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The Real Cost of Running Scholarships the Old Way

A candid conversation with the University of Houston about what their old scholarship process really cost, and what finally made the case for change.

Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT

  • Ben Montecillo

    Executive Director, University of Houston

  • Alex Stepien

    CEO, AwardSpring

  • Brandon Weisenberger

    VP of Sales, AwardSpring

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About this webinar

What does your scholarship process actually cost you? For some institutions it’s an expensive platform earning a fraction of its keep. For others it’s spreadsheets, reports, and a workflow nobody has touched in fifteen years. Join AwardSpring and the University of Houston’s scholarship team for a candid conversation about how UH ran the numbers on its old process, what made the case for change, and what they’re learning as they rebuild for the fall cycle.

Who should attend

Scholarship administrators, financial aid leaders, and foundation or advancement teams at colleges and universities. Whether you’re paying for a platform that underdelivers or holding the whole process together with spreadsheets, the math in this session applies to you.

What you'll learn

Four things you'll take back to your team

  • What your process actually costs

    A simple way to total what your current process actually costs, from platform fees to staff hours to dollars that never reach students.

  • How UH built the case

    How the University of Houston ran the numbers on its old process and built the internal case for change.

  • What to ask before you commit

    The questions worth asking before you commit to a new platform, and what separates a good demo from a good decision.

  • What a rebuild really looks like

    What the first months of a rebuild look like in practice as UH prepares for its fall awarding cycle.

Speakers

Who you'll hear from

Ben Montecillo

Executive Director · University of Houston

Ben leads the scholarship function at the University of Houston, one of the largest public universities in Texas, where his team is moving a fifteen-year-old process to a modern awarding platform for the fall cycle.

Alex Stepien

CEO · AwardSpring

Alex leads AwardSpring and works with scholarship and advancement teams on what it takes to move a program off the old way of doing things.

Brandon Weisenberger

VP of Sales · AwardSpring

Brandon has sat in on hundreds of these evaluations and knows which questions separate a platform that fits from one that just demos well.

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