Transforming Large‑Scale Scholarship Administration Through Automation

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I led a complete redesign and automation of a large‑scale scholarship competition with 200 applications and a 35‑member adjudication committee, replacing a fragile, manual workflow with an integrated system built using Python, VBA, Power Query, PowerShell, Microsoft Forms, and Excel. The changes reduced administrative labour by at least 50% over a five‑month cycle, produced a fully repeatable process for future years, and delivered capacity improvement equivalent to half a full‑time staff position.

Automation | Leah Houseman

Transforming Large‑Scale Scholarship Administration Through Automation