Kaleidoscope’s latest product roadmap, led by its new Scholar Relationship Management (SRM) system, reflects a new standard: empowering scholarship providers to track, engage, and showcase their scholars’ impact, all in one platform.
Minneapolis, MN, May 19, 2025 — Kaleidoscope, the leading Full-Cycle Scholarship Platform (FSP), today announced the official launch of its new Scholar Relationship Management (SRM) system, a major milestone in the company’s broader investment in helping organizations build deeper, longer-lasting relationships with their awardees. SRM is one of several recent feature developments aimed at shifting how organizations engage with scholars, measure outcomes, and tell stories of impact.
“SRM isn’t just a feature, it’s a framework for how modern scholarship programs should operate,” said Jason Von Bank, CEO of Kaleidoscope. “Our platform has always helped organizations run scholarships effectively and efficiently, but we’re now advancing that capability beyond just a financial award. By capturing the full lifecycle of scholarship value, we’re helping institutions drive greater outcomes for recipients and deeper visibility for donors.”
With the release of SRM, Kaleidoscope becomes the first platform in the market to deliver a product of this caliber that is purpose-built to manage scholar relationships across their entire lifecycle. It’s a category-defining innovation that sets a new bar for what scholarship management platforms can and should do.
SRM provides organizations with a centralized view of each scholar’s full lifecycle including applications, awards, communications, disbursements, and customized engagement data all within the Kaleidoscope platform. With SRM, teams can track scholar-level outcomes, maintain post-award engagement, and generate data-backed insights to share with boards, donors, and the communities they serve.
SRM is the latest in a series of product enhancements designed to support this deeper direction. Earlier this year, Kaleidoscope expanded its messaging capabilities to include 1:1 SMS conversations and advanced communication tracking, allowing teams to connect with scholars more personally and effectively. In the coming months, the company will also release enhanced custom reporting tools, making it easy for customers to generate turnkey dashboards and impact reports.
“These investments reflect a core belief that technology should do more than manage transactions. It should support meaningful relationships,” said Pete Jacoby, Chief Technology Officer at Kaleidoscope. “Our roadmap is focused on unlocking new ways for organizations to understand and amplify the stories of the scholars they support.”
SRM is available now to all new and existing customers.
To learn more, visit mykaleidoscope.com.
About Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is a Full-Cycle Scholarship Platform (FSP) that gives organizations the tools and support they need to build and manage scholarship programs from start to finish, every year. Organizations partner with Kaleidoscope to build and manage scholarship applications, communicate with applicants and reviewers, complete a selection process, and manage disbursements. Learn more at https://www.mykaleidoscope.com.