Terms of Service

1. Who can use TryScholarships

• TryScholarships helps parents and guardians find and organize college funding for their high school students in the U.S.
• Only adults can open an account. You must be 18 or older and the parent or legal guardian of each student you add (or have that parent's or guardian's permission). Students cannot sign up on their own.
• Students are added by the parent. The account holder creates and manages a profile for each child, decides what information to enter, and is responsible for how the student uses the service.
• Existing student logins. Students who created their own login before October 15, 2026 may keep using it with a parent's or guardian's permission, and the parent can connect to it. No new student logins are created.
• Only the adult account holder may make a purchase.

2. What we are — and aren't

• No guarantee of money. We help you find and organize scholarships. We do not award scholarships, and we can't promise you will win any scholarship, grant or amount. Matches and estimates are not predictions of your chances.
• Not affiliated. TryScholarships is independent. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for the U.S. Department of Education, any state agency, college, or scholarship sponsor named on the site. Names are used only to identify their programs.
• Always confirm on the official site. We research official sources, but sponsors change amounts, rules and deadlines without notice. The sponsor's official website is the final word. Check it before you apply, and don't rely on us alone for a deadline.
• Not professional advice. Nothing here is financial, legal, tax or admissions advice. For decisions about loans, taxes or college choice, talk to a school counselor, a college financial aid office or a qualified professional.
• Applying is always free. Legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee, and the FAFSA is free at studentaid.gov. You pay us only for our tools — never to apply for aid.

3. Scout, the AI coach

Scout uses automated AI models, including free third-party models. AI can be wrong, out of date or incomplete. Scout's answers are general information, not advice, and are not reviewed by a person before you see them. Don't share Social Security numbers, passwords or bank details with Scout. Messages you send to Scout are processed by our AI provider to generate a reply.

4. Free trial, price and payment

• Free trial: new families get 3 days of full access free, started by a parent or guardian when they create an account. No payment card is needed, and nothing is charged automatically when the trial ends — access simply pauses until someone chooses to pay.
• Lifetime Access: a single, one-time payment of $399 (U.S. dollars). It is not a subscription and never renews.
• Family Assistance price: $99 one time for households with income of $80,000 a year or less, after we approve proof of eligibility. By requesting it you confirm the information you give us is true. If it isn't, we may cancel access or ask you to pay the difference.
• What "lifetime" means: access for as long as TryScholarships operates the service, for the paying adult, other parents/guardians linked to the family, and up to 6 child profiles at no extra cost. If we ever shut the service down permanently, we'll give at least 30 days' notice and let you download your data.
• Payments are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number. Prices may change for future buyers but never for a purchase you already made. Sales tax may be added where required.

5. No refunds

All sales are final. We do not offer refunds. That's why every family gets a free 3-day trial with full access and no card required — please use it to decide before you buy. This doesn't limit any rights you have under applicable law. If you were charged by mistake (for example, charged twice), email support@tryscholarships.com and we'll correct it.

6. Your account and your content

• Keep your password private. You're responsible for activity on your account, including activity by the children you add.
• Only enter information about a child you are the parent or legal guardian of (or have that parent's permission to add), and keep it accurate.
• You own what you upload and write. You give us permission to store and process it only to run the service for you.
• Public pages. Some scholarship details are shown publicly; full requirements, official links and planning tools are available only to signed-in families during the trial or after purchase.
• Be honest. Don't use TryScholarships to submit false information to scholarship sponsors, and don't upload anything that isn't yours to share.
• Don't misuse the service: no scraping, reselling, attacking the site, or accessing other people's accounts.
• You can download your data or delete your account at any time in Settings.

7. Limits of our responsibility

The service is provided "as is." To the fullest extent the law allows, TryScholarships is not liable for missed deadlines, scholarships not awarded, errors in third-party information, or indirect losses, and our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us. Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not apply to you.

8. Changes

We may update these terms. If a change is significant, we'll tell you by email or in the app before it takes effect. Continuing to use TryScholarships after that means you accept the new terms.

9. Your state's laws

Some states give consumers rights that a contract can't take away. Nothing in these terms limits those rights. If any part of these terms isn't enforceable where you live, the rest still applies. See Your State Privacy Rights.