Where to Find Scholarships

Know where to look for scholarships

A curated directory of college scholarship websites, with what to know on each.

Google gives you links. We tell you which college scholarship sites are worth your time, what role each plays, and what to watch.

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  • Search platformsUSStrong secondary

    CareerOneStop Scholarship Finder

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    Best for: government-backed search, career/education planning, national coverage

    Watch: Database breadth varies; not local-community-foundation depth.

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    College Board BigFuture

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    Best for: Families already in the College Board ecosystem.

    Watch: Inventory is curated, not exhaustive of local awards.

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    RaiseMe

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    Best for: middle/early HS, college-linked micro awards

    Watch: Not general outside private aid; college partner model.

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    Appily (Cappex)

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    Best for: Students already using Appily for college matches.

    Watch: Lead-oriented college marketing history; read privacy carefully.

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    Bold.org

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    Best for: Students comfortable with public profiles and applying to many smaller awards.

    Watch: Profile-forward culture; competition varies widely by award.

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    Fastweb

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    Best for: Broad keyword search when you want volume and are willing to filter noise.

    Watch: Heavy profile and partner offers. Expect marketing email. Listing size is not quality.

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    Niche Scholarships

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    Best for: national browse, school research adjacency

    Watch: Mix of useful filters and high-volume / low-effort awards; not local-first.

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    Scholaroo

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    Best for: profile matching, on-platform flow

    Watch: Deep onboarding URLs aren’t the public hub; inventory limited to what they match.

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    Scholarships.com

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    Best for: Parents who want a familiar aggregator alongside Fastweb.

    Watch: Profile-gated matching; partner marketing common.

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  • Search platformsUSTargeted secondary

    Scholarships360

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    Best for: Browsing curated no-essay and theme lists.

    Watch: Coregistration flows appear in some funnels.

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  • Search platformsCATargeted secondary

    ScholarshipsCanada.com

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    Best for: Canadian high school and post-secondary students starting a national search.

    Watch: Account/profile friction similar to US aggregators; verify awards on official pages.

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    Scholly (via Sallie)

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    Best for: Students who already engage Sallie tools.

    Watch: Loan-brand adjacency; separate scholarship search from borrowing decisions.

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    SM Scholarships

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    Best for: national search

    Watch: Partner-ID URLs suggest affiliate/partner distribution. Normalize to the public hub.

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    yconic (Studentawards)

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    Best for: Canadian students who want match alerts plus peer tips.

    Watch: Marketing email volume can be high after signup.

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    CampusReel Scholarships

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    Best for: geo-filtered browse, PA exploration

    Watch: Location pages can look local-deep while still being thin scraped/partner lists.

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    Cappex / College Greenlight

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    Best for: college match adjacency

    Watch: Product URLs and brands shift. Verify live hub before publish.

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    Chegg Scholarships

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    Best for: brand-familiar search

    Watch: Part of a broader paid-edu business; listings aren’t the whole map.

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    Cirkled In

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    Best for: Students building activity portfolios.

    Watch: Platform incentives may push profile completion.

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    CollegeData Scholarship Finder

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    Best for: Families already comparing colleges on CollegeData.

    Watch: Another profile-based search among many.

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    Edvisors

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    Best for: funding guides, scholarship browse

    Watch: Dashboard deep-links aren’t the public hub. Use the main site; mix of content and lead dynamics.

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    GoCollege

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    Best for: General education browsing.

    Watch: Design/content freshness varies.

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    MoolahSpot

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    Best for: Quick keyword hunting.

    Watch: Smaller footprint than Fastweb-class sites.

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    Peterson's

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    Best for: Traditional search interface fans.

    Watch: UI and inventory can feel dated vs newer apps.

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    ScholarsApp

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    Best for: app-led discovery

    Watch: Easy to confuse with ScholarsApply: different product; verify what they actually host.

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    ScholarTree

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    Best for: Canada-wide discovery with a lighter interface than the biggest portals.

    Watch: Coverage varies by province and award type; always apply on the sponsor site.

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    SuperCollege

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    Best for: Parents who also want published guides.

    Watch: Mix of free search and product promotion.

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  • Search platformsUSSupplemental

    TUN Scholarships (The University Network)

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    Best for: editorial lists, state roundups

    Watch: Listicles, not a maintained local CF map. Use as leads to verify elsewhere.

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    Unigo

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    Best for: Students who like peer reviews plus awards.

    Watch: Marketing partners common.

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  • Search platformsUSVerify first

    Scholarply

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    Best for: emerging platforms

    Watch: May still be pre-scale or changing product. Don’t treat as mature coverage yet.

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    Scholarship Detective

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    Best for: Parents comparing yet another search index.

    Watch: Paid features may gate value.

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    Scholarship Guidance

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    Best for: national browse

    Watch: Less well-known brand. Verify legitimacy of individual listings carefully.

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    ScholarshipOwl

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    Best for: Families who explicitly want assisted bulk apply and accept the tradeoffs.

    Watch: Paid tiers and auto-submit models mean less human review per award. Easy to over-apply poorly.

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  • Search platformsUSVerify first

    StudentScholarships.org

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    Best for: Browsing listed awards by theme.

    Watch: Quality and freshness vary; watch for spammy listings.

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    Tuition Funding Sources

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    Best for: registration-gated search

    Watch: Heavy registration wall before seeing value: common CPL pattern.

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  • Search platformsUSVerify first

    Verified Scholarships

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    Best for: Secondary browse.

    Watch: Verified is a marketing word. Still confirm on the sponsor site.

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