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QuestBridge connects high-achieving students from low-income families with full four-year scholarships at partner colleges through its National College Match.
Best for: High-achieving high school seniors from low-income families aiming for full scholarships at selective partner colleges.
Limitation: It is one national program with a fall deadline, not a list of awards, and this year's application has closed.
3.2out of 5
College Board BigFuture Scholarship Search lists 10,000+ scholarships you can filter by location, stage, GPA and field without an account.
Best for: Students who want a College Board catalog of 10,000+ scholarships with clear filters and no account required to browse.
Limitation: There is no separate profile-based match; the filters do the matching. The site also promotes Student Search Service and other College Board products.
3.8out of 5
Scholarship matching built into the Common App account, run with partner scholarship providers; matches appear in the applicant's dashboard. For first-year applicants in the US, Canada or Mexico applying through Common App; no separate search.
Best for: Students already using Common App who want in-dashboard scholarship matches without a separate aggregator account.
Limitation: Matches arrive only after a student completes the Profile and Education sections of a Common App account, and partner providers supply them.
1.7out of 5
Students earn micro-scholarships from partner colleges for achievements starting in ninth grade, paid only if they enroll there. For US high school and community-college transfer students; value depends on which partner colleges you choose.
Best for: High school and transfer students weighing partner colleges who want early credit for grades and activities toward college aid.
Limitation: Not general private aid; dollars only matter if you enroll at a participating partner college.
2.1out of 5
Scholarship database (formerly Cappex) paired with college search, browsable by state and category. For US high school and college students; an account is needed to see matches and apply.
Best for: Students comparing colleges who want to browse scholarships by category and filter them by deadline, amount, location and need.
Limitation: Apply buttons lead to account sign-up rather than sponsor sites, and the footer says Appily is a data broker.
2.9out of 5
Scholarship platform hosting donor-funded awards exclusive to Bold, with new ones posted daily plus state and major pages. For US high school, college and grad students; free profile required to apply.
Best for: US high school, college and graduate students willing to build a full profile and apply to many smaller donor-funded awards hosted on Bold.
Limitation: Search has no state or need filter; those are browsed through category pages, and state pages still include awards limited to one high school.
3.2out of 5
Fastweb is a long-running free scholarship database for US students, with profile-based matching and state, major and grade filters once a free account is created.
Best for: US students who will create a free account and want a long list of national scholarships, giveaways and contests to sort through.
Limitation: Matches often ignore your state and major, giveaways and contests lead the list, and several marketing emails come pre-checked at sign-up.
3.2out of 5
Scholarship search on Niche's college-review site, filterable one option at a time by state, major, group and no-essay, plus Niche's own no-essay drawings. For US students; browsing needs no account.
Best for: Students already using Niche for college research who want a scholarship search with state, major and deadline filters.
Limitation: Matches repeat the same sponsored cards, sign-up requires address and phone, and the policy lets Niche share your data with advertisers unless you opt out.
2.7out of 5
Sallie Mae's scholarship search (the former Scholly database) with state and major pages, plus Sallie's own no-essay drawings. For US students; expect student-loan marketing.
Best for: Students who want a no-account scholarship search with state and major filters, plus quick no-essay drawings run by Sallie.
Limitation: The default list is all sweepstakes or paid placements, student-loan ads appear throughout, and filters let wrong-year awards through.
3.4out of 5
Scholarships.com offers a free scholarship directory sorted by major, state, need, GPA, school year and other traits, with dated deadlines.
Best for: Students who want to browse a national directory of 10,000+ scholarships by major, state or other traits with dated deadlines.
Limitation: Browsing works one category at a time rather than combined filters, and pages carry display ads.
3.6out of 5
A free scholarship search and application dashboard covering awards open to students across the United States, with browse lists by grade, state, major and background.
Best for: Students who want current, clearly dated awards and are comfortable applying through one site account.
Limitation: Most awards apply through a site account, and the first page leans on house awards and prize drawings.
3.1out of 5
ScholarshipsCanada lists a catalog of 10,000+ scholarships for Canadian students you can filter by school, field, region and citizenship without an account.
Best for: Canadian students who want a filterable list of 10,000+ scholarships without creating an account, and will confirm each award with the provider.
Limitation: Top personalized matches mix in contests, prize-style entries and a bank package, results carry ads, and the home page runs contest promotions.
3.2out of 5
A Canadian scholarship directory covering awards open to students across Canada, with filters for province, background, level and award type.
Best for: Canadian students who want a directory that clearly labels closed awards and can be browsed without an account.
Limitation: Sponsored prize draws lead the list, and there is no way to filter awards by field of study.
3.1out of 5
Access Scholarships offers a free scholarship search that filters by state, field of study, award amount and GPA, plus its own giveaways.
Best for: Students who want to narrow a national list of 10,000+ scholarships by state, field of study, amount and GPA without an account.
Limitation: The site promotes its own giveaways and partner no-essay awards, and listings need a check against the sponsor's own page.
3.3out of 5
CampusReel scholarship pages group awards by state and category, with sponsored partner awards placed in the lists.
Best for: Students who want to browse awards by state or category on phone-friendly pages with amounts and deadlines.
Limitation: Sponsored partner offers sit inside the lists and enroll new accounts in partner awards, and most deadlines carry no year.
2.9out of 5
Cirkled In offers a free scholarship search that filters by state, major, grade level, essay, GPA, deadline and background.
Best for: Students who want to filter a national list of 1,000-10,000 scholarships by state, major, GPA and deadline without signing up.
Limitation: The site's own no-essay scholarship is pinned at the top, and many small links make the filters fiddly on phones.
3.8out of 5
A national scholarship list open to students across the United States, with filters for amount, deadline, state, ethnicity and school level.
Best for: Students who want to browse a national list of 1,000-10,000 scholarships quickly and click straight through to real sponsor websites.
Limitation: Some cards show past deadlines with no closed label, the list is labeled for last year, and amounts are cut off.
2.7out of 5
College Raptor shows a short public table of large national awards, with the full scholarship match list behind a free account, for US students.
Best for: Families comparing net college cost who also want a scholarship search in the same product.
Limitation: The public table has no filters, most table dates lack a year so deadlines may be out of date, and apply links need registration.
1.9out of 5
CollegeData Scholarship Finder lists a national set of 10,000+ scholarships you can filter by grades, residency, major and more without an account.
Best for: Students who want a filterable scholarship list without creating an account, and will verify each award with its sponsor.
Limitation: No personalized matching, many fields say None specified, and the bank owner markets its own products on the site.
3.4out of 5
A free scholarship database covering awards across the United States, searchable by keyword with filters for amount, level, major, ethnicity, gender, state and city.
Best for: Students who want a free database of 10,000+ scholarships they can search by keyword without creating an account.
Limitation: Deadlines may be out of date: listed dates carry no year, and many sponsor links are broken or lead elsewhere.
2.7out of 5
CollegeXpress offers a scholarship keyword search and category browse, with a featured list that leads with sweepstakes and drawings.
Best for: Students who want a keyword search and category browse across a national list of 10,000+ scholarships.
Limitation: The featured list leads with sweepstakes and drawings, and some deadlines are monthly or have no year.
3.0out of 5
College-planning app from Encoura with scholarship matching for high school students. An account is required to see awards.
Best for: High school students who want scholarship matching alongside college planning and are willing to create an account.
Limitation: An account is required, there is no need-based filter, deadlines show no year, past deadlines still appear, and deadlines may be out of date.
2.8out of 5
A Canadian scholarship directory covering awards in every province and territory, with filters for level, province, funding type and audience plus a short matching quiz.
Best for: Canadian students comparing university entrance awards and bursaries who want clear award pages without ads or sign-ups.
Limitation: You cannot narrow results by field of study, and some awards give no date for the current round.
3.6out of 5
Get Schooled is a nonprofit college and career site with a scholarship finder for US high school and college students, especially first-generation students.
Best for: First-generation and other US students who want a nonprofit's college guidance alongside a keyword-searchable database of 10,000+ scholarships.
Limitation: Search is a single keyword box with no filters, many listings are past deadline, and links usually reach the sponsor's homepage instead.
2.2out of 5
International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) scholarship search database with field and country filters. MPOWER-affiliated; loan offers appear beside search.
Best for: US, Canadian and international students who want a search of awards filterable by nationality, host country and field of study.
Limitation: Sponsor contact links need an account, there is no study level or deadline filter, and many listings carry old or month-only deadlines.
2.4out of 5
A free search for scholarships, grants and loans for international students, covering awards for study in many countries, with field of study, destination and nationality filters.
Best for: International students who want to search for awards by study destination, field of study and their home country.
Limitation: Deadlines may be out of date, and sponsor links and contact details are hidden until you create an account.
2.8out of 5
Kaleidoscope is an application platform where sponsors post their own scholarships and grants, each with a dated submission deadline.
Best for: Students who already know a sponsor uses Kaleidoscope and want to check that program's dates and apply.
Limitation: The marketplace shows only programs run on the platform, with few filters, so it is not a broad scholarship search.
3.1out of 5
Auto-apply scholarship matcher from the ScholarshipOwl founder. An account is required before matches, a paid subscription is offered, and its privacy policy says sensitive profile data may be sold.
Best for: Students who want a high-volume auto-apply tool and will create an account, not families hunting a short list of good-fit awards.
Limitation: An account is required before any matches appear, a Pro upsell is pushed, and the privacy policy says ethnicity and citizenship may be sold.
1.6out of 5
Scholarship search filterable by state, major, career, interests and background. For US students; confirm each award at its source.
Best for: US students who want to browse awards by state or major as a second pass and follow links straight to sponsors.
Limitation: Deadlines are shown without years, so deadlines may be out of date and each one needs checking on the sponsor site.
3.2out of 5
My Scholarship Central offers Missouri and Metro East Illinois students one free application matched to local scholarships and interest-free loans.
Best for: Missouri and Metro East Illinois students who want one application matched to local scholarships and interest-free loans.
Limitation: Individual award amounts and rules appear only after completing the general application, not on the public site.
2.6out of 5
Established scholarship search filterable by state of residence, field, background and award type. For US students.
Best for: US students and parents who want to search the Peterson's award list by keyword, state of residence and field of study.
Limitation: The privacy policy says it has sold contact and education details to colleges and marketers, and result lists omit deadline years.
3.1out of 5
REACH Scholarships from Esther Funds Foundation lists open outside awards with a short Match Me quiz. Browse and Match Me work without an account.
Best for: Students who want a no-account list of currently open scholarships with deadlines and a quick Match Me quiz.
Limitation: Match Me asks few questions, then returns many off-fit awards, including identity-specific and marketing-style offers. Listings are scraped from other providers and university portals.
3.3out of 5
Scholarly is a phone app that matches US students to scholarships in a swipe feed by GPA, state, major and background, with essay help and tracking, under a paid subscription.
Best for: Students who want a phone app to swipe through matches and are willing to pay a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription.
Limitation: Matching and settings sit behind a non-refundable paywall, paid users report ineligible matches, and sign-up requires household income and full address.
3.3out of 5
Profile-based scholarship matching and apply flow for US students. Account required; not the same as ScholarsApply. Confirm each award with the sponsor.
Best for: Students willing to create an account for profile matching when they already know this is not ScholarsApply.
Limitation: No awards are visible before sign-up, and the policy lets colleges pay a license fee to use student profiles for recruiting.
2.0out of 5
Scholarships Near Me, from Scholarship Junkie, is a table of state and local scholarships filtered by state and school year. Many rows hide the award name behind the paid yearly Plus plan.
Best for: Students who want a table of state and local awards with amounts and due dates, filtered by state, before deciding whether to pay for Plus.
Limitation: Many rows hide the award name behind the paid Plus plan, a course pop-up covers the page, and cancelling Plus takes extra steps.
2.5out of 5
ScholarTree is a free Canadian site that matches students to scholarships after they create a profile.
Best for: Canadian students willing to create a free profile to see matched awards and get deadline reminders.
Limitation: No awards, amounts or deadlines are shown before sign-up, so students cannot check fit first.
1.7out of 5
SuperCollege is an ad-supported scholarship search. Its match wizard works without an account, though partner no-essay awards lead results.
Best for: Students who want a quick match list without creating an account, and will verify each award with its sponsor.
Limitation: Partner no-essay awards lead results, some links reach lead-generation pages, and the policy allows sharing with advertising partners.
2.6out of 5
TUN, The University Network, offers a scholarship keyword search, an AI chat that suggests awards, and featured scholarship pages for US students.
Best for: US students who want quick award ideas from a chat or featured list to research further on sponsor sites.
Limitation: Most featured deadlines have already passed without a label, and chat suggestions can include lender sweepstakes alongside scholarships.
2.6out of 5
Scholarship finder from U.S. News, browsable by state, major, student type and award type. For US high school, college and grad students.
Best for: Families already reading U.S. News college coverage who want a scholarship browse in the same brand.
Limitation: Sponsored listings and a company sweepstakes sit among results, and pages load a very large number of ad trackers.
3.1out of 5
Unigo Scholarships is a platform of college awards and Unigo's own monthly essay contests. Browse categories without an account; personalized matching needs a signup.
Best for: Students who want category browse of Unigo awards and essay contests, and will create an account for matching.
Limitation: Personalized matches lead with unlabeled partner and sweepstakes listings and barely respond to profile changes.
3.2out of 5
A free national scholarship list with filters for major, state, grade level, grade average, amount and deadline month.
Best for: Students who want to filter a national list by major and deadline.
Limitation: Display ads appear between listings, and the privacy policy allows sharing data with ad companies.
3.3out of 5
A scholarship list and matching service covering awards open to students across the United States, with a short public list and account-based matching.
Best for: Students who want a short list of higher value national awards with clear, dated deadlines.
Limitation: The site has no privacy policy, and anything beyond the short public list needs an account with personal details.
2.9out of 5
Scholarship matching and bulk-apply service with its own no-essay awards and a swipe-style mobile app. Free trial, then paid membership. For US students who want to apply to many awards quickly.
Best for: Students who want to bulk-apply to the site's own no-essay drawings and will accept a paid membership after the free trial.
Limitation: Public listings are mostly past deadline, funders are not linked, and sign-up requires extensive personal data and enters you into a sweepstakes.
1.8out of 5
Tuition Funding Sources is a free scholarship matching site where students register and fill out a profile to see matched awards.
Best for: Students willing to register with contact details to get matched to college and national awards with reminders.
Limitation: No awards can be searched before registration, which asks for a street address, and phone pages scroll sideways.
1.7out of 5
A free scholarship directory covering awards open to students across the United States, browsable by category, with a detailed matcher form for personalized results.
Best for: Students who want an ad free directory with one click links to sponsors, browsed by category.
Limitation: Deadlines may be out of date: dates show no year, and several listed awards have already passed.
2.7out of 5
Orbit is a college admissions app built around an artificial intelligence (AI) chat counselor, with essay, college list and deadline tools. Its scholarship helper suggests awards from a licensed database for students across the United States.
Best for: Students already using an all-in-one admissions app who want scholarship suggestions in the same account and accept college marketing.
Limitation: The ranked list has no filters, includes awards outside the student profile, and student details may be shared with paying partner colleges.
2.6out of 5
ScholarPath AI is a subscription app with artificial intelligence (AI) chat helpers for scholarships, essays, admissions and deadlines. After sign-up, its Scholarship Scout suggests awards from a student profile for families across the United States.
Best for: Families who want one chat helper for essays and admissions and will confirm every suggested award on the sponsor's own site.
Limitation: Nothing can be browsed before sign-up, and its sample awards show wrong amounts for well-known national scholarships.
1.6out of 5
Scholarship Shortlist matches a high school senior to national, state and county scholarships across the United States, listing them by deadline with a short note on why each one fits.
Best for: Parents of high school seniors who want county, state and national awards matched in one list sorted by deadline.
Limitation: Most listings show no current deadline and many give no amount.
3.5out of 5
SmartScholars is an international scholarship app built around artificial intelligence (AI) matching. It lists mostly graduate, study abroad and internship awards worldwide, with few for students in the United States.
Best for: Graduate students seeking fully funded study abroad awards who want eligibility and sponsor links gathered in one place.
Limitation: Most listings are past their deadlines, few awards suit US undergraduates, and a sign-up screen soon blocks browsing.
2.7out of 5