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title: What do the email statuses mean in the bursary platform?
description: When you send emails via your bursary platform, each one will be assigned a status that updates automatically. Here is an explanation of what each email status means.
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# What do the email statuses mean in the bursary platform?
## When you send emails via your bursary platform, each one will be assigned a status that updates automatically. Here is an explanation of what each email status means.
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#### Dropped
There are a number of reasons your email will not even be sent to a recipient for delivery. This event informs your system when an email has been dropped. Further, it provides a reason for the drop, such as if [we’ve found spam content](https://sendgrid.com/blog/10-tips-to-keep-email-out-of-the-spam-folder/) (if spam checker app is enabled) or we see the recipient has unsubscribed previously.
#### Delivered
When an email has been accepted at the receiving server, the delivered event fires. This event does not guarantee that the email was placed in the recipient’s inbox.
#### Bounce
If a server cannot or will not deliver a message, we get a bounce event. Bounces often are caused by outdated or incorrectly entered email addresses. Many times you won’t know a bounced email address until it bounces, so this event can help you ensure it doesn’t bounce again by checking with the recipient.
#### Open
An opened email is the first step toward the action you want your recipient to take. This event fires every time your email is viewed with images turned on.
#### Click
The click is the pinnacle of email engagement! Your call to action, whether it is to confirm a newly registered account or to view a recommended product, asks the recipient to click a link. This tracks that interaction and fires a click event.
#### Blocked
When an email cannot immediately be delivered, but it hasn’t been completely rejected, the deferred event fires. The system will continue to try for 72 hours to deliver a deferred message. After 72 hours, the deferral turns into a block.
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