More Sites
1. Fastweb.com
Fastweb hosts more than 1.5 million
scholarships that provide more than $3.4 billion in funding. Once you create a
profile, the site’s search feature will help you find the matches that best fit
your needs. Your personal profile is how the site helps you find pretty much
exactly what you’re looking for. You can then also see all the scholarships
you’ve applied for and those you may want to apply for in the future. They also
have “contests” that you can enter monthly or weekly to win money!
2. CollegeBoard.org
While the College Board is known for
its college-readiness tests, it also has an arm that focuses on
scholarships. Big Future hosts scholarships, as well as other financial aid and
internship information from more than 2,200 programs — totaling nearly $6
billion. In order to get the most accurate search results, it’s
critical to fill out as many details as you can in the profile that’s used
for searching.
3. Niche.com
Formerly known as College
Prowler, Niche is a great tool that can help you find colleges AND money.
It’s organized into categories that make it pretty easy to find what you’re
looking for — allowing users to search by interest, career, major and other
areas. Niche also has some occasional contests to enter.
4. Scholarships.com
Scholarships.com hosts one of the
largest scholarship databases out there and it’s updated on a daily basis.
According to the site, “With more than 3.7 million scholarship and grant
opportunities worth more than $19 billion, just about everyone is bound to find
something.” It’s easy to browse by category, but the best way to take advantage
of what the site has to offer is to create a personal profile, which will allow
you to find the most exhaustive lists of opportunities available to you.
5. Moolahspot.com
Moolahspot isn’t as robust as some
of the other scholarship databases but in the search for a college scholarship,
it’s another option to help you find extra money. The simple search engine
contains more than 3.2 million scholarship and grant opportunities for students
of all ages. It includes both need-based and merit-based opportunities, which
means nearly anyone can find some extra help here.
6. SallieMae
SallieMae is a well-known education
and student loan provider. The site’s College Planning page has a scholarship portal where you can search based on your field of study, hobbies
and other parameters. Create a personal profile in order to get the most
accurate matches that fit your needs.
7. Scholarship Monkey Scholarship Monkey allows you to search for scholarships and
grants a few different ways. You can search by keyword, browse scholarship
lists (various categories/topics) and see lists of the latest and featured
scholarships. This site also allows you to create a personal profile for more
accurate results.
8. Cappex
Cappex hosts a database of more
than $11 billion in scholarship opportunities. Once you create a personal
profile, you can search for opportunities that directly match your strengths
and skills. Plus, Cappex has a tool that will calculate your odds of getting
into a certain college before you even apply.
9. Chegg
Chegg is widely known for its online
textbook store that allows students to either rent or buy textbooks for
cheap. But Chegg is also a great resource for finding scholarships — more than
25,000 of them. To search for available scholarships, click on the menu stack
at the top right of the homepage and select the “scholarships” in the
drop-down menu. Once you create a personal profile, you can search for
available opportunities that match your criteria. Chegg also has a “top
scholarship picks this week” category that highlights some options you may have
missed.
10. Unigo
Unigo hosts millions of available
scholarships and makes it easy to search by type, including
athletic scholarships, college-specific scholarships, company-based
scholarships, minority scholarships, major-specific scholarships,
state-specific scholarships and more. You can search by category or
create a personal profile to get more specific results that match your needs.
Unigo also offers scholarship
contests and sweepstakes.
11. Peterson’s
Peterson’s hosts $10 billion in
scholarship opportunities and provides information to help you in your search.
Once you fill out a short survey, you can filter your search results so they’re
tailored to your specific needs. The site also allows users to search by a variety
of different topics, college types and personal details
— in order to give you the best results.
12. U.S. Labor Department’s Free Search Tool
According to the official Student Aid website, this free tool is a great resource for students to search
more than 8,000 scholarships, grants and other various types of financial aid
award opportunities. The CareerOneStop tool allows you to:
- Look through the site’s entire inventory of
scholarships, arranged in order of closest deadline
- Narrow your list with a “search by keyword” option:
Just enter a keyword about the type of award you’re looking for
- Use the filters to see opportunities for only certain
types of awards, locations, level of study, and more
13.
JLV Scholarships List
of monthly scholarships sent directly to your email.
14. MyScholly.com Scholly is the ultimate
student success platform. Scholly started as a personalized scholarship search app
and has evolved into so much more.
1. Complete a profile.
2. MyScholly matches you to the scholarships that match your profile.
15. College Greenlight This site connects first
generation and underrepresented students to caring colleges, generous
scholarships, and life-changing counselors and mentors.
16.
Big Future Scholarship Search The College Board has
its own scholarship search with over $6 billion dollars in scholarship
offerings. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
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