Fellowship Management System
liveSole UX Designer — user research, information architecture, Figma prototyping, DOD stakeholder presentations
Dashboard overview
Select screens shown — federal client work
The Problem
The NDSEG Fellowship program was running a federal application process for 70,000+ applicants through SurveyMonkey — a consumer survey tool with no case management, no role-based access, and no way to track the full applicant lifecycle. Program administrators were manually managing data across spreadsheets and email threads.
The Process
STI-TEC was contracted to build a purpose-built platform. I led UX end-to-end — conducting user research with program administrators, defining the information architecture for the full applicant lifecycle, and presenting high-fidelity Figma prototypes directly to DOD stakeholders for approval.
The Solution
A custom platform with full lifecycle management from application intake through award, post-award tracking, and historical data — reducing manual overhead and giving administrators a single source of truth for 4,700+ awarded fellows.
Timeline
Key Features
- Full applicant lifecycle — selection, award, post-award, and historical data
- Migration from SurveyMonkey to purpose-built platform for 70,000+ applicants
- Information architecture for program administrators and DOD reviewers
- High-fidelity Figma prototypes presented to and approved by DOD stakeholders
