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CollegeScholarships.org
CollegeScholarships.org pairs articles about scholarship categories with a searchable database of 10,000+ scholarships. No account is needed. Students type a keyword or narrow by amount, school level, major, background, state or city, then open an award page with eligibility notes, an amount and a link out to the sponsor.
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Limitation: Deadlines may be out of date: listed dates carry no year, and many sponsor links are broken or lead elsewhere.
Our rating
2.7out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.0 / 5)
- Filters cover state, major, school level, amount and background.
- A state plus major search returns a short, relevant list.
- Results sort by deadline or award amount.
- No filters for financial need, grades or a specific college.
Scholarship Quality (1.5 / 5)
- Listings show no deadline year and no closed label.
- Many sponsor links are broken or lead elsewhere.
- Some listings mislabel the sponsor or the award type.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Menus and links are readable on a phone screen.
- The search page fits phone screens without sideways scrolling.
- Back returns to the results list.
Privacy & Marketing (2.5 / 5)
- The policy covers cookies and outside ad servers.
- The policy says little about how data is used.
- There is no sign-up form to fill in.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.