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Peterson's Scholarship Search
Peterson's Scholarship Search is an established scholarship search platform for US students from a long running education publisher. Use it to search scholarships, grants and fellowships by residency, field, background and award type. Confirm sources and deadlines on official award pages.
Best for: US students and parents who want to search the Peterson's award list by keyword, state of residence and field of study.
Limitation: The privacy policy says it has sold contact and education details to colleges and marketers, and result lists omit deadline years.
10,000+ scholarships. Still confirm sources and deadlines on official award pages.
Our rating
3.1out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- Filters cover state, field of study and school type.
- A keyword search narrowed results to one field.
- Award pages list eligibility in a set format.
- There are no need, college or high school filters.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Award pages show dated or continuous deadlines.
- Result lists show deadlines without years.
- Award pages list eligibility and what to submit.
- Many awards are limited to one named college.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Many links and buttons are small to tap on phones.
- A search box and filters are available.
- No award page opened from the phone list.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (1.5 / 5)
- The policy says it sold contact and education details.
- Buyers named include colleges and marketing firms.
- Pages load many ad and retargeting tools.
- The cookie notice offers no choices.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.