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Scholarships.com
Scholarships.com is a free scholarship search site with a public directory of 10,000+ scholarships. Students can browse by academic major, residence state, financial need, GPA, school year, background and many other traits, and each list shows awards with an amount and a dated deadline. A free account adds matched results, and pages carry Google display ads.
Best for: Students who want to browse a national directory of 10,000+ scholarships by major, state or other traits with dated deadlines.
Limitation: Browsing works one category at a time rather than combined filters, and pages carry display ads.
Browsing is open without a login; matching is not. Size claims are self-reported. Always verify deadlines and eligibility on the sponsor site before you apply.
Our rating
3.6out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.5 / 5)
- Directory categories cover major, state, need and GPA.
- Lists open one category at a time.
- Results can be sorted.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Lists show current dated deadlines.
- Each list shows award amounts.
- Awards name their sponsors.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- Many links and buttons are small to tap on phones.
- A main-page link leads to winner stories, not an award.
- Some content runs past the screen edge on phones.
Privacy & Marketing (3.0 / 5)
- Pages carry Google display ads.
- Pages load Google ad and analytics tools.
- The policy explains account data and 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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.