Where to look / By state / province

By state or province

Hubs for agencies, foundations, and platforms — not every individual scholarship.

United States

• California

  Start with the California Student Aid Commission (Cal Grants), then your county community foundation, school counseling list, and 1–2 national platforms.

• Texas

  Use the state higher-ed coordinating resources, then local foundations and school lists before signing up for multiple aggregators.

• New York

  HESC (TAP and related) is the state aid backbone. Pair it with local foundations and a low-friction national search site.

• Florida

  OSFA / Bright Futures context first, then local foundations and carefully chosen aggregators.

• Pennsylvania

  PHEAA / state aid orientation, then regional lists (e.g. campus and foundation portals) and national platforms.

• Ohio

  Ohio Department of Higher Education financial aid pages, then county foundations and school lists.

Canada

• Ontario

  OSAP first for provincial aid, then ScholarshipsCanada / yconic for outside awards, plus local community foundations.

• British Columbia

  StudentAid BC for provincial aid, then national Canadian portals and local foundations (e.g. Vancouver Foundation).

• Alberta

  Alberta Student Aid, then national CA aggregators and Calgary/region foundations.

• Québec

  Aide financière aux études (AFE) is the provincial backbone. Search also for bourses d'études via foundations and Desjardins programs.