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Should I use ProFellow?

The go-to source for competitive fellowships and funded grad programs - profellow.com

· 5 hours ago

Sign up free if you're hunting funded grad programs, fellowships, or Fulbright alternatives — the curated database is genuinely useful. Don't pay for the upsell courses without first checking what your university career center offers free.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 25 public sources; mostly Reddit threads, university resource pages, and ProFellow's own site.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free account

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Fully Funded CourseNot published

Best for

  • Grad school funding hunters
  • Fellowship applicants (Fulbright, PhD, postdoc)
  • Mid-career professionals
  • Postdocs seeking research funding

Not for

  • Anyone wanting guaranteed funding or a done-for-you application
  • Undergrads hunting standard scholarships — general matchers fit better
  • Buyers needing security assurances or support SLAs
  • People who won't tolerate paid course upsells during search

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Database is free, but revenue comes from upsold courses — no course prices published upfront.

medium

ProFellow Academy was offered free via Columbia in 2019 — ask your university before paying.

medium

No published security page despite collecting member emails.

low

Some fellowship details require creating a free account.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, curated directory of competitive fellowships and scholarships.
  • Frequently recommended on Reddit for grad school funding.
  • Listed as a funding resource by multiple U.S. universities.
  • Strong coverage of Fulbright alternatives and niche categories.
  • Operating since 2011 with annual content updates.

Cons

  • Not BBB accredited.
  • No public security page found.
  • Monetizes via course cross-promotion, blurring listings and ads.
  • No published course pricing; checkout runs on third-party Kartra.

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No published security page; no known vulnerabilities or breaches found in sources reviewed.

official x6review x4security x1news x1
  • No published security page, The site's /security URL returned no security page content.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Core database free; costs only if you buy courses
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Reddit calls it best-curated fellowship list
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • 2011 Founded By Dr. Vicki Johnson
  • Yes Free account Required to view some listings
  • No BBB accredited Listed under scholarships & financial aid, Bend, OR
  • 4 University references U.S. universities link it as a funding resource

Pricing

Free account

$0

  • Full fellowship directory access
  • Email sign-up required

Fully Funded Course

Not published

  • Doctorate applicant application course
  • Hosted on third-party Kartra checkout

Security

No published security page; no known vulnerabilities or breaches found in sources reviewed.

  • No published security pageThe site's /security URL returned no security page content.⁷

What users say

Reddit users and university career sites consistently recommend ProFellow as the best-curated starting point for finding funded fellowships.

“ProFellow. probably the best curated”
Reddit, r/CollegeAdmissionsHelp
“Check out https://www.profellow.com.”
Reddit, r/gradadmissions

Companies that use it

  • University of Illinois10
  • Columbia University⁹
  • University at Buffalo11
  • San Diego State University
Full analysis

Based on 25 public sources; mostly Reddit threads, university resource pages, and ProFellow's own site.

Free curated fellowship database worth using; skip the paid courses until you've checked your university's free help.

Methodology

Based on 25 public sources; mostly Reddit threads, university resource pages, and ProFellow's own site.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Funding Grad School — Redditreddit.com
    review
  2. Real nationwide grad school scholarships — Redditreddit.com
    review
  3. Grad school scholarships — Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. ProFellow | BBB Business Profilebbb.org
    review
  5. ProFellow homepageprofellow.com
    official
  6. 60 Alternatives to the Fulbright U.S. Student Grantprofellow.com
    official
  7. ProFellow security pageprofellow.com
    security
  8. Fully Funded Doctorate Applicant Course checkoutprofellow.kartra.com
    official
  9. ProFellow Academy offered free — Columbiablogs.cuit.columbia.edu
    news
  10. Scholarship Searches — University of Illinoistopscholars.illinois.edu
    official
  11. Funding Opportunities — University at Buffalobuffalo.edu
    official
  12. Vicki Johnson, PhD — ProFellow founderme.sh
    official

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