Looking for an easy way to manage scholarship information?
Our free scholarship template helps you track awards, requirements, and key dates without the hassle of building a template yourself.
What Is a Scholarship Template?
A scholarship template is an organized spreadsheet tool that helps students track and manage multiple scholarship opportunities in one centralized location.
This template serves as a comprehensive dashboard for staying organized throughout the scholarship application process, ensuring no deadlines are missed and all requirements are met.
Download Spreadsheet Daddy’s Free Scholarship Template
Our Scholarship Template helps you organize and manage your scholarship applications in one centralized location.
What’s included
- Comprehensive scholarship tracking columns: The template includes 11 dedicated fields covering Scholarship Name, Provider/Organization, Eligibility Criteria, Application Deadline, Award Amount, Required Documents, Application Status, Submission Date, Decision Date, Contact Information, and Notes, allowing you to capture every critical detail about each scholarship opportunity in a single, organized row.
- Deadline and timeline management fields: Application Deadline, Submission Date, and Decision Date columns work together to help you track important dates throughout the scholarship cycle, ensuring you never miss a deadline and can plan your application strategy around multiple opportunities with competing timelines.
- Application progress tracking system: The Application Status column allows you to monitor where each scholarship stands in your process, whether it’s researched, in progress, submitted, or decided, giving you an at-a-glance view of your entire scholarship pipeline and helping you prioritize which applications need immediate attention.
- Eligibility and requirements documentation: Dedicated columns for Eligibility Criteria and Required Documents help you quickly assess which scholarships you qualify for and what materials you need to prepare, streamlining your research process and preventing wasted effort on opportunities that don’t match your profile.
- Flexible notes and contact fields: The Notes section provides space for recording essay prompts, recommendation requirements, interview tips, or personal observations, while the Contact Information column keeps provider details accessible for follow-up questions or status inquiries, ensuring all relevant information stays organized in one centralized location.
You can easily customize the template by adding or removing columns to fit your specific needs and preferences.
Use the links below to download a free blank scholarship template in your preferred format:
How to Use Our Scholarship Template
1. Choose to download the template in Excel or PDF, or create a personal copy in Google Sheets.
2. Complete the columns by entering all essential application information:
- Scholarship Name: Enter the official title of the scholarship program or award you’re applying for.
- Provider / Organization: Specify the institution, foundation, or company offering the scholarship.
- Eligibility Criteria: Record the specific requirements you must meet (GPA, major, demographic qualifications, etc.).
- Application Deadline: Document the submission cutoff date and time for the scholarship application.
- Award Amount: Include the monetary value of the scholarship (one-time payment, annual amount, or total over multiple years).
- Required Documents: List all materials needed for submission (transcripts, essays, recommendation letters, etc.).
- Application Status: Track the current stage of your application (Not Started, In Progress, Submitted, Awarded, or Not Awarded).
- Submission Date: Record when you officially submitted your completed application.
- Decision Date: Note the date when you expect to receive or actually received the scholarship decision.
- Contact Information: Include the scholarship administrator’s email address, phone number, or portal details.
3. Use the Notes section to include essential instructions, special conditions, or any other additional information.
