# Scholarships.com Directory Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/scholarships-com-directory-scraper`) Actor

Extract scholarship listings from Scholarships.com's directory - name, award amount, deadline, eligibility categories and full description for every publicly indexed scholarship.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/scholarships-com-directory-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Education, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Scholarships.com Directory Scraper

Extract scholarship listings from Scholarships.com, the largest US scholarship search brand. Pulls the name, award amount, deadline, eligibility categories and full description for every scholarship in the public directory.

### What data does it collect?

Each record is one scholarship listing:

| Field             | Type   | Description |
|-------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `scholarshipName` | string | Name of the scholarship |
| `detailUrl`       | string | Canonical scholarship detail page URL |
| `awardAmount`     | string | Award amount as published (e.g. `$2,500`, or `Varies`) |
| `deadline`        | string | Application deadline as published (a date, or `Varies`) |
| `awardsAvailable` | string | Number of awards available, as published (often `Varies`) |
| `eligibility`     | string | Comma-separated eligibility criteria categories the scholarship is filtered on (e.g. `GPA, State Selection, Selected Major(s)`) — the site publishes only category labels for anonymous visitors, not the specific value |
| `description`     | string | Full scholarship description as written by the provider |
| `scrapedAt`       | string | ISO-8601 timestamp when the record was scraped |

### How to use it

#### Full directory (default)

Leave `Scholarship URLs` empty and set `Max Items`. The scraper walks the full public scholarship catalog and returns up to `maxItems` listings. The catalog currently holds roughly 4,700 scholarships.

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "sp_intended_usage": "scholarship database for a college-planning newsletter"
}
```

#### Targeted scholarship list

Supply specific scholarship detail page URLs to scrape only those listings:

```json
{
  "scholarshipUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.scholarships.com/scholarships/vanderbilt-university-chancellors-scholarship" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "sp_intended_usage": "monitoring a specific set of scholarships"
}
```

### Input parameters

| Parameter         | Type    | Required | Default | Description                                                                        |
|-------------------|---------|----------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `maxItems`        | integer | Yes      | 10      | Maximum number of scholarships to scrape                                           |
| `scholarshipUrls` | array   | No       | —       | Specific scholarship detail page URLs. If provided, skips full-directory discovery |

### Notes

- Scholarships.com publishes eligibility as category labels only (e.g. "this scholarship considers GPA and state of residence") rather than the specific value — the specific major, state, or grade level a given scholarship targets is not shown without an account. `eligibility` reflects the categories published.
- Not every scholarship names a sponsoring organization as a separate field; the sponsor, when named, is usually stated in `description`.
- `awardAmount`, `deadline` and `awardsAvailable` are often literally `"Varies"` — this is how Scholarships.com publishes rolling or multi-tier awards, not a scraping gap.
- Resuming a large crawl: pass the `resumeCursor` value from a prior run's output to continue where it left off without re-scraping already-collected scholarships.

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to scrape

## `scholarshipUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional list of specific scholarships.com scholarship detail page URLs to scrape. If provided, skips sitemap discovery and scrapes only these URLs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "scholarshipUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.scholarships.com/scholarships/vanderbilt-university-chancellors-scholarship"
    }
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "scholarshipUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.scholarships.com/scholarships/vanderbilt-university-chancellors-scholarship"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/scholarships-com-directory-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "scholarshipUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.scholarships.com/scholarships/vanderbilt-university-chancellors-scholarship" }],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/scholarships-com-directory-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "scholarshipUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.scholarships.com/scholarships/vanderbilt-university-chancellors-scholarship"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/scholarships-com-directory-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/scholarships-com-directory-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/lI60nRWuKAaH2l9c2/builds/ccFFwcwMNmchpoYYb/openapi.json