Overview

This section provides a brief introduction to the Scholar Snapp solution technology.

Program

Filling out scholarship applications is complicated. The Scholar Snapp solution makes the scholarship application process easier for students. The Snapp Central API stores a student's application information. Integrated scholarship applications can pull, push, and synch data with the Snapp Central API, allowing applicants to auto-complete other applications.

Scholar Snapp is:

• Secure
• Private
• Free
• Fast
• Easy to use

Components

The Snapp solution consists of 3 major components:

1. The Snapp Central API. The Snapp Central API acts as a secure information hub. It allows your integrated scholarship applications to receive application data – which can be used to auto-fill your application. The Snapp Central API also allows you to send data back to Snapp – which means the scholar can use that data to auto-fill other applications.
2. The Snapp Data Profile. The Snapp Data Profile contains a student's scholarship application data. The Data Profile contains all the information that Snapp can share with other scholarship applications. Technically, it's an XML Data File defined by the Snapp Data Standard – which is an XML Schema Definition (XSD). The Profile can convey a rich set of information common to most scholarship applications, including:
   • Student Name
   • Student Demographic Information
   • Contact Information
   • Transcript Information
   • SAT, ACT Test Scores
   • FAFSA data
   • Current Enrollment
   • Intended Majors
   • Student Activities
   • Scholarship Purpose
   • Common Essay Prompts and Essay Content
   • ...and more.
3. The Snapp Application. We also provide an online form that allows students to enter data directly into their Snapp Data Profile – and edit data that's been synched with Snapp. 
   • Snapp doesn't actually award scholarships, but the online form provides a similar experience to a typical scholarship application. For example, the form validates and formats content, etc. This lets students get the most value from their sharable Data Profile. 
   • Implementers do not integrate with the Snapp Application (and some students never even see the Application), but it's good for implementers to be aware of its existence. It can be useful in prototyping, demonstrating the system, and troubleshooting integrations.

Technologies

The Snapp solution that you'll work with leverages the following technologies. Implementers will likely be familiar with most or all of these technologies – and we've got samples and mockups to show you how they're used in the Snapp context.

• OAuth2
• RESTful API / JSON
• XSD and XML

Read on for more information.