Earn XP while applying for real money

Turn Scholarship Applications Into Quests

Track deadlines, score how well you fit each scholarship, and get real coaching on essays you write yourself — all while earning XP toward your funding goal.

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Essay Builder
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Rotary Club Scholarship
Fit Score 91/100
$2,500
6d
Future Nurses Grant
Fit Score 78/100
$1,000
18d
National Leadership Award
Fit Score 64/100
$10,000
42d
Funding Goal$6,500 / $20,000
+150 XP · Essay improved!
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Instant fit score on any scholarship
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Why It Matters

The problem isn't finding scholarships.It's finishing them.

College keeps getting more expensive, and scholarships are one of the only ways to close the gap. But the ones students qualify for go unapplied for every year. There's no shortage of money out there. There's a shortage of follow-through.

Scholarships you never apply to

Most awards a student qualifies for go untouched. Not because they can't win, but because the list lives in someone's head and slips through the cracks.

Deadlines that quietly pass

No reminders, no tracking, no system. One missed date and a real shot at funding is gone for the year.

Essays left half-finished

The hardest part gets done alone, at the last minute, or not at all. A great application dies at 80% complete.

You don't need more scholarships. You need a system that makes sure the ones you find actually get done.

That's the whole point of Scholarship Ally.

Everything You Need

Everything from finding scholarships to hitting submit

Quest Board

Track every scholarship through Saved, Drafting, Ready, Submitted, Won, and Lost. Drag a quest to Won and get a full confetti celebration with your funding progress.

Scholarship Fit Score

Paste any scholarship's description and get a 0–100 match score with honest strengths, gaps, and the one action to take next — before you spend hours applying.

AI Essay Coach

Penny coaches — she doesn't ghostwrite. Talking points before you start, then line-by-line feedback and sentence suggestions that pull in your real experiences by name. You write it in your own words; she helps you make it win.

About You Profile

Add your clubs, volunteering, jobs, awards, courses, and GPA once. Every essay and fit score pulls from your real background automatically.

Answer Vault

Save your best answers, edit them inline, and adapt them to a new prompt in one click. Write your leadership story once, reuse it everywhere.

XP, Levels & Streaks

Every real action — adding scholarships, writing, submitting — earns XP and levels you up from Explorer to Scholarship Champ. Daily quests keep your streak alive.

How It Works

From zero to funded in five steps

01

Set your funding goal and build your profile

Create your free account, set the total funding you want to win, and add your activities, awards, and GPA in the About You section.

02

Add scholarship quests

Add any scholarship you find — name, amount, deadline, essay prompt. Takes 30 seconds. Scout helps you track them all.

03

Check your Fit Score

Paste the scholarship's requirements and get a 0–100 match score with strengths and gaps, so you spend time on the ones you can actually win.

04

Forge your essays with Penny

You write; Penny coaches. Talking points before you start, then line-by-line feedback until it shines.

05

Submit, win, and earn XP

Move quests through Submitted and Won. Celebrate every win, keep your streak alive, and watch your funding bar climb toward your goal.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

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Explorer

Get started and see if Scholarship Ally fits you.

$0/forever
  • Track up to 10 scholarships
  • About You profile
  • Answer Vault (write your own)
  • Daily quests, streak & XP
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Ally Pro

Everything you need to win scholarships, seriously.

$14.99/month
  • Unlimited scholarships
  • AI essay coaching
  • Scholarship Fit Scores
  • Full Answer Vault & About You
  • Line-by-line feedback & scorecard
  • Deadline calendar & parent sharing
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Frequently asked questions

How does the Scholarship Fit Score work?
Paste a scholarship's description and requirements, and our AI compares them against your About You profile — your activities, awards, GPA, and essays. You get a 0–100 score with honest strengths, gaps, and the single most important next step.
Does the AI write my essay for me?
No, on purpose. Scholarship judges can spot an AI essay, and your real story wins money a generic one won't. Penny coaches you instead — talking points before you write, then feedback and sentence-level suggestions on your own draft, all pulled from your real experiences. You write it; she helps you make it strong.
Can my parent see my progress?
Only if you invite them. From Settings you generate a code; your parent signs up and enters it. Once linked, they can see your progress, deadlines, and essays, and move quests on your board. They can't change anything else.
Is there really a free plan?
Yes. Every new account starts with a 7-day free trial of full Ally Pro — no card required. After that you can stay on Explorer (free forever): track up to 10 scholarships and manage your own essays, without the AI coaching and Fit Score features. Or upgrade to Ally Pro for unlimited everything.
What does 'XP' mean?
Experience Points. You earn them for real actions like adding scholarships, improving essays, and submitting applications, which levels you up from Explorer to Scholarship Champ. XP tracks what you actually get done, not how busy you feel.

Your first quest is waiting

Turn scholarship applications into progress you can see — one quest at a time.

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