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IEFA
International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) is a scholarship search database for international students and study-abroad seekers, owned by MPOWER Financing, a student lender. It filters by field, host country and nationality. Award pages show sponsor, amount and deadline publicly, but sponsor links need an account, and loan offers appear beside search.
Best for: US, Canadian and international students who want a search of awards filterable by nationality, host country and field of study.
Limitation: Sponsor contact links need an account, there is no study level or deadline filter, and many listings carry old or month-only deadlines.
Our rating
2.4/ 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- Filters cover field of study, host country and nationality.
- A field filter still leaves a large mixed list.
- Each listing shows its fields, nationality and host countries.
- Award names can be searched by keyword.
Scholarship Quality (2.5 / 5)
- Signed in, each award shows sponsor contact details.
- Many sponsor links lead to dead pages.
- Most listed deadlines are out of date, some by several years.
Ease of Use (2.5 / 5)
- The search form is simple and works on phones.
- Sponsor links require creating an account.
- On phones, a banner overlaps award details.
Privacy & Marketing (1.5 / 5)
- Sign-up requires home address, phone, birth date and gender.
- Newsletter consent is bundled into the required terms box.
- Your password is shown in plain text on your account page.
- Loan buttons from its lender owner appear on every page.
How we score
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
Our ratings are our opinion of the site, not a prediction you will win money. Being listed here is not an endorsement. Always check eligibility and deadlines on the official page.