Getting started
Head to AwardSpring and use your McMaster email and password to log in.
Reviewers using an alternate email (alias/alternate email) please use the link here. Alias/Alternate emails will get an email indicating their password has been reset when logging in for the first time. Please click “Forgot Password” and follow the prompts.
If this is your first time using AwardSpring, you will be directed to the Privacy and Policy Use agreement page. Please read the policies and check the “agree” box for AwardSpring’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Understanding your dashboard (reviewer view)
Your dashboard lists the scholarships that you will review.
You can view the percentage of completion (reviewed) and the number of applicants remaining to be scored. Click the arrows next to the column headers to order (ascending or descending) by that value.
Understanding your dashboard (department admin)
The assignments section under the Review tab will list all scholarships that you will review.
You can view the percentage of completion (reviewed) and the number of applicants remaining to be scored.
Review an applicant
Click on a scholarship to begin.
On this screen, it will list all the applicants for the scholarship.
Click on an applicant to begin reviewing their application.
We will review applicant #753102 as an example.
Once the profile loads, you will see Score Cards and Instructions on the right-hand side. Please review the Instructions section for information, award terms, and scoring rubrics.
Score an applicant
Select the Score Cards section to start reviewing. As you input the scores, they will automatically calculate and save.
When you are done scoring an application, click the “Next” button to proceed with reviewing the next application.
Review an applicant’s score
When you have reviewed all of the assigned applicants for the scholarship, click Save and Exit to see a summary of all applicants reviewed, including their review status and score percentage.
Finishing up
You are done reviewing for this award when all the scholarships are displayed as 100% complete.
To log out, select the drop-down arrow at the top right of your screen.
Have questions?
Please contact Nancy Solano at solanon@mcmaster.
For Entrance Awards, contact Visanou Saythavy at saythav@mcmaster.ca.