Top 4 College Scholarship Websites - The Best College Scholarship Websites

These college scholarship websites will help you find college scholarships, or at least get you started looking in the right places. The list will be updated as new resources become available. If you have suggestions for the list, please contact your Guide.

Be aware that there are a number of college scholarship scams all over the internet. The college scholarship websites listed here are free to use; be wary of any firm that charges you for a list of college scholarships.

1. FastWeb

FastWeb is an online college scholarship listing service that is sophisticated and does a good job of matching visitors with college scholarship possibilities that match their unique user profiles.
The service here is comprehensive and well-organized, and includes "over 1.3 million scholarships," along with lots of features such as a "saved favorites" section.
As with most such services, FastWeb requires you to input a great deal of personal information before letting you view scholarships.

2.Scholarships.com

Scholarships.com boasts "3000 sources worth up to billion." It's the same drill here as with FastWeb, where you need to answer dozens of personal questions before getting the information you're seeking.
Scholarships.com is a member of a number of professional organizations. There's also a good amount of general information available in this college scholarship website, even for those who don't register.
A small percentage of the scholarships listed here are no longer available.

3. FinAid

FinAid has been around since 1994. Instead of providing a database of college scholarships, FinAid is a starting point for a complete search of financial aid opportunities. A list of college scholarship databases is provided, along with loan resources, a financial aid calculator, and a comprehensive question and answer service.

4. Black Excel

This smaller college scholarship website provides a list of links to college scholarships for minorities.