You’ve made the first step to help you pay for college by creating your free Fastweb account—congrats. Unfortunately, far too many American students don’t get this far. We’re looking to change this!
The world of scholarship hunting has drastically changed within the last decade. Gone are the days of purchasing massive, phone-booked sized scholarship lists. As you can imagine, these printed resources were outdated rather quickly and were not reliable tools for students or their families. This all changed in 1995— Fastweb’s birthday.
Fastweb pioneered the online scholarship database and search engine and 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.
And we’re not just about scholarships, we offer several exclusive tools to help students. Here are four ways you can make Fastweb work for you:
Check Out the Updated Dashboard
When you log in to the updated My Fastweb, 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.
Explore Your Profile View
Explore your Fastweb profile weekly. Make it a habit to reassess and update your profile monthly. For instance, when you move up another grade level—update it.
Maybe your GPA has increased? If so, update it. You’ll qualify for more merit scholarships. Considering another major? Tell us about it.
The trick is to ensure your profile reflects the true you. The more current your profile is, the better scholarship matches you’ll receive. This makes applying for scholarships a breeze.
NEW: Discover The National Scholarship Directory
We’ve added The National Scholarship Directory to our platform. This massive directory categorizes all vetted scholarships and grants into simple groups.
Think of it as your scholarship sandbox—sift through scholarships by:
• State
• Heritage
• Religion
• School year
• Other unique or weird circumstances
Use this fun tool to dig deeper; find those oddball scholarship opportunities to help you pay for college!
NEW: Leap into the Online Learning Tool
There are so many reasons you may be looking for online learning classes or courses.
Some students like to obtain certifications to add to their brag sheet. College students may want to supplement their college course work with specializations to enhance their resume.
Our research team has made it easy by evaluating many of the online learning platforms on the Web. Fastweb’s Online Learning tool provides recommendations, pros and cons and more.
NEW: Find Part-Time SEASONAL Jobs


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Keep yourself organized. Take advantage of updating the status of each scholarship from your matched list each time you visit.
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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!
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Interested in online courses by subject? You can find subjects and subcategories within our online learning tool. If cost is a factor, we’ve sorted this out for you too. Find online learning platforms that are free, offer free trials, subscription based and more.