NSPA 2026
Annual Conference
Join our Solution Showcase on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:15am to see how matching and donor management work when the system does the heavy lifting and scholarship money results in more enrollment.
About NSPA 2026
Dates
October 19–22, 2026
Location
San Antonio, TX
Booth #5
Theme
Continuity:
Moving Forward
with Intention
Continuity:
Moving Forward
with Intention
Continuity reflects the essential work of scholarship administration amid constant change. While policies, systems, and conditions evolve, the responsibility to support students, honor donor intent, and maintain trust remains.
The 2026 NSPA Conference explores the practices, judgment, and structures that help scholarship programs adapt thoughtfully and operate effectively—now and into the future.
About NSPA 2026
Dates
October 19–22, 2026
Location
San Antonio, TX
Theme
Continuity:
Moving Forward
with Intention
Why Scholarship Magic is at NSPA
Consistency is a system problem
Care, consistency, and professionalism aren’t the issue, your team already has them. What wears them down is the manual work: spreadsheets, award cycles, unused funds, and chasing thank-you letters.
Scholarship Magic automates the work that should be automatic, so your team can focus on the decisions that truly matter.
Customer Success Manager, Scholarship Magic
Christian works with scholarship teams every day on the move from manual to automated. She knows where it gets stuck.
See the magic of matching — live
Solution Showcase · Tuesday, October 20 · 8:15am
Christian Cruce will walk through two of the most time-intensive processes in a scholarship office: matching students with the appropriate funds and managing donor relationships after awards are made. Rather than focusing on theory, he will demonstrate the complete workflow from start to finish in a concise, practical session.
How auto-matching pulls from data your institution already has, and what it does with the edge cases
Where unused and over-restricted funds surface and what to do about them.
How donor reporting and thank-you letters get tracked without a separate chase.
What it takes to run this without adding headcount or IT tickets
Find us on the floor
Visit us at our Booth. Come with your hardest question.
We’re at the booth #5 all four days. Stop by whenever you can so we can go through your questions.
A look at your current award cycle and where the manual hours actually go
A live walk-through of matching against a scenario that resembles your institution
What implementation looks like, honestly — timeline, lift on your side, what your IT team needs to do
Whatever you're stuck on.
Bring the messy one.
The team in San Antonio
Before you go
Worth a look ahead of the conference
A few things to read before San Antonio, so the conversation at the booth can start further along.