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Onward Scout

For students

Your first yes, found and sent while you study.

Between lectures, exams and a part-time job, nobody has hours for career portals. Drop in your CV and transcript: we find the internships, scholarships, summer programs and competitions you're eligible for, and prepare every application from your own record.

What you’re after

The goals we work on with you.

A paid internship or a first job

Internships and graduate programs ranked by fit and deadline, with a résumé tailored to each posting and answers prepared from your projects.

InternshipsGraduate programsJobs

Money for your studies

Scholarships, bursaries and fellowships whose rules you actually meet — level, field, nationality, deadline — instead of a list of thousands.

ScholarshipsFellowshipsGrants

A place in a program

Exchange semesters, summer schools and degree programs. University portals need your own account, so those arrive as handoffs with every essay and field ready.

Exchange and summer programsDegree programs

A record that stands out

Hackathons, competitions and mentorship programs that turn coursework into results you can point to.

HackathonsCompetitionsMentorship programs

A worked example

Example

A second-year computer science student looking for a summer internship

An illustration, not a real person or a real posting

  1. 1Drops in

    Her CV and transcript, plus a link to her GitHub.

  2. 2Profile

    Undergraduate, software, graduating in 2028; three projects and a hackathon prize, each linked to the line in her CV it came from.

  3. 3Goal

    A paid summer internship in Europe or remote, accepted by the end of April.

  4. 4This week's picks

    Two internships on company job boards, one summer school and one scholarship.

  5. 5Prepared and submitted

    The two internships and the summer school are filled from her profile and submitted after her tap; the confirmations are saved on her board.

  6. 6Handoff

    The scholarship portal needs her own login, so every answer is ready to paste. Its “Why this field?” question asks her for two sentences instead of inventing her motivation.

What you upload

Start with what you already have.

  • CV or résumé

    Even a one-page draft is enough to start.

  • Transcript

    Optional. Used for eligibility and for programs that ask for grades.

  • Awards and certificates

    Prizes, language certificates, online courses.

  • Links

    GitHub, a portfolio or a personal site.

Every week

What happens while you get on with your life.

  • New picks ranked against your goal and your deadline calendar
  • Applications prepared for the ones you tapped
  • Follow-ups on applications that haven't heard back
  • Your milestones updated: applications sent, replies, interviews

Stays with you

The steps that are yours.

  • Online assessments, video interviews and tests
  • University portals that need your own account, prepared as handoffs
  • Application fees, if a program charges one
  • Asking your referees for recommendation letters
In high school? You can use Onward Scout with a parent or guardian: add their email to your profile before your first submission. Outreach email is switched off for under-18s.

Questions

What people in your position ask.

I don't have much experience yet. Is it worth it?

Yes. Matching looks at eligibility and fit, not length: many internships, scholarships and competitions are designed for people with little experience. Projects, coursework, volunteering and prizes all count as sourced facts.

Will it write my personal statement?

It drafts the parts it can source from your documents and asks you for the parts only you can say — why this subject, why this program. Your own reasons are what admissions readers look for, so we don't invent them.

Start with what you have.

Drop in your documents, see what you can go after, and decide later. Free, and nothing is sent until you tap.