Abstract Software
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OpenWater’s Application Management Platform
OpenWater allows you to manage all of your organization’s application and review processes in one solution. Whether you leverage one, a few, or all five functionalities, you’ll get the same user experience and customization capabilities across the board.
Abstract Software
Robust abstracts software that can power your conference management. Abstract collection, peer review, session scheduling and mobile app integration — all made easy in OpenWater.
Awards Software
All-in-one awards management platform designed to streamline and simplify your entire awards program. Forget manila folders. Ditch the spreadsheets. OpenWater Awards does it all.
Grants
Create the impact you want with streamlined grants applications, a user friendly reviewer portal, and powerful features for program administrators.
Scholarships
Our all-in-one scholarship software manages the entire multi-step, multi-review process smoothly, moving applicants to scholarship recipients.
Fellowships
Create a memorable fellowship website, promote your fellows and alumni, and control the entire process, all in one system.
Trusted by the Industry Leaders
Key Features of OpenWater’s Application Management Software
Remove friction from your application and review processes with features designed for associations, foundations, and higher education institutions.
Program Website Builder
Develop and manage a secure, flexible, and powerful website that showcases your programs to applicants and the community—all with no coding required!
Submission Form Creation
Build application forms with drag-and-drop functionality, accept attachments of any size and type, and set conditional logic.
Multi-Round Review
Give reviewers access to all of their assigned applications as soon as they log in, then compile every score on every submission in one place.
Automated Communications
Keep applicants and team members informed by creating and sending branded, mobile-optimized messages in OpenWater’s Email Wizard.
Robust Reporting
Make data-driven decisions about your programs’ future with powerful custom reports and built-in analytics.
Process-Specific Capabilities
Showcase award winners via online galleries, build conference sessions with approved abstracts, and track funding distributions for grants, scholarships, and fellowships.
TESTIMONIALS
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What Our Application & Review Software Users Say
Based on stellar reviews on"Our team deals with over 80 different programs that are reviewed by 80 different committees who each have 3-12 volunteers. OpenWater makes it easy for us to collect the information that needs to be reviewed and enforce unique and diverse applicant requirements. This year, OpenWater has allowed our team to process over 1,200 applications reviewed by around 320+ volunteers."
"We use OpenWater not only for our awards programs, but also for grants, fellowships and generally anything that requires an application or judging process. All of this in one central system that integrates nicely with our association management system."
"ASHA uses the OpenWater platform for awards programs, grant and scholarship applications, mentoring enrollment, course registration, volunteer applications and leadership programs. The flexibility of the OpenWater platform functionality is crucial to efficiently and successfully manage these various types of programs, each with unique requirements."
"OpenWater is a company that treats you with a personal touch and we find that of great value. We have enjoyed the relationship we have built with them and have come to rely on them for the support that we need to continue to grow our program."
"The Awards and Prizes team at the Institution of Engineering and Technology operates several awards, prizes and scholarship schemes, all with different entry and reporting requirements. The flexibility and functionality of the platform has led to many improvements and efficiencies in how IET awards are run. The support from the OpenWater team has been excellent."
“Applications are very intuitive and easy to build (even with layers of complexity and if/then processes, and judging options are very customizable, reporting options are extensive and detailed. I did not have any experience building an application and do not come from a technical background, but I was able to build our application without issues due to the ease of using the program and the prompt and helpful assistance of customer support.”
65+ Integrations
OpenWater has taken an integration-first approach since the beginning and integrates with many major CRMs, AMS, and other platforms. Have a system we haven’t integrated with yet? Let us know, and we’ll make it happen!
