Personalized scholarships via Scholar's App: Lunch with Traven Watase

I caught up with Traven Watase of Scholar's App over lunch today at The Pacific Club in Honolulu.

What's happening: Traven is the founder of Scholar's App,  a platform that connects students to verified scholarships and helps track the entire financial aid process.

They signed up for Paubox Email Suite in 2015.

Scholar's App: We use Scholar's App to as our central listing source for the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship. We've been their customer since 2019.

We've funded a total of 46 scholarships to-date via Scholar's App.

Here's what I learned:

• "The more personalized a scholarship is, the more applicants you'll get in Scholar's App." (Traven Watase)
• As an experiment, Traven suggested creating a separate scholarship listing next year for my alma mater, McKinley High School. The same criteria would apply:
  • Native Hawaiian
  • Pursuing a STEM or technology related major
  • Enrolled in an accredited college or university
  • Annually publish content on your college journey
    
    

See also: HIPAA Compliant Email: The Definitive Guide

Traven appearing like a scholar in The Pacific Club library