email outreach, and more!
Schools – We can reach out to our relationships at schools to get your scholarship listed on their websites, intranets, social media, and more!
News – We can publish a featured article about your scholarship on Google News.
Social Media – We can promote your scholarship on our social media – the largest social media reach dedicated to scholarships.

Mission Scholarships – For scholarship providers who are supporting a strong mission with their scholarship programs, we offer free promotion. We believe in supporting mission based scholarship programs that support social impact.

Best Practices!

We have created, promoted, and managed scholarship programs of all sizes and types. In the process, we have learned best practices, which we share below!

Star a scholarship program

How to Start a Scholarship Program

We have created this 11-point checklist to make it easier for you to help students through brand scholarships.

Scholarship Taxes

Scholarships & Taxes

Here’s what sponsors need to know to avoid creating taxable income with their scholarship disbursements.

Scholarship recruitment

Scholarships as a Recruitment Tool

Companies are discovering that sponsoring a scholarship is a great way for them to recruit talent. Here’s why.

Additional Resources

  • *Updated February 3, 2022 Every year, millions of students struggle to find the funds to attend college. Awarding a scholarship to a student in need makes a substantial difference in their lives, […]
  • So your company has decided to offer a scholarship. First of all, congratulations! Every year, millions of students are able to attend college thanks to the generosity of individuals, companies, and organizations […]
  • *Updated September 23, 2021 Although women outnumber men on college campuses and may soon represent the majority of the U.S. college-educated workforce, they’re underrepresented in high-paying STEM fields both in college and […]
  • There are so many causes — big and small — that could use student volunteers, including the environment, education, homeless assistance, food insecurity, social justice, health care, and more.  Let’s inspire and […]
  • With just over a decade left to prevent irreversible damage caused by climate change on our planet, the value of a degree in sustainability has never been higher. All across the country, […]
  • The death of George Floyd death has inspired protests and triggered soul-searching conversations about the systemic racism and racial inequality in the United States. In addition to a number of other barriers, […]
  • Essential workers across the country have been the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic.  While all of us at TUN have been able to work from home during the shelter-in-place orders, essential workers […]
  • *Updated June 10, 2021 From Ford to Pfizer, most major companies offer a scholarship under their brand name. But why do they choose to do so?  The benefits to the recipients are […]
  • *Updated June 10, 2021 Your company is one with an eye to the future and a commitment to helping the world. You place an emphasis on social accountability and are interested in […]
  • *Updated June 11, 2021 Scholarships are an affordable, but powerful marketing tool for brands and other businesses. And many accounting firms and organizations, including AICPA, are already sponsoring scholarships.  The sponsors may […]
  • *Updated February 3, 2023 Across industries, scholarships are becoming a great marketing tool, which is even more powerful today in a world where client acquisition is one Google search away.  Brands like […]
  • *Updated June 10, 2021 When the producers from Cards Against Humanity video-called Eva Smerekanych to inform her she earned a full-tuition Science Ambassador Scholarship, she was at a loss for words. Her […]

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Get in touch!

Got a question about starting a scholarship, or managing an existing one? Just give us a call at (917) 397-2650, email us at Sales@tun.com, or schedule a time to talk to us.

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