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UNCF Scholarships
UNCF is a national nonprofit that raises money for students and its member colleges. Its opportunity search lists the scholarships, internships and fellowships it runs. Each program page shows the open date, deadline, eligibility and usually the award amount. Students narrow the list by state, major, school level, college and high school, then apply through a free UNCF account.
Best for: Black students and students bound for historically Black colleges who want current UNCF awards they can sort by state and major.
Limitation: There is no filter for financial need, though most awards require it, and applying to any award requires a free UNCF account.
Established affinity scholarship organization. One portal, many funds. Read each program sheet before starting essays.
Our rating
4.1out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (4.5 / 5)
- Filters cover state, major, grades, college and high school.
- There is no need filter, and broad field limits are not filtered.
- Choosing a state removes awards limited to other states.
- Results sort by deadline, open date or name.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Every listed award shows a current open date and deadline.
- Each award is run by UNCF and links to its application.
- Most program pages give an award amount and eligibility.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- A cookie notice covers the middle of each page on phones.
- On phones the deadline column needs a sideways swipe.
- Applying requires signing in to a UNCF account.
- Program pages fit phone screens and read clearly.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- The policy allows sharing with partners and data licensees.
- Google Analytics loads before you answer the cookie notice.
- The cookie notice offers a Deny all choice.
- No ads or sweepstakes appear on scholarship 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 A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.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.