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Blackbaud Award Management vs RQ Platform Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Blackbaud Award Management (formerly AcademicWorks) is a web-based scholarship management & donor reporting solution which assists schools, colleges and universities with applicant tracking & communication. Key features include forms management, student portal, financial aid management & reporting.

RQ Platform helps schools, foundations, and associations run scholarship programs from application to award. Collect applications and e-references, score candidates in multi-phase reviews, and track recipient follow-ups with RQ SmartTracker™.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

30

5

4

3

2

1

14

14

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
80%
would recommend this app

4.7

43

5

4

3

2

1

31

11

1

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
93%
would recommend this app

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Pros

“It streamlined our application intake, reviewer assignments, and compliance tracking with customizable forms and intuitive dashboards, saving significant time during peak cycles.”
BO

Brian O.

Ag. Senior Information Scientist

“In a perfect world, there are a few formatting features that could be enhanced, but these are minor considerations when compared to the platform’s overall functionality, ease of use, and value.”
PJ

Peter J.

Bursary Committee Secretary

“RhythmQ has transformed a cumbersome paper-based process into one that is efficient, transparent, and easy to manage.”
PJ

Peter J.

Bursary Committee Secretary

Cons

“Overall, learning to run the system and think like the system has been a hurdle, it's not always user friendly on the admin side.”
HS

Heather S.

Scholarship Coordinator

Cons

“The platform is not intuitive and there is still not a usable database.”
MB

Michelle B.

Director, Psychological Services

“Some of the functionality (follow up) is not included in our initial set up but at an additional cost.”
JM

Julia M.

Director of Communications

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 years ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 days ago

Key features

  • Total features29
  • AI-based Matching
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Action Item Tracking
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Address Validation
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alumni Management
  • Analytics
  • Applicant Portal
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autofill
  • Awards Management
  • Blind Judging
  • Budget Control
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Campaign Management
  • Career Development
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Conditional Logic
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Library
  • Contract/License Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboards & Reporting
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag-and-drop Form Builder
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Entrant Management
  • Entry Fee Processing
  • Entry Management
  • Event Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • Financial Aid Management
  • For Grantmakers
  • For Higher Education
  • For Marketers
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Schools
  • Form Building
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fundraising Management
  • Goal Management
  • Grant Allocations
  • Grant Application Management
  • Grant Award Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Impact Measurement
  • Integrations
  • Interview Management
  • Judging Management
  • Labeling
  • Landing Pages
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Generation
  • Learning Management
  • Live Chat
  • Media Library
  • Member Database
  • Membership Management
  • Mentor/Coach Matching
  • Mentoring Program Management
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Participant Profiles
  • Payment Tracking
  • Polls/Voting
  • Preview Functionality
  • Program Evaluation
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recommendations
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Validation
  • Reviewer Management
  • Reviewer Portal
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Status Tracking
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Text
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Volunteer Management
  • Web Forms
  • Website Management
  • White Label
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features152
  • AI-based Matching
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Action Item Tracking
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Address Validation
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alumni Management
  • Analytics
  • Applicant Portal
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autofill
  • Awards Management
  • Blind Judging
  • Budget Control
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Campaign Management
  • Career Development
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Conditional Logic
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Library
  • Contract/License Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboards & Reporting
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag-and-drop Form Builder
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Entrant Management
  • Entry Fee Processing
  • Entry Management
  • Event Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • Financial Aid Management
  • For Grantmakers
  • For Higher Education
  • For Marketers
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Schools
  • Form Building
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fundraising Management
  • Goal Management
  • Grant Allocations
  • Grant Application Management
  • Grant Award Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Impact Measurement
  • Integrations
  • Interview Management
  • Judging Management
  • Labeling
  • Landing Pages
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Generation
  • Learning Management
  • Live Chat
  • Media Library
  • Member Database
  • Membership Management
  • Mentor/Coach Matching
  • Mentoring Program Management
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Participant Profiles
  • Payment Tracking
  • Polls/Voting
  • Preview Functionality
  • Program Evaluation
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recommendations
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Validation
  • Reviewer Management
  • Reviewer Portal
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Status Tracking
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Text
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Volunteer Management
  • Web Forms
  • Website Management
  • White Label
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • Airtable
  • Association Anywhere
  • Decisions
  • Fonteva for Associations
  • Higher Logic Vanilla
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Keap
  • MemberClicks
  • MemberSuite
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Nimble
  • Nimble AMS
  • PayPal Checkout
  • PayPal Payments
  • Sage Payments
  • Stripe Payments
  • WildApricot
  • YourMembership
  • Zoho CRM
  • iMIS
  • re:Members
  • Total integrations20
  • Airtable
  • Association Anywhere
  • Decisions
  • Fonteva for Associations
  • Higher Logic Vanilla
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Keap
  • MemberClicks
  • MemberSuite
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Nimble
  • Nimble AMS
  • PayPal Checkout
  • PayPal Payments
  • Sage Payments
  • Stripe Payments
  • WildApricot
  • YourMembership
  • Zoho CRM
  • iMIS
  • re:Members