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Erie Community Foundation Scholarships
The Erie Community Foundation lists its scholarships on one page, most applied for through its GOapply online system and the rest handled by high school guidance offices. Each entry has a paragraph on who can apply, often a named Erie County high school, employer, college or field. A banner still calls the cycle open next to a past deadline.
Best for: Erie County seniors and college students who attend a named local high school, work for a listed employer or study a listed field.
Limitation: Nearly every award needs one named high school, employer, college or field, and deadlines may be out of date.
Our rating
2.5out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (1.5 / 5)
- Awards are grouped as online, in person or affiliate.
- Each award has a paragraph on who can apply.
- No filters or search for the award list.
Scholarship Quality (2.5 / 5)
- A stale now-open notice sits by a past deadline.
- Online awards run through the foundation.
- Few entries show award amounts.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Many links and buttons are small to tap on phones.
- Programs are listed on one page with links onward.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- Scholarship pages show no ads or sweepstakes.
- Policy says it does not sell or rent donor data.
- Policy does not cover cookies or opt outs.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.