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Grow your programs without the migraines

Application & Review Software to help you get better applicants, dazzle judges and grow your programs. Designed for Awards, Abstracts, Scholarship, Grants and more..

All in one Powerful, Easy-to-Use Platform
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Abstract Software

Robust abstracts software that can power your conference management. Abstract collection, peer review, session scheduling and mobile app integration -- all made easy in OpenWater.


Awards Software

All-in-one awards management platform designed to streamline and simplify your entire awards program. Forget manila folders. Ditch the spreadsheets. OpenWater Awards does it all.


Grants

Create the impact you want with streamlined grants applications, a user friendly reviewer portal, and powerful features for program administrators.


Scholarships

Our all-in-one scholarship software manages the entire multi-step, multi-review process smoothly, moving applicants to scholarship recipients.


Fellowships

Create a memorable fellowship website, promote your fellows and alumni, and control the entire process, all in one system.

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The Power of Openwater

These metrics demonstrates the impact Getopenwater has on productivity and consumer satisfaction.

5,403,435+

Submissions seamlessly collected through OpenWater

10,000,000+

Hours of content Streamed using Openwater globally

10 minutes

Average response time from our US customer support team

750+

Organizations trust OpenWater to power their programs

Trusted by the Industry Leaders

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"

OpenWater At-A-Glance

Features purposely designed to make your life easier and remove friction from the review process.

Secure Portal Website

Content management for your program that's flexible for marketers, powerful for developers, and gives a secure experience.

Collect Submissions

Collect large files, set conditional logic, accept letters of recommendation -- all using our drag and drop form builder.

Multi-Round Review

OpenWater makes judging fun and easy. Reviewers log in, see their assigned submissions and submit their scores right in the system. Easy.

Automated Emails

Everyone stays in the loop with our Email Wizard. Create mobile-optimized email campaigns that look great — all by yourself.

Robust Reporting

Make smarter, data-backed decisions with powerful custom reporting and built-in analytics.

CRM/AMS Integrations

Connect OpenWater to system for a fast, reliable, sign-in process and bi-directional sync.

TESTIMONIALS

What our clients say

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Our team deals with over 80 different programs that are reviewed by 80 different committees who each have 3-12 volunteers. OpenWater makes it easy for us to collect the information that needs to be reviewed and enforce unique and diverse applicant requirements. This year, OpenWater has allowed our team to process over 1,200 applications reviewed by around 320+ volunteers.

Delia Cruz N
Honors Nomination Coordinator
The American Physical Society

We use OpenWater not only for our awards programs, but also for grants, fellowships and generally anything that requires an application or judging process. All of this in one central system that integrates nicely with our association management system.

Reggie Henry, CAE
Chief Information & Engagement Officer
ASAE

ASHA uses the OpenWater platform for awards programs, grant and scholarship applications, mentoring enrollment, course registration, volunteer applications and leadership programs. The flexibility of the OpenWater platform functionality is crucial to efficiently and successfully manage these various types of programs, each with unique requirements.

Jill Straniero
Digital Product Manager
American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

OpenWater is a company that treats you with a personal touch and we find that of great value. We have enjoyed the relationship we have built with them and have come to rely on them for the support that we need to continue to grow our program.

Joanne Schecter
Chapter Relations
American Advertising Federation

The Awards and Prizes team at the Institution of Engineering and Technology operates several awards, prizes and scholarship schemes, all with different entry and reporting requirements. The flexibility and functionality of the platform has led to many improvements and efficiencies in how IET awards are run. The support from the OpenWater team has been excellent.

Linda Deleay
Awards & Prizes Manager
The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Applications are very intuitive and easy to build (even with layers of complexity and if/then processes, and judging options are very customizable, reporting options are extensive and detailed. I did not have any experience building an application and do not come from a technical background, but I was able to build our application without issues due to the ease of using the program and the prompt and helpful assistance of customer support.

Laura Beth Hooper
Operations and Development Specialist
DirectWomen

Our team deals with over 80 different programs that are reviewed by 80 different committees who each have 3-12 volunteers. OpenWater makes it easy for us to collect the information that needs to be reviewed and enforce unique and diverse applicant requirements. This year, OpenWater has allowed our team to process over 1,200 applications reviewed by around 320+ volunteers.

Joanne Schecter
Chapter Relations
American Advertising Federation

Our team deals with over 80 different programs that are reviewed by 80 different committees who each have 3-12 volunteers. OpenWater makes it easy for us to collect the information that needs to be reviewed and enforce unique and diverse applicant requirements. This year, OpenWater has allowed our team to process over 1,200 applications reviewed by around 320+ volunteers.

Joanne Schecter
Chapter Relations
American Advertising Federation

Tons of Integrations

OpenWater has taken an integration first approach since the beginning. We integrate will all major CRMs and Association Software. Have a system we haven't integrated with yet? Let us know and we'll add it!

FAQs

OpenWater works best with any type of program that involves users submitting content that needs to be evaluated by a formal review committee. Many softwares out there can handle the submission aspect, but few can do the review well.

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