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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scholarships
Silicon Valley Community Foundation lists its foundation managed scholarships and a separate donor managed list, each award with a short eligibility note. Filter menus for level, region, field, school and employer appear on the page, but they do not narrow either list. The managed application is closed for the current cycle, and the lists show no amounts.
Best for: Bay Area and California students, including non citizen and reentry students, who want local awards in two short lists.
Limitation: Filters and search do not narrow the lists, the managed cycle closed with no new dates, and deadlines may be out of date.
Our rating
2.5out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (1.5 / 5)
- Filter menus and search do not narrow either list.
- Two short lists give a short note per award.
- Many awards target one district, field or employer.
Scholarship Quality (2.5 / 5)
- The managed application closed with no new dates posted.
- A site notice says the managed application is now closed.
- The foundation manages every listed award.
- The lists omit award amounts and deadlines.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- Filter menus appear but do not narrow the lists.
- Many links and buttons are small to tap on phones.
- A privacy notice covers part of the phone screen.
- Each result shows a short eligibility note.
Privacy & Marketing (4.5 / 5)
- Scholarship pages show no ads or sweepstakes.
- Policy limits disclosure to law, safety or mergers.
- Policy explains the Google Analytics opt out add-on.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.