Award Communications: Email Trigger Guide

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Overview

This guide lists all Award email communications trigger conditions in Next, including a description of the trigger, if the email is set up by default, who receives it, when it can be sent, and the associated templates.

You can manage your email setup under the Communications tab in the award cycle.  

📌Note: This article focuses on emails you can manage. Some emails are system-generated and cannot be customized. See a full list here. 
 


Award Email Communications Triggers

To access the setup for Award emails: 

  1. In the Award Cycle, click Communications > Setup

     

  2. On the Communication Setup page, click the Award tab, then click Setup in the upper-right corner.


 


Trigger Reference Table

Table Key

  • Trigger: The action in the system that causes the email to send.
     
  • Set Up By Default? – Shows whether the email is automatically included in a cycle’s setup.
    • Yes: The email is already set up and will send automatically.
    • No: You must add the email yourself in Communications > Setup.
  • Recipients: The people who receive the email.
     
  • Email Template Name: The name of the email template linked to that trigger.
     
  • Available Timing: When the email can send:
     
    • Immediate:  Sends as soon as the trigger happens. 
      ⚠️All the default emails use “Immediate” timing. 
       
    • Schedule > Before: Sends X  number of days before the trigger happens.
    • Schedule > After: Sends X number of days after the trigger happens.
      ⚠️If you want to send Before/After emails, you must add them to your setup. 
Trigger  Set Up By Default? Recipients Email Template Name Available Timing

Accepted

Sent when an awardee accepts an award

No

Individual Applicant

Organization Applicant

“Award Accepted: Individual Applicant” 

“Award Accepted: Org Applicant”

Immediate + After

Declined

Sent when an awardee declines an award

Yes 
(Immediate emails to PO+PMs only) 


 

📌Note: You can also send an email to applicants, but it must be set up manually.

Program Owner (PO)

Program Manager (PM)

Individual Applicant

Organization Applicant

“Declined: Program Owner” 

“Declined: Program Manager” 

Applicant Templates:

- “Declined: Individual Applicant”

- "Declined: Org Applicant” 

Immediate + After

Notify

Sent when an award and award agreement are assigned to an awardee

Yes 

Individual Applicant

Organization Applicant

“Notify: Individual Applicant” 

“Notify: Org Applicant”

Immediate

Waitlisted

Sent when an applicant is put on the waitlist

No

Individual Applicant

Organization Applicant

“Waitlisted: Individual Applicant”

“Waitlisted: Org Applicant”

Immediate + After

Selected

Sent when an applicant is selected to receive one or more awards, but the awards have not yet been assigned by an Admin

No

Individual Applicant

Organization Applicant

“Selected: Individual Applicant” 

“Selected: Org Applicant”

Immediate + After

 


Related Articles

➡️Email Communications: Default Setup & Recommendations
➡️How to Manage Your Email Communications Template Library
➡️How to Manage Your Email Communications Setup
➡️Intake Communications: Email Trigger Guide
➡️Review Communications: Email Trigger Guide
➡️Post Award Communications: Email Trigger Guide


 


 


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