The 12 Best Sites to Look for Scholarships

Looking for scholarships to fund your education then check these 12 Best Sites to Look for Scholarships , which will help in paying college fee for free.

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1. Fastweb.com

Fastweb hosts more than 1.5 million scholarships that provide more than $3.4 billion. Once you create a profile, the site’s search feature will help you find the most accurate matches that 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 applied for, or may want to apply to 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 planning tools, 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 contests to enter.

4. Scholarships.com

Free College Scholarship Search Financial Aid Grants Scholarships College Scholarship Scholarships hosts one of the largest scholarship databases out there and it’s updated on a daily basis. According to the site, “With more than 2.7 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 make 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.

6. CollegeNET.com

When you go to the site’s homepage, go to the top right corner to search college scholarships. From there you can either search by specific keywords or create a personal profile in order to get the most accurate matches that fit your needs. Once you make a profile, you create and save lists of opportunities you’re interested in.

7. ScholarshipMonkey.com

Scholarship Monkey allows you to search for scholarships a few different ways. You can search by keyword, browse scholarship lists (various categories/topics) and also see lists of the latest and featured scholarships. The site also allows you to create a personal profile for more accurate results.

8. Cappex.com

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.com

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 $1 billion worth of them.

To search for available scholarships, go to ‘colleges’ at the top of the homepage and then click ‘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.com

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. Petersons.com

Peterson’s hosts $10 billion in scholarship opportunities and also 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 for you.

12. The 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 7,500 scholarships, grants and other various types of financial aid award opportunities.

Few more sites to refer for free scholarships

1. Collegeboard.com
2. HeySucess.com
3. International Financial Aid College Scholarship Search
4. Motachashma.com
5. weMakeScholars.com
6. ARMACAD Scholarships and Fellowships

Australia Scholarship websites

If you are planning study in Australia for free then refer this below sites for best scholarships

In Australia, you can try Endeavour Scholarships, International Postgraduate Research Scholarships, and Australian Award Scholarships. The universities in Australia also provide a lot of scholarship opportunities.

1. Scholarships to study in Australia
2. Australia Awards
3. Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships

EU Scholarship websites

1. Erasmus Programme

Germany Scholarship websites

1. DAAD

India Scholarship websites

1. Commonwealth Scholarships – India

Ireland Scholarship websites

1. All Ireland Scholarships

Singapore Scholarship websites

1. Commonwealth Scholarships – Singapore

UK Scholarship websites

1. Chevening UK Government Scholarships
2. Commonwealth Scholarships
3. Royal Society Grants
4. Scholarships to Study in the UK
5. Scholarships & Student Funding for UK students
6. EducationUK – Study in the UK
7. British Council (India) – Scholarships
8. Student visas – GOV.UK

USA Scholarship websites

1. www.educationusa.state.gov
2. www.mitadmissions.org
3. International Financial Aid College Scholarship Search
4. Tata Scholarship at Cornell University for Indian Students
5. Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowships for Indian Students
6. ::. The Gates Millennium Scholars .::
7. Siebel Scholars
8. IEEE – PES – Scholarship initiative
9. Southern Oregon University Scholarships | International | Admissions
10. Boston University – Scholarships for International Students
11. Boston University – Scholarships & Merit Awards
12. Schools Awarding International Financial Aid.

China Scholarship websites

1. Chinese Scholarship Council
2. Shanghai Government Scholarships
3. Several other provincial government scholarships http://en.csc.edu.cn/

South Korea Scholarship websites

1. Korean Government Scholarship Program

Several other scholarships offered by professors within research groups (Almost every university)

niied|Korean Government Scholarship Program

United Kingdom Scholarship websites

1. Commonwealth Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

Germany Scholarship websites

1. Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)

Website:- https://www.daad.org/scholarship

Most of the universities have no tuition fee

Postgrad Scholarship websites

1. ECU International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
2. Tuition Costs for Non EU Postgraduate Students studying in Ireland

MBA Scholarship websites

1. Financing Your MBA
2. Investing in International Business School Students