SLM Applicant Tutorial - Universal Application

Registration

To get started, click the link provided to you by the organization offering scholarships. This will bring you to the Logon Page. Then follow these steps to get set up to apply.

1. If this is your first time logging into the site, click Create New Account. 
2. You’ll land on the Registration page. Any fields with an asterisk are required.  
   • You may see the option to connect to Scholar Snapp. If you have a Scholar Snapp profile, you may use it to help fill out this registration page. Click Connect to Scholar Snapp and follow the instructions in the pop-up box.
     • There may also be questions on the scholarship application form that allow you to pull in responses from your Scholar Snapp profile.
3. After completing the fields on this page, click Next. 
4. Create a password for your account and click Create Account.

Email Confirmation

Upon creating an account you will be taken to the Email Confirmation page, so you can confirm that you are receiving emails from the system.

1. Follow the on-screen instructions and click Continue to finish the registration process.
2. Now you have an account in this system; and remember, this is an account that you will use for both present and future applications. 

Now that you’ve created your account, when you visit the site again you can enter your email address and password, then click Logon. 

If you forget your password, the Forgot your Password link will step you through resetting it.

Applying

1. After logging into the site, click Apply in the top navigation bar to view open opportunities. 
2. Click Apply next to an opportunity to begin an application.
3. If the application has a due date, you will see it listed at the top of this form.
   • Please be aware that you may not be able to submit your application after the deadline, depending upon how the organization has set up the due date.
4. Fill out the application form.
   • Any questions with an asterisk next to them are required.
   • Questions with character limits will show an error message if your response is over the limit. 
     • You will need to shorten your response to fit within the limit before you can submit your application.
   • File upload questions will only accept one file per question, and there will be a file MiB limit noted.
     • If you upload a file that’s too large or an unaccepted file type, a warning will appear, and your file will not be saved. 
   • For some text questions, you might see a rich text editor bar. This allows you to add formatting to your response. If you’re copying and pasting text from a Word document, it will also allow you to keep most formatting from Word.
     • Click a button in the editor (e.g. the B button for bold text) and then type. The formatting will be applied to the text that you type (e.g. the text you type will be bold).   
     • Click the button in the editor again to stop using that formatting when you continue typing. 
     • Highlight existing text and then click a button in the editor. The formatting will be applied to the highlighted text. 
     • Highlight existing text and click the button in the editor again to remove the formatting.
     • When adding a numbered or bulleted list, click the arrow next to the list button to view additional formatting options.
5. If you have a Scholar Snapp profile, you may click Copy Scholar Snapp Profile to pull in responses to questions on the application with the Scholar Snapp icon (). Some applications may not include any of these questions. 
   • If you edit any of these responses on the application, you can click Update Scholar Snapp at the bottom of the page to push your edited responses back to Scholar Snapp. 
   • Note that some questions (for example, essay questions) pulled from Scholar Snapp will not push back with edits you made on your application.
6. The application may contain one or more sections to be completed by another person, for example someone who will write you a letter of recommendation. You’ll see instructions on the application if this is the case.
   • After typing in the email address for the person who will complete that section for you, click Compose Email. 
   • In your email, let them know what you need, and include any other information as instructed on the application. 
   • The system will then send them another email with a link to complete the questions in that section.
   • You won’t see the questions in that section, but you can see whether or not they’ve been completed.
   • Unless the organization gives you other instructions, you can submit your application before this person completes their section.
7. The system will autosave your work on the application after every 100 characters you type or when you click into the next question. You can also use the Save button if you need to leave the site before you’re done. 
   • When you return to the site, click Edit Application from your dashboard to return to the form. 
8. Once you’re finished with the application, click Submit. 
   • All required questions must be completed to submit the application.
   • If you have not completed all required questions, the system will let you know which questions you missed. 
   • After submitting an application, you can view it, but you can’t make edits.
9. Now you’ll see a Confirmation page, which lists the scholarships/opportunities you’re eligible to apply for. You’ll also see a list of any scholarships that require supplemental questions. 
   • The system has automatically submitted your application for scholarships you’re eligible to apply for that do not require supplemental questions.
   • For scholarships that do require supplemental questions, you’ll have the option to complete that info and submit your application to those scholarships as well.
10. Click Continue. You’ll be brought to the first application with supplemental questions. 
    • If a supplemental question is used on more than one scholarship that you’re applying for, your response will carry across the applications. 
    • If you update your response on one application, it will automatically update on the other applications using that question. 
11. If you do not want to apply for an opportunity with supplemental questions, click Abandon Request.
    • If you choose to abandon your request for an opportunity, you’ll be brought back to your dashboard. Click Edit Application next to any opportunities with supplemental questions that you’d still like to complete and submit.

While working on your application, you can click Question List to download a PDF version of the questions (without your responses). You can also click Application Packet to download a PDF version of the application with your responses, plus any documents you’ve uploaded within the form.

Your Dashboard

When you login to the site, you’ll land on your dashboard. You can always get back here by clicking the home icon in the upper navigation bar. 

1. You’ll see two tabs on your dashboard. The Historical tab will contain your applications once they are no longer open or active. This will include your initial application if you were not found eligible for any scholarship opportunities at this time.
2. You’ll see your applications in the Active tab as long as you’re still working on any of them, or if any of your applications haven’t yet been approved or denied.
3. For an approved application, you may see a View Details link. If you click this link and go to the Award Details tab on the next screen, you can view the amount of your award and more information.
   • Some organizations may not display this information on your dashboard.
     
     
4. If you’ve been assigned any follow up forms to complete for an award, you will see them grouped together above the related awards. Each follow up also lists the specific award(s) it is related to in the Award column. 
   • If you’re assigned multiple follow ups, the organization might require that you submit them sequentially by due date. If this is the case, you’ll see the option to edit and submit the follow up with the earliest due date, but you will not see that option for the other follow ups yet. You might also see the option to preview and save your work on forms with later due dates, but you still must submit the forms in order by due date.
   • Alternatively, the organization might allow you to submit follow up forms in any order. If this is the case, you’ll see the option to edit each follow up form right away.   
   • Click Edit next to a follow up form to access it.