WHILE AMERICAN STUDENTS DROWN IN DEBT, FREE MONEY IS OUT
THERE
While studying at the University of Hawaii (UH), a friend
told me how fortunate he was to be at UH. He did not apply for his
scholarship till the very last minute, as he thought that there are so many
students better than him and that he would not have a chance to get into the University. He did not know that “everyone” was thinking
the same negative thought - he was finally awarded the scholarship because he was
the only one that applied.
It seems that the above incident is not an isolated
case. Christopher Gray found that each
year some $100 million in scholarships go unclaimed while students drown in
debt. He confirmed that there is a lot
of scholarship money out there. Through hard work and diligent searching, he
landed himself a whopping $1.3 million in scholarships.
Gray came up with the idea for a mobile app to make
things a lot easier for other students seeking scholarships. Later Gray teamed up
with Nick Pirollo and Bryson Alef to become co-founders of what is known today as
“Scholly” – a popular scholarship search platform.
THE BEST
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH PLATFORM OF 2017
“Reviews.com” recently made an assessment of 28 most
popular scholarship search platforms in current use – including “Scholly”. They found 11 sites not meeting their minimum
criteria so these sites were not subjected to further assessment. They then
carried out detailed evaluations of the remaining 17 sites which are listed
below in descending order starting with the overall best.
“Scholly” ranked 6th and “Fastweb” was
found to be the best site overall. "Fastweb" is the easiest to use as it requires no registration to browse scholarship
listings; it has both a searchable database and personalized matches; and is mobile-friendly.
“Fastweb” also has the most tools of any platform. That fact, combined with a high score for
scholarship availability, means “Fastweb” is the best platform for finding
scholarships, managing deadlines, and tracking applications.
HIGHEST SCORING SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH PLATFORMS (WITH
THEIR OVERALL SCORE)
1) Fastweb
(9.3/10)
|
7) Sallie Mae (6.9)
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13) Peterson’s (5.1)
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2) Cappex
(8.1)
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8) [TIE] Big Future (6.2)
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14) Broke Scholar (4.6)
|
3) Unigo
(7.8)
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8) [TIE] GoodCall (6.2)
|
15) Niche (4.5)
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4) Student
Scholarship Search (7.1)
|
10) CollegeData (5.7)
|
16) Career One Stop (4.2)
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5) Scholarship.com
(7.1)
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11) Chegg (5.5)
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17) Scholarship Portal (3.6)
|
6) Scholly
(7.0)
|
12) Start Class (5.2)
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To access
the “Review.com” article – with details of their assessment method, information
on grants, internet address of all the original 28 sites compared, etc, please click
here.
INTERNATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
“scholars4dev,” short for “Scholarships for Development,”
is an updated listing of international scholarships. This site is specifically for people
from developing countries, people who would like to pursue development-related
fields, and people who seek global and national development through further
education.
The aim of “scholars4dev” is to help you find
opportunities for higher education and become agents of development in your own
countries and the rest of the world.
ONE OF THE MANY
LISTS AT “SCHOLARS4DEV”
[“Scholarship” here
actually refers to a “scholarship program” where a number of individual scholarships
are offered. An example is the
Fullbright Scholarship - a program, where not one but approximately 1 800 individual awards are
made each year to foreign students to pursue a Masters or PhD degree in the
United States. The scholarship provides
full funding for the duration of study covering tuition, textbooks, airfare,
living stipend, and health insurance.]
·
30 International Scholarships [scholarship programs] offered by the
World’s Top Universities
·
Top 10 Prestigious Scholarships for the Best
International Students
·
22 Tuition Fee Scholarships offered by
Universities for International Students
·
8 Distance Learning Scholarships & Tuition
Free Online Degree/Courses
·
Top 10 Scholarships in Italy for International
Students
·
Top 10 Chancellor’s /Vice Chancellor’s Scholarships
for International Students
·
Top 25 Foreign Government Scholarships for
International Students
·
Top 10 Scholarships for Study in Any Country or
Anywhere
·
Top 5 Countries Where Tuition is Free in 2017
·
Top 100 International Scholarships to Watch Out
For in 2017
·
Top 10 Scholarships in Australia for
International Students
·
Top 15+ UK Scholarships for International
Students
·
Top 10 Scholarships in Europe for Non-EU
International Students
·
Top 10 Scholarships in France for Foreign
Students
·
Top 25 Scholarships in Sweden for International
Students
·
Top 10 Scholarships in Belgium for International
Students
To have access to
all the lists at “scholars4dev,” please click
here.
Posted by Dr. Nat Tuivavalagi
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