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24 alternatives to Village Scholarships

Crowd funding to help students pay for college.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Village Scholarships launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   WeFinance▲120

   Crowdfunded student loans

   2015 · wefinance.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Generosity▲100

   A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

   2015 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tuition.io▲71

   Student Loans Made Simple

   2014 · tuition.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Crowdrise▲79

   Crowdfunding for Charities

   2014 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ScholarshipOwl▲78

   Find potential scholarships and automate your applications

   2015 · scholarshipowl.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fundable▲87

   Business Crowdfunding

   2014 · fundable.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Funding Hunt▲148

   Startup funding updates, daily

   2015 · webspor5.buzz · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scholly▲72

   The Easiest Way to Find Scholarships

   2014 · sallie.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Village▲72

   Spontaneous Opportunities to Connect

   2015 · hellovillagers.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scholarcash!▲85

    A SaaS, social, and mobile app platform for scholarships

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Backer News▲171

    Fresh crowdfunding projects

    2014 · backercamp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    StudySoup▲31

    The Crowdsourced College Learning Marketplace

    2014 · studysoup.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Who Got Funded▲109

    Find out who got funded and by whom

    2015 · whogotfunded.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fullride.me▲11

    A crowdfunding platform to help students pay for school

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Crowdstack▲145

    Curated directory of crowdfunding resources

    2016 · crowdstack.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fund on Etsy▲160

    Crowdfunding for creative handmade products

    2015 · etsy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Papafund▲70

    Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    redditmade▲164

    Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Freshpreneur▲124

    A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fan Angel▲58

    Crowdfund Your Favorite College Athlete to Stay in School

    2015 · fanangel.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Helpingo▲89

    The app for college life.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sponsr.Us▲78

    Social fundraising for student projects

    2014 · sponsr.us · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GA Opportunity Fund▲92

    Bringing underrepresented groups into tech with scholarships

    2014 · generalassemb.ly · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lend Academy▲64

    Teaching the world about peer to peer lending

    2015 · lendacademy.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →