ScholarSite wins Rep. Christopher Deluzio’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Pennsylvania’s 17th District.

When asked what inspired the creation of ScholarSite, Kavin Puri said, “Like many of my peers, I have spent far too long poring over dozens of various websites, only to find 1 or 2 scholarships and other programs that met my requirements and needs. This method is by far the most common way for high schoolers nationwide to find these opportunities, which is a major issue because courses and summer programs can be crucial in facilitating a student’s passion in a particular field, while scholarships are instrumental for lowering financial boundaries for thousands of high schoolers all over the USA to seek higher education. Spending hours to find only a handful of programs and scholarships is not only extremely anti-user-friendly and causes people to look for fewer programs in the future, but it wastes not only our time but also our parents’ time, money, and effort as well.

‘This is the main reason why I created ScholarSite. ScholarSite takes all of the functionality & features of these common scholarship websites and integrates a highly quick and efficient method for students to find all of these opportunities. In addition to quickly filtering down these events based on interests and deadlines, students can do a plethora of things that simply aren’t possible on other ‘similar’ websites, from sending recommendations to bookmarking their favorite events to sharing these opportunities with others. ScholarSite was my way of giving back to my community by fixing issues that people all across the country and I have—and will continue—to face. By reducing the gap between students and these crucial and sometimes life-changing opportunities, this app holds the potential to help high schoolers with the same challenges as I had, one scholarship and program at a time.”