Scholar’s App Expands to Schools Nationwide, Recently Awarding Over $20 Million in Scholarships
Summary
All scholarships are fully screened by counselors prior to posting to prevent fraud and reduce data mining scams. “We are excited to grow to public and private high schools throughout the U.S., especially during this time when virtual services are more important than ever,” said Scholar’s App CEO Traven Watase, who founded the company in 2015 after experiencing frustration with the college scholarship process firsthand. This allows everyone in the process – from students to counselors to donors – to feel comfortable in a trusted virtual platform that removes traditional barriers in the system.” In less than 3 years, Scholar’s App achieved 100 percent public high school participation in its original market of Hawaii. Counselors: Streamline and automate the entire scholarship application process and tailor preferences for each student, while tracking progress to ensure timely completion. Scholar’s App is a Blue Startups technology company, selected to participate in the tenth cohort of the Hawaii business accelerator.