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Rochester Area Community Foundation Scholarships
The Rochester Area Community Foundation administers donor scholarship funds and lists their awards on a public page. Awards marked with an asterisk are part of the Consolidated Scholarship Application, completed in the foundation's online Scholarship Portal. Scholarship staff answer questions by email or phone.
Best for: Students exploring Rochester-area scholarship opportunities who want to compare county, student-status and study-area categories before selecting the appropriate application process.
Limitation: Deadlines may be out of date because award pages show no year, and some awards need separate applications.
Our rating
3.2out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.0 / 5)
- Filters cover county, student status and area of study.
- County plus field filters cut the list to a short set.
- Sort by relevance or deadline, plus keyword search.
- Each award states who qualifies and its application period.
Scholarship Quality (3.0 / 5)
- Award pages are run by the foundation itself.
- No award page shows a current-cycle year.
- Award pages give an amount, rules and how to apply.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- On phones, a pop-up or banner covers much of the screen.
- Pages scroll sideways on phones.
- Outside links open in new tabs.
- A search box or filters are available.
Privacy & Marketing (4.5 / 5)
- The policy explains collection and limits on contact data.
- Clear unsubscribe instructions are given for communications.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.