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Northern New York Community Foundation Scholarships
The Northern New York Community Foundation offers a freshman scholarship open to Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence county seniors, plus many donor and school district funds. One universal application covers most of them. The site explains general eligibility and lists named funds by school district, with a few separate application forms.
Best for: High school seniors in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, New York, who want one application for many local funds.
Limitation: Most listings are names only with no amounts, the last cycle is marked closed, and deadlines may be out of date.
Our rating
2.3out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.0 / 5)
- Award lists are grouped by school district.
- Most listings show a fund name only.
- No search box or filters for scholarships.
Scholarship Quality (1.5 / 5)
- Listings show no deadlines or award amounts.
- Few listings link to an application.
- The site says the last cycle is closed.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Clear overview of who can apply.
- Long name-only lists in expandable menus.
- Applying requires a portal account.
Privacy & Marketing (2.5 / 5)
- No privacy policy could be found on the site.
- No ads on scholarship pages.
- Donation and newsletter links appear in the footer.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.