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Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties
Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties publishes a first-party directory of named awards with search and many on-page controls, including school and field criteria. A clear current-cycle window was not prominent, and amounts are sparse. A pop-up appears when the page opens, and many links are small to tap. A short policy mainly addresses cookies and consent.
Best for: Students in Herkimer or Oneida County, New York, who can use search and on-page controls to narrow named awards.
Limitation: A clear current-cycle window was not prominent, amounts are sparse, and a pop-up appears on the page.
Our rating
3.5out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (4.0 / 5)
- Search and many on-page controls are available.
- Named awards include school and field criteria.
- The directory works as a useful local matcher.
Scholarship Quality (3.5 / 5)
- Awards are listed in the foundation's own directory.
- A clear current-cycle open and close line was not prominent.
- Eligibility appears in criteria, but amounts are sparse.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- A pop-up appears when the page opens.
- The list and apply path stay easy to reach.
- Many links are small to tap on a phone.
Privacy & Marketing (3.0 / 5)
- A short policy mainly addresses cookies and consent.
- Coverage of collection, sharing and rights is thin.
- A cookie banner and Google tools load, with no ad units shown.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.
Updated November 2026