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Merit Scholarships
Founded and edited by Rotimi Kukoyi, Merit Scholarships presents university awards, independent programs and graduate opportunities in separate sections. Public detail pages describe benefits and application requirements and link to sponsor information. Many entries identify only a deadline month, so students need to confirm the current cycle with the sponsor.
Best for: Students researching substantial university merit awards who want a starting list of programs and direct links for further scholarship research.
Limitation: Most listed deadlines may be out of date because they show months without years; eligibility and current application details require sponsor confirmation.
Our rating
2.9out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- Filter by college, award level, value and deadline month.
- A college filter cuts the list to that school's awards.
- Keyword search covers program names.
- No filter for state, field or financial need.
Scholarship Quality (3.0 / 5)
- Most listed deadlines show a month without a year.
- Most awards link to the sponsor's own page.
- Most entries list eligibility, amount and a way to apply.
Ease of Use (4.0 / 5)
- Outside links open in new tabs.
- A search box or filters are available.
- Program pages open straight from the main list.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (2.5 / 5)
- No privacy policy is linked from the site.
- Standard privacy policy addresses do not lead to a policy.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.