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DeKalb County Community Foundation
DeKalb County Community Foundation publishes a funds list grouped by high school and a wider county section, plus a companion apply page. A yearly window opens in February and closes in April, and the application is marked closed outside that window. Many links are small to tap. A policy covers collection, cookies, children and an analytics opt-out.
Best for: DeKalb County, Illinois, students who can use the high-school groupings and the yearly February to April application window.
Limitation: The universal application is closed outside the yearly window, and many listings do not show amounts.
Our rating
3.2out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- The funds list is grouped by high school and a wider section.
- Those groupings help, but they are not a full filter set.
- A companion apply page is available.
Scholarship Quality (4.0 / 5)
- A yearly February to April window is posted and marked closed later.
- The funds list and apply page are published by the foundation.
- Some funds have guidelines; most entries do not show amounts.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Pages open without a blocking pop-up.
- The list and apply path stay easy to reach.
- Many links are small to tap on a phone.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- The policy covers collection, cookies, children and an analytics opt-out.
- A cookie banner offers accept all.
- Pages load Google and other site tools.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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