Scholarship Database Scraper

Overview

The Scholarship Database Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts scholarship and financial aid data from major scholarship databases including Scholarships.com and Fastweb. It searches for scholarships by field of study and collects award amounts, deadlines, eligibility criteria, and application links. This tool helps students, guidance counselors, and education organizations find and track scholarship opportunities.

Features

• Search scholarships across multiple databases simultaneously
• Filter by minimum award amount
• Extract scholarship names, amounts, and deadlines
• Get eligibility criteria and provider information
• Retrieve direct application URLs
• Categorize results by field of study

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchTerms	Array	Fields of study to search	["engineering", "computer science"]
minAmount	Integer	Minimum scholarship amount in USD	1000
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of results	100

Output Format

Each result in the dataset contains the following fields:

• scholarshipName - Name of the scholarship
• amount - Award amount
• deadline - Application deadline
• eligibility - Eligibility requirements
• provider - Organization offering the scholarship
• category - Academic category
• applicationUrl - Link to apply
• description - Scholarship description
• source - Database source

Usage

The actor works with empty input {} using sensible defaults. Specify search terms for your field of study and set a minimum amount filter. Run from the Apify Console or call via the Apify API.

Integrations

Leverage Apify integrations for scholarship tracking automation. Export to Google Sheets for student advising, configure webhook alerts for new scholarships, or connect with Zapier and Make for notification workflows. JSON output is compatible with CMS platforms and databases.

Cost and Performance

Typical runs complete within 30-90 seconds. Priced at $0.75 per 1,000 results on a pay-per-event basis. Efficient memory usage with 256 MB minimum and 4096 MB maximum allocation.