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The Scholarship Plug
The Scholarship Plug is a national scholarship list you can browse by student level tabs and a coarse grouping, not by a full set of filters. The captured page is thin on amounts and deadlines for each award. A pop-up appears, and many links are small to tap. No privacy policy is linked. Google, Facebook and other site tools load.
Best for: Students who want a short national list grouped by student level and will check each award on the sponsor's page.
Limitation: There are no real filters, award details are thin, no privacy policy is linked, and tracking tools load.
Our rating
2.3out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (1.5 / 5)
- The list groups awards by student level tabs.
- There are no real filters beyond that coarse grouping.
- Tabs and a simple control are the only aids.
Scholarship Quality (3.5 / 5)
- Awards are posted on the site's own pages.
- A current-year mention appears, but details are thin.
- Amounts and deadlines are often missing on the captured page.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- A pop-up appears when the page opens.
- The list and apply path stay easy to reach.
- Many links are small to tap on a phone.
Privacy & Marketing (1.5 / 5)
- No privacy policy is linked from the scholarship pages.
- Google, Facebook and other site tools load.
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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.
Updated November 2026