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Maine Community Foundation Scholarships
The Maine Community Foundation holds many scholarship funds for students across Maine and lists them on separate pages by student type and by county. Each listing describes the fund and its eligibility, then points to the foundation's online application, a downloadable form or the school or group that awards it.
Best for: Maine high school seniors and adult learners who want to browse local and statewide awards by county before applying online.
Limitation: Many local awards require one named high school or town, few listings state an amount, and deadlines may be out of date.
Local community foundation serving Maine. Not a national mega-search. Confirm the current deadline and required documents on the foundation site.
Our rating
2.6out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.0 / 5)
- Separate pages group awards by county and student type.
- A site search box sits in the page header.
- No filters on the scholarship lists.
- Many local awards require one named high school or town.
Scholarship Quality (2.0 / 5)
- Most listings link to an application or the awarding group.
- Many deadlines lack a year or are missing.
- Few listings state an award amount.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Clear menus by county and type.
- Long pages with no scholarship filters.
- Online application requires a login.
Privacy & Marketing (4.0 / 5)
- Policy says data is not sold, shared or traded.
- No ads on scholarship pages.
- Marketing email is opt-out rather than opt-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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.