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College Now Greater Cleveland Scholarships
College Now Greater Cleveland is a college-access nonprofit that matches applicants to the donor scholarships they qualify for. It offers a need-based award for students at its partner high schools, an adult learner award for Northeast Ohio residents, and a public database of outside scholarships that can be filtered by need, grades and major.
Best for: Pell-eligible seniors at College Now-served high schools and returning adult students in Northeast Ohio who want renewable, need-based aid.
Limitation: The main awards require Pell Grant eligibility, so many middle-income families will not qualify, and most listings do not state an amount.
Regional community foundation for Ohio. Pair with your state aid office. Bring transcript, residency, and essay materials before the portal opens.
Our rating
3.5out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.0 / 5)
- The database filters by Pell eligibility, grades and major.
- Listings show amount, grade minimum and deadline at a glance.
- No filters for county, college or high school.
Scholarship Quality (4.0 / 5)
- Open programs show a current deadline.
- Closed funds are clearly marked closed.
- Only the adult learner award states an amount.
Ease of Use (4.0 / 5)
- Clear page with separate sections for each program.
- Applying requires an account in an outside portal.
- Works well on a phone, and Back keeps your place.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- Marketing email is opt-in with an unsubscribe link.
- Policy allows ad remarketing across other websites.
- Outside database includes a sweepstakes listing.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.