About ScholarshipDesk

ScholarshipDesk is a shop-owned guide for students and families heading to college and beyond.

We write about the practical work of the season: keeping application deadlines in one place, gathering documents before you start the FAFSA form, and organizing scholarship and graduate applications. We also make printable planners and spreadsheet trackers, which we sell in our Etsy shop. When a guide mentions one of those products, the listing is linked so you can see it. You do not need to buy anything to use the articles.

What this site is not

This site is not official admissions advice, and it is not official financial aid advice. We do not represent a college, a state agency, or the U.S. Department of Education. For the FAFSA form and federal student aid, use StudentAid.gov. For application deadlines and requirements, use each school’s official website or your application portal.

How the guides are written

These guides are written with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy before they are published. Where a fact comes from an official source — for example, a FAFSA opening date or a document checklist — we link that source. If an official page is updated and disagrees with something here, follow the official page.

We do not use school names as brand claims, and we do not offer incentives for reviews. ScholarshipDesk is the name of the shop. The articles are signed by the shop, not by a person.

Visit the shop

Browse planners and trackers at etsy.com/shop/ScholarshipDesk. If you have a question about a file you purchased, send a message on Etsy.