How My Scholarship Scout lists and ranks scholarships

Data source and attribution

Scholarship listings currently use records from Open Scholarships by Grudged LLC, licensed CC BY 4.0. We do not scrape other websites or import data from private sources.

How listings are normalized

Each record is converted into a consistent internal format used for search, filtering, and display. We may derive simple values from the raw data — like parsing a dollar amount or creating a URL slug from a name — but we never invent eligibility, deadlines, sponsors, award amounts, or availability.

How missing fields are handled

When a field is not present, we display “Not specified.” We do not guess. Filters for fields that don't exist in the data are hidden rather than shown as broken.

How results are ranked

1. Availability — open, then upcoming, then rolling, then unknown, then closed.
2. Soonest upcoming deadline first.
3. Higher award amount.
4. More complete records (more known fields).
5. Alphabetical by scholarship name.

We do not show a “quality score” or claim these are the “best” scholarships. The internal completeness score is used only for ranking, never as a user-facing rating.

Why some listings may be incomplete

Scholarship records can be missing deadlines, award amounts, eligibility details, or source links. When that happens, we label the missing information clearly instead of guessing.

Why students should verify details

Scholarship details can change at any time. Before applying, always confirm eligibility, deadlines, award amount, and application requirements on the official source.