The Department of Education has launched a free national scholarship database that matches students with $10 billion in unclaimed scholarships annually, addressing a massive information gap in higher education funding.
How It Works
Students create a profile with their academic interests, demographics, and activities. The AI-powered system matches them with relevant scholarships from a database of 500,000 opportunities, with automatic application reminders.
Impact
Early users report finding an average of 35 matching scholarships totaling $85,000 in potential funding. The tool is free and replaces expensive private scholarship search services.
- $10 billion in scholarships go unclaimed annually
- 500,000 scholarships in database
- Average user matches 35 opportunities
- Free government service