Fastweb (website)

{{Short description|Online scholarship matching and college search service}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Fastweb.com

| url = {{URL|http://www.Fastweb.com}}

| language = English

| owner = Monster.com

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1995|05|df=no}}

| location = United States

| current_status = Active

}}

Fastweb is an American scholarship search website that matches students to relevant scholarships. It is owned by Monster.com.{{Cite news | url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/websites-to-kick-off-your-scholarship-search | title=10 Sites to Kick Off Your Scholarship Search | first=Cole | last=Claybourn | work=U.S. News & World Report | date=December 6, 2023}}

It lists more than 1.5 million scholarship opportunities.{{Cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/student-loans/best-scholarship-websites | first=Maddy | last=Scheckel | editor-first=Sarah | editor-last=Silbert |title=Best Scholarship Websites for Finding Financial Aid | website=Business Insider | date=November 15, 2024}}

Fastweb is an acronym for "financial aid search through the web".{{Cite news | url=https://www.cnbc.com/select/best-websites-for-college-scholarships/ | title=These websites help students find college scholarships and get free application advice | first1=Ira | last1=Wilder | first2=Trina | last2=Paul | work=CNBC | date=December 20, 2024}}

History

The website was launched by Larry Organ in May 1995.

In 2001, Fastweb was acquired by TMP Worldwide, which added it to its Monster.com division.{{cite news | url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/big-online-job-service-acquires-web-site-on-college-admissions/ | title=Big Online Job Service Acquires Website on College Admissions | work=The Chronicle of Higher Education | last=Carlson | first=Scott | date=July 27, 2001}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/tmp-acquires-fastweb-50362/ | title=TMP Acquires FastWeb | work=AdWeek | date=July 12, 2001}}

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