While billions of dollars in education funding exist, a simple way to manage and apply to awards has not. Sponsors need a better way to navigate financial and operational complexity to help individuals access support for their education. With Kaleidoscope, sponsors can benchmark the effectiveness of their financial support, gain relevant, current information about the applicants they are selecting, disburse funds directly to recipients – all while fostering meaningful, long-lasting relationships with those they support.
One platform to
fund future scholars
Kaleidoscope is the scholarship and grant management software that takes sponsors from application to disbursement, while connecting them with the applicants they want to reach
Connect donors directly to the
students they want to support
Nina Morrison, VP of Public Relations at Talking Rain
“Giving back is a part of our company’s DNA. Since 1987, we have partnered with a number of cause-related organizations. For this reason, we’re very excited to partner with Kaleidoscope to connect tomorrow’s leaders with the educational opportunities they deserve.”
Nina Morrison, VP of Public Relations at Talking Rain 
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FAQs for sponsors
Kaleidoscope works with a wide range of organizations that award scholarships and grants – from corporate foundations and community foundations to nonprofits, higher education institutions, and family foundations. Whether you’re running one annual program or managing dozens of awards across multiple cycles, the platform scales to fit your operation. If you’re giving money to students, Kaleidoscope is built for you.
Most organizations launch their first program within 8 to 12 weeks. Kaleidoscope’s implementation team guides you through every phase, from initial strategy and branding to application build, admin training, and go-live. For organizations with simpler programs, timelines can move faster. Either way, you won’t be figuring it out alone.
Kaleidoscope offers three tiers, Starter, Pro, and Enterprise, designed to match where your program is today and where it’s going. Pricing is based on your program’s scope and needs rather than a one-size-fits-all rate. The best way to get accurate pricing is to connect with our team, who can walk you through which plan fits your goals.
Not at all. Kaleidoscope’s Starter tier is built specifically for organizations that are just getting started or running a smaller number of programs. You get the full core platform: application building, review management, branding, and reporting without paying for complexity you don’t need yet. As your program grows, it’s easy to move into Pro or Enterprise.
Kaleidoscope goes beyond application intake. Where most scholarship tools stop at collecting applications, Kaleidoscope covers the full program lifecycle, from building a branded applicant portal and managing review rounds to disbursing funds and maintaining long-term relationships with scholars through Scholar Relationship Management (SRM). You also get dedicated support, AI and plagiarism detection, and Auto-Matching for organizations running multiple awards from a single application.
Yes. Kaleidoscope includes a full-service disbursement platform that manages the entire payment process on your behalf. That includes collecting recipient information through award acceptance forms, holding and reconciling funds in a dedicated account, and distributing payments via ACH, wire, or check. Your team gets real-time reporting on where every dollar is, and Kaleidoscope handles the coordination with recipients directly – so your staff isn’t chasing down student IDs or fielding payment questions.
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