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Scholarships vs IEFA

Scholarships

scholarships.com

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Confidence: Medium

A free, long-running scholarship search that works as a starting point for US students, but a 2013 EPIC FTC complaint over student-data practices means guard your personal info.

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Pick Scholarships when

  • US high-school students starting scholarship hunts
  • Parents building a financial-aid shortlist
  • Cybersecurity and STEM majors using major-specific directories

When Scholarships is not a fit

  • Privacy-sensitive students . 2013 FTC complaint over data practices
  • Anyone asked to pay for 'guaranteed' scholarships . that's a scam pattern
  • International students; site is US-centric . use IEFA instead

Sources

  1. Free College Scholarships 2026-2027 | Scholarships.comscholarships.com
    official
  2. Product security pagescholarships.com
    official
  3. Cybersecurity Scholarships directoryscholarships.com
    official
  4. In re Scholarships.com, LLC . EPIC FTC Complaintepic.org
    news
  5. A Complete Review of the Best Scholarship Search Servicescollegescholarships.org
    review
  6. Common Scholarship Scams and How to Avoid Themfinaid.org
    security
  7. Find College Scholarships by State, Major, or Academic Year . Bold.orgbold.org
    official
  8. ScholarshipOwlscholarshipowl.com
    official