Scholarship Search Services

Any company, organization or system that searches for scholarships, grants, or other forms of financial aid for which a post-secondary student may be eligible. Students provide information such as GPA, academic achievements, ethnic background, and athletic achievements to the scholarship search service, and in turn are provided with a list of potential scholarships. More detailed consulting services may also be available.

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A review of the complaints Consumer Sentinel received continues to indicate that the nature of the fraudulent activity has shifted from scholarship search services to financial aid consulting services, a trend that was identified in previous reports.

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Annual Report to Congress. May 2005

Owners of scholarship search services argue that they are providing a valuable service.

Beware bogus aid

A review of the complaints received by Consumer Sentinel continues to indicate that the nature of the fraudulent activity continues to shift from scholarship search services toward financial aid consulting services.

College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Annual Report to Congress

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