Real Scholarship and State-Aid Numbers
for Real Families.
Award amounts, GPA & test-score cutoffs, and stacking rules for 400+ colleges and all 50 states—the same details some families pay consultants to find. Free. No accounts. No “get matched” traps.
Or search by GPA & test scores → · browse state & regional aid →
“That’s a free ride.”
That’s what someone told me when my kid scored a 30 on the ACT. It wasn’t. What followed were months of late-night research just to figure out why a strong student still wasn’t guaranteed a full scholarship.
I’m a first-generation parent who built this site for my own family – then opened it up for yours. Read our mission →
🔍 New: CRP Scholarship Search Tool (beta)
Filter real scholarship data by GPA, test scores, state, and category using the same numbers from our college pages. No logins, no sales funnel.
Start Here: Choose Your Path
Whether you’re just starting or deep in the weeds, these three areas give you the clearest picture of what college might really cost.
🎓 Scholarships by College
Real award amounts, GPA and test score ranges, and stacking rules for 400+ colleges – all fact-checked and updated on a schedule.
- Automatic vs competitive scholarships
- Out-of-state tuition discounts and waivers
- Honors and “hidden gem” awards
🗺️ State & Regional Aid
Grants, tuition waivers, and savings programs in all 50 states, plus big regional deals like WUE, ACM, MSEP, and NEBHE.
- State grants and need-based aid
- Tuition reciprocity and discount programs
- Links to official state resources
💰 What College Will Really Cost
Understand net price, SAI, and why the sticker price almost never matches what families actually pay.
- How colleges build your cost of attendance
- Where scholarships and grants really plug in
- How to compare offers apples-to-apples
Just starting out? Read the Parent Roadmap →
What Makes CollegeReadyParent Different
Most sites make you create an account, take a quiz, or talk to a “partner school” before you see anything useful. We don’t do that here.
🚫 No paywall, no sales funnel
No accounts. No “get matched” quizzes. No hidden sponsors. You don’t have to trade your inbox or your kid’s information just to see the numbers.
🌍 Built to level the playing field
The same scholarship details some families pay consultants to find—award amounts, GPA/test cutoffs, stacking rules—are here for free so every family can make informed choices.
📚 We show our sources
Every college and state page lists where the numbers came from—university sites, state agencies, or federal data. If you want to double-check us, you can.
🔁 Updated on a real schedule
We review and refresh our scholarship, cost, and state-aid pages at least twice a year, so you’re not planning off a random post from 2019.
🧩 College + state aid together
We don’t just list scholarships. We connect college awards, state programs, and your net price so you can see the full picture of what a school might really cost.
👨👩👧 Built by a parent, not a marketing team
This started with one dad trying to untangle scholarships for his own kid. The goal hasn’t changed: make this process less confusing and more fair for families who don’t have a guide.
We went through this process ourselves and learned most of it the hard way. This free series is what I wish someone had handed us before we started. No spam. Just one parent to another.
Your Kid Did Everything Right.
That Doesn’t Mean the Money Follows.
Most families build college lists backwards. This free 4-part series shows you where scholarship money actually comes from — and how to build a list around it.
After the series: about once a month (sometimes twice during application season). No drip funnels, no affiliate pitches, no selling your info. Unsubscribe anytime.