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Scholarship Guidance
Scholarship Guidance shows a short public list of high value awards sorted by amount, each with a deadline, an amount and a link to the sponsor. A keyword search finds more awards without signing in. Creating an account unlocks matching based on a profile that covers school, location and background. The site also runs a scholarship newsletter.
Best for: Students who want a short list of higher value national awards with clear, dated deadlines.
Limitation: The site has no privacy policy, and anything beyond the short public list needs an account with personal details.
Guidance and strategy framing, not an official award inventory. Evaluate public pages on their own merits and open original apply links.
Our rating
2.9out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.0 / 5)
- A keyword search returns matching awards with amounts and dates.
- The state menu has no states to choose.
- No filters for need, grades, major or school.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Listed awards show full deadline dates with the year.
- Awards link to official sponsor websites.
- A few deadlines are marked as estimates.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Many links and buttons are small to tap on phones.
- Award pages open straight from the list.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
- Back returns to the list.
Privacy & Marketing (2.0 / 5)
- The site has no privacy policy anywhere.
- Sign-up asks for full birth date and disability status.
- Ad network scripts run on the pages.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.