Case Study: Forging Industry Association (FIA) achieves cost savings and streamlined scholarship management with OpenWater

FIA’s Cost-Savings and Improved Eficiency with OpenWater

The Forging Industry Association (FIA) faced an inefficient, spreadsheet-based scholarship application process that required heavy manual data entry, slowed reviewers, and relied on a costly legacy platform. To modernize their scholarship program and reduce administrative burden, FIA selected OpenWater’s online scholarship management solution to replace spreadsheets and the outdated third-party system.

OpenWater implemented a centralized, automated application and review platform that gave reviewers real-time access, reduced errors, and streamlined data management. As a result, FIA saw markedly reduced manual workload, improved applicant and reviewer experience, and significant cost savings after moving to OpenWater.

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