Decision Making Technique Project “Scholarship Acceptance Using Simple Additive Weighting Method”

Abstract

Scholarships are important financial aid programs for students from various sources, such as governments and universities, to support their education. Santo Thomas Catholic University offers various types of scholarships, but the selection process is often not on target and faces problems such as document falsification. To improve fairness and efficiency in the selection process, this study proposes the use of the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method, which can provide objective assessments based on the weight of the established criteria. The SAW method is known to be effective in managing data and producing transparent decisions. The results of the study show that the application of this method is able to produce a ranking of prospective scholarship recipients that can be used as a reference by the Scholarship Selection Team, thereby increasing the validity of the overall selection process.