🎓 Scholarship Search Platform

A full-stack web application that helps students find and filter scholarships from various universities. Currently supporting University of Toronto scholarships data.

🚀 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js with Material-UI
• Backend: Flask + SQLAlchemy
• Database: SQLite
• Web Scraping: Selenium WebDriver
• API Communication: REST APIs with CORS support

✨ Features

• Real-time scholarship search and filtering
• Automated scholarship data scraping
• Filter scholarships by:
  • 🔍 Name
  • 🌍 Citizenship requirements
  • 💰 Value range
  • 🏛️ University
  • 📚 Type (In-Course, Graduating, Admission)

🔧 Installation

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

🌐 API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Description	Response
/all_scholarships	GET	Fetches all available scholarships	Array of scholarship objects
/test_db	GET	Tests database connection	Array of scholarship names
/test	GET	Basic API health check	{"message": "Hello, World!"}

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📊 Data Model

Scholarship Schema

• id: Integer (Primary Key)
• name: String
• description: Text
• offered_by: String
• type: String
• citizenship_type: String
• application_required: String
• nature_of_award: String
• application_deadline: String
• value: String
• university: String

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🔄 Web Scraping

The application includes an automated scraper that:

• Navigates scholarship websites
• Extracts structured data
• Filters and processes monetary values
• Saves to the database automatically

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🚧 Future Improvements

• Add support for more universities
• Implement user authentication
• Add scholarship application tracking
• Implement email notifications
• Add mobile responsiveness
• Add advanced filtering options

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🤝 Contributing

Feel free to open issues and pull requests for any improvements you'd like to add!

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📝 License

This project is MIT licensed.