A done-for-you scholarship strategy

A scholarship playbook
built for one student. Yours.

We research your student’s academics, activities, heritage, and target schools, then deliver a ranked, stacked, prioritized strategy document within 72 hours. Not a list of links. A plan you can act on.

Human-reviewed, not just AIDelivered in 48–72 hoursSchool-specific stacking analysis

The problem

Search engines give you a haystack.
We give you a playbook.

What you get everywhere else

A search bar. 200 results. Maybe 30 are relevant. You have no idea which ones stack with institutional aid, which schools reduce your award if you win outside money, or what order to apply in. That’s not a strategy. That’s a homework assignment.

What MeritPlaybook delivers

The 12 scholarships worth pursuing first. The 5 to skip entirely. Which ones stack with your school’s institutional aid. The exact order to attack them in. Deadline calendar. Realistic dollar ranges. One document. One strategy.

You wouldn’t plan a $250K investment with a Google search.
Why plan your education funding that way?

What you get

Your playbook isn’t a list of links.

Ranked scholarships, stacking analysis, and a deadline calendar, all specific to your student’s profile and target schools.

SampleSarah M., Class of 2027
Pursue Now
#1
George Mason Heritage Scholarship
$8,000/yr·Renewable 4 yrs·Deadline: May 15
Stacks with Honors Award
#2
Virginia Merit Scholar Award
$5,000/yr·Renewable·Deadline: Jun 1
Stacks with Heritage scholarship
#3
Community Foundation Grant
$3,000·One-time·Deadline: May 30
No stacking conflicts
Conditional
#4
National Eagle Scout Scholarship
$2,500/yr·Conditional on 3.5+ GPA·Deadline: Jul 1
Apply only if GPA holds through spring
Drop List
GenericScholarship.com National Award
0.3% win rate. Time better spent on institutional awards.
State Essay Competition
Doesn't stack. GMU reduces institutional aid dollar-for-dollar for outside awards above $5K.

How it works

Three steps. One strategy.

Tell us about your student

Fill out a detailed profile: GPA, test scores, intended major, extracurriculars, heritage, faith background, target schools, and anything else that makes your student unique. The more we know, the sharper the strategy.

We research and build your playbook

Our team uses AI-powered research combined with human review to identify every scholarship your student qualifies for, analyze how they stack at each target school, and rank them by realistic impact and effort.

You get a plan you can act on

Within 48–72 hours, you receive your strategy document: ranked scholarships, stacking analysis, a pursue/skip/drop list, deadline calendar, realistic aid ranges, and direct application links. Ready to execute.

How we compare

Free search engines are a starting point.
Your playbook is the strategy.

 
Free Search Engines
MeritPlaybook
Personalized to your student’s profile
School-specific stacking analysis
Pursue / skip / drop recommendations
Deadline calendar and order of operations
Realistic aid range per school
Human-reviewed strategy
Large scholarship database
We focus on quality, not volume
Free to use
$249 one-time

Results

Families who stopped searching and started strategizing.

$12,400
Average additional aid identified
72 hrs
Average turnaround time
94%
Of families say it was worth the investment
We had no idea our daughter qualified for a heritage scholarship at her top school. That alone was worth more than 10x what we paid.
Jennifer R.Parent, Class of 2026
We almost applied for an outside scholarship that would have reduced our daughter’s institutional aid. The stacking analysis caught it before we made that mistake.
David & Maria T.Parents, Class of 2027
I spent weeks searching on Fastweb and Scholarships.com. My MeritPlaybook strategy had three scholarships I never found on either, and told me which two from my original list to drop.
Aisha K.Student, Class of 2026

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Pricing

One student. One strategy. One price.

$249one-time

This pays for itself if it surfaces even one scholarship you would have missed, or prevents you from chasing one that would have reduced your institutional aid.

Your playbook includes:

  • Ranked scholarships specific to your student’s profile
  • School-by-school stacking analysis
  • Pursue / conditional / drop recommendations
  • Deadline calendar and order of operations
  • Realistic aid range estimates (floor / mid / ceiling)
  • Direct application links and financial aid contacts
  • Delivered within 48–72 hours
Get Your Playbook

Not satisfied? We’ll revise your strategy based on your feedback at no extra cost.

Questions

Common questions from families.

Your student’s scholarship strategy is waiting.

Fill out your profile today. Get your personalized playbook within 72 hours. Know exactly where to focus your time and energy.

Get Your Playbook | $249