Scholarships.com - Scholarships & Grants

Scholarships.com
473 Central Avenue, Suite 6
Highland Park, Illinois 60035

About Us

Scholarships.com was founded in 1999 with one goal: to help students find the money they need to get a college education. Not only have we achieved this objective, but we have since become the largest free and independent college scholarship search and financial aid information resource on the Internet and have been recognized by high schools, colleges and universities nationwide. Our mission has been, and will always be, to assist students and their families in finding college scholarships and helping them explore valuable financial aid options they may not have discovered otherwise.

As a leading scholarship search service and financial aid information resource, Scholarships.com plays an integral role in helping students make the decisions that shape their lives. Through our site, students are connected with tools to aid in researching and finding financial aid for college, as well as choosing a campus that's right for them. Our proprietary database is updated regularly, allowing students to search 2.7 million college scholarships and grants worth over $19 billion and quickly arrive at a list of awards for which they qualify. And it's all free.
The Scholarships.com Difference

The Scholarships.com difference lies in our database and our scholarship search engine, which uses a personal profile to identify the scholarships that are most relevant to each student. Our site makes the scholarship search process fast and easy by using our unique filtering process and sophisticated relevancy algorithm to sort and rank scholarship awards based on each user's individual characteristics. Each Scholarships.com user answers a detailed questionnaire, providing information about their academics, extracurricular activities, and individual background. We then use this data to generate a customized list of grant and scholarship opportunities that match the student's qualifications. At the heart of this process is our industry-leading scholarship database â€“ the most comprehensive and accurate compilation of national, state, local and college-based scholarships and grants available anywhere.

Recognized by more than 16,750 high schools and nearly 7,000 colleges and universities nationwide, Scholarships.com is among the most trusted and well-known free resources for students pursuing a college education. We are also one of the most comprehensive: In addition to personalized scholarship search results, Scholarships.com also offers a college search, a free library of financial aid resources and a variety of user tools. Our college search provides detailed information on colleges and universities nationwide, featuring information on everything from cost of attendance to crime statistics. The articles in our expansive resource library provide advice and information on myriad topics related to applying, attending and paying for college, such as student loan options, budgeting tips, and balancing work and college. Online tools help students stay organized with email reminders, "favorites" lists, and personalized content to help the collegebound succeed in and manage their scholarship search.

In January 2009, Scholarships.com became the first scholarship search website to adopt Scholar Snapp, then known as the Scholarship Data Standard, an open data standard created and advocated by the National Scholarship Providers Association and developed by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. The Scholarship Data Standard allows students to create an application file containing commonly requested information, save it to their computer, and use it to complete future scholarship searches and applications on any website that supports the data standard. We strive to remain at the forefront of innovations in the scholarship world, and work constantly to enhance our visitors' experience.
Scholarships.com as a Financial Aid Provider

By now, you know that Scholarships.com helps students find information about scholarships and grants, but you may not yet be aware that we also make our own financial aid contribution by administering its own scholarship competitions. We currently offer users 14 distinct college-funding opportunities worth a total of $18,000. Winners of the Scholarships.com Resolve To Evolve Essay Scholarship, as well as winners of the Scholarships.com Area of Study College Scholarships will be one step closer to achieving their educational and career goals, not to mention paying for their college education. For more information about these scholarships, please visit our Scholarships.com Scholarships section
Our Ethic

Scholarships.com visitors will discover a user experience superior to that of other scholarship search engine sites - one that is focused on satisfying their needs for college, scholarship, and financial aid information. We intend to provide a website free of annoying and irrelevant content and advertisements because we understand the importance of funding a college education and the serious nature of a visitors' search on Scholarships.com. The needs of our visitors are our highest priority, and we strive to meet and exceed their expectations. We take pride in our honesty and integrity and treat all Scholarships.com visitors and business partners with respect and dignity.

Scholarships.comâ€™s staff works tirelessly to make our site the best and most trusted free college scholarship search service available anywhere, providing parents and students with a comprehensive online resource for college education financing and information through an unmatched user experience.

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