EAB Selects Awarded Software as their Financial Stewardship Platform Partner

Awarded Software and EAB Partner to Strengthen Scholarship Management and Donor Stewardship for Higher Education Institutions

New York, NY — November 2025 — Awarded Software, the leading provider of scholarship and fund management technology for higher education, today announced a strategic partnership with EAB, a trusted education research, technology, and analytics firm serving more than 2,800 institutions worldwide. The partnership aims to help colleges and universities streamline scholarship management, strengthen donor relationships, and advance institutional impact through integrated data and stewardship solutions.

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Empowering Institutions with Unified Scholarship and Stewardship Tools

The collaboration between Awarded and EAB offers institutions a more connected and transparent way to manage donor funds, streamline and optimize scholarship awarding, and improve donor reporting to demonstrate the outcomes of their philanthropic support.

“Many institutions today operate decentralized, inefficient systems for scholarship management,” said Brett Schraeder, VP of Financial Aid Optimization at EAB. “Awarded solves both of those issues.”

Through the partnership, institutional partners can simplify workflows, access deeper insights, and better align financial aid with institutional goals.

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Delivering Greater Transparency and Donor Trust

The partnership also focuses on addressing one of advancement’s most pressing challenges—effective and efficient stewardship. Awarded’s platform provides advancement teams with intuitive tools to demonstrate how donor contributions are used and the measurable outcomes they achieve, with significantly less effort and error.

“Stewardship is where many schools struggle most—and Awarded’s focus on helping institutions honor donor intent and show real impact delivers meaningful value to advancement leaders working to strengthen donor trust,” said Mairzy Krulic, VP of Advancement Marketing & Digital Experience at EAB.

“For many advancement teams, managing stewardship efforts can be difficult,” added Eddie Issertell, Associate Director, Research Discovery & Design at EAB. “Awarded provides a helpful way for institutions to track and share the impact of their funds more effectively.”

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Serving the Higher Education Ecosystem with Better Technology

The partnership underscores both organizations’ shared mission: to strengthen the education ecosystem through collaboration, technology, and data-driven strategy.

“At Awarded, our vision is to make scholarship management not only efficient but in doing so, create meaningful wins for institutions' donor retention and student success,” said Amaan Badruddin, CEO. “Partnering with EAB allows us to amplify that mission across hundreds of campuses that are ready to take stewardship and impact measurement to the next level.”

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About Awarded Software

Awarded Software empowers colleges and universities to manage scholarships, endowments, and donor reporting through an intuitive, integrated platform. By uniting financial aid, advancement, and stewardship teams, Awarded helps institutions honor donor intent, increase transparency, and improve the student funding experience.

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About EAB

EAB partners with education leaders to make education smarter and communities stronger. With a network of more than 2,800 institutions, EAB delivers data-driven insights, technology, and best practices across enrollment, student success, data analytics, institutional strategy, and advancement.