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SmarterSelect

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What it is

SmarterSelect is application-management software for scholarship, grant, award, and other programs. It helps organizations collect applications, manage applicants, evaluate submissions, and track awards. Forms support multiple question types and file attachments, with layouts for phones, tablets, and laptops. The platform can automate scoring and calculations, send email and text notifications and reminders, and track awards. Reviewers can use scoring and rubrics; administrators can create custom reports and export applicant or evaluation data as CSV or PDF files. Through Zapier, application data can be shared with more than 2,000 applications, including Salesforce and other CRM systems, without programming. Single sign-on lets users access the platform with credentials from a CRM or member-management system. Subscriptions include support, with hours of 8 AM to 6 PM Central US Monday through Friday. The no-credit-card trial has no time limit but is limited to ten users for testing. SmarterSelect says it does not sell or share personal information in providing its services and supports GDPR access, erasure, and portability requests. Plans start at $2,000 USD per year.

Spec sheet

Purpose
SmarterSelect is application-management software for scholarships, grants, awards and other programs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Audience
SmarterSelect is most suitable for community foundations, private organizations, nonprofits, schools and associations running scholarship, grant or award processes.Read 30 Sep 2026 · info.smarterselect.com
Trial
The trial requires no credit card, has no time limit and is limited to ten users for testing.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
API
API access is available in certain service tiers, and excessive or abusive request volumes can lead to suspension or termination.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Integrations
SmarterSelect can share application data with more than 2,000 applications, including Salesforce and other CRM systems, through Zapier without programming.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Security
SmarterSelect says it maintains technical, physical, administrative and organizational security measures and industry-standard procedures for detecting and responding to attacks and failures.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Privacy
SmarterSelect says it does not sell or share personal information in connection with providing its services.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Support
Support is included with subscriptions; support hours are 8 AM to 6 PM Central US Monday through Friday, with live chat for Enhance and Enterprise and email ticketing for Create.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Founded
2007Read 28 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Application forms
Application forms support multiple question types, file attachments and responsive layouts for phones, tablets and laptops.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Automation
The platform supports automatic scoring, calculations, email and text notifications, reminders and award tracking.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Core workflow
The platform helps organizations collect applications, manage applicants, evaluate submissions and track awards.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
GDPR
SmarterSelect states that it supports access, erasure and data portability requests and will notify supervisory authorities within 72 hours of discovering a security breach.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Reports and exports
Users can create custom reports and export applicant or evaluation data as CSV and PDF files.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
SSO
Single sign-on lets users access SmarterSelect with credentials from a CRM or member-management system.Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com

Plans and prices

Create $2,000 a year annually at $2,000 / year 500 users/year · unlimited programs · 5MB max file upload · 1,000 survey responses/year · support included Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Enhance $5,000 a year annually at $5,000 / year 2,500 users/year · unlimited programs · 10MB max file upload · 5,000 survey responses/year · support included Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com
Enterprise $7,500 a year annually at $7,500 / year 10,000 users/year · unlimited programs · 20MB max file upload · 20,000 survey responses/year · support included Read 30 Sep 2026 · smarterselect.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Forms adapt to phones, tablets, and laptops
  • Automates scoring, notifications, reminders, and award tracking
  • Connects through Zapier to more than 2,000 applications
  • Trial has no time limit and requires no credit card

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Create starts at $2,000 USD per year
  • Trial is limited to ten users
  • API access is available only in certain service tiers

Who it suits

SmarterSelect is suited to community foundations, private organizations, nonprofits, schools, and associations managing scholarship, grant, or award applications. It may also fit teams that need applicant review, award tracking, and integrations with CRM systems.

Verdict

SmarterSelect brings application collection, review, and award tracking into one workflow. Check the annual plan limits and trial’s ten-user cap before evaluating it with a larger group.

Where Specifiction places it

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