There are a handful of scholarship tips and tricks to make your scholarship search easy and organized. Congratulations to you; you've tackled the first step by creating your free Fastweb account.
We recently upgraded our platform to provide an even more user-friendly experience. Let's explore the top tools and latest enhancements you should be using on Fastweb!
New members will automatically be introduced to the Scholarship Organization tour.
Existing Fastweb members are encouraged to select the Quick Tour image when they log in and navigate to their matches page.
The new tour begins by explaining where users can find their Scholarship Matches...
Students will find their Scholarship Matches in two places. The Account Menu or via the Banner shown below:
Use the heart icon on your scholarship dashboard to favorite a particular scholarship opportunity. You'll see a heart icon next to all of your favorite scholarships. Be sure to revisit and apply for these later!
Select the green check mark icon from your scholarship matches list to highlight the scholarships you have already applied for.
Access more actions via the ellipsis icon. These actions include letting us know you won the scholarship, sharing you're not eligible, reporting incorrect information, and more.
Manage your scholarship matches with filters. You can see scholarships exclusive to college, majors, featured, or new scholarship opportunities.
Keep yourself organized. Take advantage of updating the status of each scholarship from your matched list every time you visit.
NEW: Keep Deadlines on Your Radar.
Another brand new Fastweb enhancement is adding scholarship deadlines to your calendar!
Once you've landed on a scholarship detail page, click the calendar icon to the right of the deadline to add the critical date to your calendar. We've added six popular calendars: Apple, Google, Office 365, Outlook, Outlook.com, and Yahoo.
How Find Scholarships with Fastweb
When you log in to your Fastweb account, you'll see new scholarship matches since your last login, the total number of scholarships you have been matched to, as well as the total number of dollars you could earn if you applied to each scholarship on your matches page. Next, it's time to arrange things on the scholarship search front...NEW: Organize and Track Your Scholarship Search.
Our latest update includes a scholarship organization tutorial. Once you log in, select See Matches.Keep Your Fastweb Profile Current.
Log in and view your Fastweb profile often. Make it a habit to reassess and update your profile monthly. For instance, update your profile when you move up another grade level. Maybe your GPA increased or you joined a new club or extracurricular activity? If so, update it. You could qualify for more merit scholarship opportunities! Use the Profile Wizard to verify or update your current school year, the year you're applying for scholarships, your major, interests, career objectives, ACT/SAT test scores, memberships you're a part of, fraternity or sorority memberships and more!Invite Your Friends and Family to Use Fastweb's College Planning Tool
The College Planning Tool was designed for parents and guardians of soon-to-be and current college students or trade school students. This parent resource includes how-to information on the college and technical school planning process and many FAQs that parents ask about college planning and college admissions. Parents can use the tool to prepare for college and plan for the FAFSA each year, too! Bonus, encourage your friends and peers to create a Fastweb account. You both can win scholarships with our prepare for college and Invite-a-Friend Scholarship Sweepstakes--for real!Fastweb at Your Service
The world of scholarship hunting has drastically changed within the last decade. Gone are the days of purchasing massive, phone-booked-sized scholarship lists. These printed resources were outdated quickly and unreliable tools for students or their families. This all changed in 1995— Fastweb's birthday. Fastweb pioneered the online scholarship database and search engine, which continues to be the most trusted national scholarship directory for United States students and parents. Unlike other "so-called" scholarship sites, our research team vets each and every scholarship before it's placed within our database. Check out our helpful scholarship lists and articles to stay up-to-date! Our goal is simple, to make it as easy as possible for you to find, apply for, and hopefully win scholarships to pay for school. After all, being a high school, trade school, or college student shouldn't be so hard. See what's happening daily by joining us on our social platforms: • Instagram • Facebook • TwitterYou Might Also Like
Shawna Newman
Managing Editor, Contributing Writer
Shawna Newman is the Managing Editor and a writer at Fastweb. She has over 10 years of experience in higher education. Her direct work with college admissions teams, financial aid officers, college deans, ...
