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Education Foundation of Sarasota County
Education Foundation of Sarasota County publishes a searchable scholarship database for students in Sarasota and Manatee counties, including foundation and outside awards. Filters cover location, need, merit, major and high school. Each card shows a deadline, amount and eligibility, plus a detail link. The page scrolls sideways on a phone, and many title links are small to tap.
Best for: Students in Sarasota or Manatee County who want a filterable database of local and outside awards with deadlines and amounts on each card.
Limitation: The page scrolls sideways on a phone, and many title links are small to tap, even though the filters and card details are strong.
Our rating
3.9out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (4.5 / 5)
- Filters cover location, need, merit, major and high school.
- Filters can be combined, and result counts update as you go.
- There is no college-as-destination filter.
Scholarship Quality (5.0 / 5)
- Cards show a dated deadline, award amount and eligibility.
- Each card names the organization and links to a detail page.
- Those fields are complete on the cards.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Pages open without a blocking pop-up.
- The list and apply path stay easy to reach.
- The page scrolls sideways, and many links are small to tap.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- The policy says customer lists are not sold, rented or leased.
- It covers collection, use, sharing, correction, opt-in and unsubscribe.
- Pages load Facebook and Google 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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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