Schola App (scholarship resources mobile iOS app)

main storyboard, notice how all the frontend is coded programatically instead of in the storyboard
swift file and shows all the files to the side
Self made logo
home screen
welcome screen

Inspiration

We were inspired to create Schola because we know how expensive college is and not enough students realize how easy it is to get scholarships. A lot of the time, when someone thinks about scholarships, they think of a highly competitive competition against thousands of other students. While it is true that some are like that, a lot of them are not. We want students to apply to scholarships, all types of scholarships. That's why we put different scholarships for different people and preferences.

What it does

Schola provides easy access to scholarships and further scholarship resources

How we built it

Using XCode, we coded the app and set up the frontend and backend code. Then Firebase was added for the user database.

Challenges we ran into

A lot of the time, the code would not compile due to a series of errors. Whether the error is a constraint problem, a firebase problem, or not all of the pods installed, we were able to overcome those obstacles and solve them.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of the entire app. Everything work according to plan and exactly how we envisioned it.

What we learned

We learned a lot about coding with XCode and we are all beginners with it, so making an app of this caliber was a challenge, but we put in the work and made it. We also learned everything about Firebase. None of us had ever worked with it before and had no idea what it was so we researched and learned and used it perfectly in our code.

What's next for Schola App (scholarship resources mobile iOS app)

What's next for Schola is that we want to include more categories of scholarships and more scholarships in general. We also want to create a "Saved" section where you can save the scholarships you want to apply to. In addition to that, we would like to create a separate page where the app keeps track of the scholarships you have already applied to, and when you apply to it, the app refreshes and a new scholarship replaces the old one. It will also keep track if you were awarded the scholarship and congratulate you if you win.