Scholarship Eligibility Checker
Enter candidate entry qualifications, family income, and merit records to instantly evaluate which financial discount brackets and institutional bursaries they qualify for.
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Add your institution's scholarship brackets. Each row defines one award with its eligibility thresholds.
Enter candidate details and scholarship programmes, then click Check Eligibility.
How Scholarship Eligibility Matching Works
Institutional scholarships and bursaries typically operate on multi-criteria eligibility rules — combining academic performance, demonstrated financial need, and merit-based evidence into a structured decision. Processing these manually per applicant is time-consuming and error-prone.
This tool lets admissions and financial aid officers define their scholarship programmes once, then evaluate any candidate instantly. Each programme's award is only shown when the candidate satisfies all three thresholds simultaneously — income ceiling, academic floor, and merit minimum.
Common Scholarship Criteria
- Academic threshold — Minimum entry qualification: A-Level grade points, GPA, or percentage score. Candidates below this are automatically excluded regardless of other factors.
- Income ceiling — Maximum annual household income. Need-based bursaries reserve awards for families below a set threshold.
- Merit score — Extracurricular achievements, community service, leadership roles, and awards contribute to a composite merit score.
- Discount bracket — Eligible candidates receive a fee discount percentage, which may be partial (25%, 50%) or full (100%) depending on the programme category.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — this tool evaluates all configured programmes independently and flags every one the candidate qualifies for. In practice, institutions may award only the highest-value match or allow stacking up to a defined cap. The tool shows all matches so admissions teams can apply their own stacking policy.
Merit scoring is institution-specific. A common approach is a 0–100 composite: 40 points for national/international awards, 30 for community service hours, 20 for elected leadership roles, and 10 for other extracurriculars. Set thresholds that match your institution's existing rubric.
No — it evaluates eligibility against configurable criteria, not a binding award. Final decisions require human review and approval through your financial aid board. Use this tool to shortlist and prepare recommendation reports for that process.
This tool processes one candidate at a time for detailed per-programme analysis. For bulk cohort processing, UniCloud360's Admissions CRM module automates scholarship eligibility screening across all applicants simultaneously and integrates with your offer workflow.
UniCloud360 Admissions CRM evaluates every applicant against your scholarship programmes automatically and generates award recommendation lists for your financial aid board.
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Real Results from Real Users
Trusted by lecturers and students across Sri Lankan universities
"We process 800+ applications each intake. Setting up the scholarship tiers once and running each candidate through takes seconds. The PDF report goes straight into our awards committee pack."
"The income + academic + merit combination check is exactly how our scholarships work. Previously this required three separate spreadsheet lookups per applicant."
"We found several candidates who qualified for a second scholarship they hadn't been flagged for. The multi-programme matching caught these overlaps our manual process was missing."
"Very clear layout. The 'reason for ineligibility' column helps candidates understand exactly what they need to improve to qualify next intake — useful for advising conversations."
How Scholarship Eligibility Checker Compares
vs spreadsheets, manual processes, and paid platforms
| Feature | UniCloud360 Scholarship Eligibility Checker | Manual Spreadsheet | Email to Finance Office | Paid Admissions SIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-criteria eligibility check | All 3 criteria | VLOOKUP formula | Wait for reply | Yes |
| Multiple programme matching | All programmes | One-by-one | Not shown | Yes |
| Reason for ineligibility | Per programme | No | Not provided | Yes |
| Print-ready PDF report | One click | Format manually | No | Scheduled export |
| Free to use | Free forever | Spreadsheet effort | Free | Paid |