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StudentScholarshipSearch.com (62/100)

Updated: December 27, 2019

Our scoring system awarded a score of 62 out of 100 to StudentScholarshipSearch.com. 

In terms of user experience, this website does feel rather dated, especially when compared to the sleek, modern platforms that have clearly invested heavily in product design. The main feature of StudentScholarshipSearch.com is a Scholarship Matcher that asks users to input only five pieces of information: grade, GPA, state of residency, gender, and ethnic heritage, in order to come up with a list of scholarship opportunities. 

This straightforward matching process may appeal to students who are tired of inputting the same information over and over again. Beyond matching students with scholarships, though, there is not much additional functionality to the site, as it is essentially a search engine. Students will need to complete individual applications for the various scholarships they find on the site. 

Students will be able to find many relevant scholarships on StudentScholarshipSearch.com, although they appear to be the exact same scholarships that can be found elsewhere, on better-designed platforms. 

It’s not clear what the total pool of funding is, nor how many different scholarships and scholarship providers are featured on StudentScholarshipSearch.com. Personal information appears likely to be shared with advertisers and third parties, although site users may opt out of some of this data sharing if they take the initiative to find out how to do so. 

Although the “featured scholarships” are clearly being promoted as a paid service, there did not appear to be any ads on StudentScholarshipSearch.com, which was refreshing after experiencing the targeted marketing efforts of many of its competitors. 

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Our Review Methodology

We review each platform independently and score it using the following categories.

Funding Available (30%):
  1. Breadth of Scholarships (5%)
  2. Total Funding Available (10%)
  3. Exclusive Funding Available (5%)
  4. New Scholarships (5%)
  5. Scholarships With Upcoming Deadlines (5%)

  6. Trustworthiness (40%):
  7. No Fees (10%)
  8. No Unrelated Offers (10%)
  9. No Ads (10%)
  10. Privacy (10%)

  11. User Experience (30%):
  12. Modern Branding (10%)
  13. Ease of Use (5%)
  14. Scholarship Matching (5%)
  15. On-Platform Applications (5%)
  16. Student Profiles (5%)

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pros:

+ Anyone with student debt is eligible.
+ Grants are for $10,000.
+ Grants are exclusive to the platform, so your chances of winning are high.
+ Protects your data.
+ No ads or unrelated offers.
+ Streamlined applications on the platform.

Cons:

- It takes ~15 minutes to sign up.

The Bottom Line:

Bold.org is one of the only companies that will literally pay off your student debt. It’s a no-brainer to apply.

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