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Please read these terms carefully before using Abroad Simplified. Transparent guidelines designed to protect your rights, personal data, and scholarship search experience.

Last Updated: August 10, 2026 • Effective Date: January 1, 2025
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Summary for Students

Abroad Simplified provides a free scholarship discovery and AI guidance platform. We connect you directly to official university and government scholarship programs, but we do not issue scholarships ourselves nor guarantee selection.

Section 01

1. Acceptance of Terms & Eligibility

By accessing, browsing, or registering an account on Abroad Simplified ("Platform", "Website", "We", "Us"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Service.

Eligibility: You must be at least 16 years of age (or legal age in your jurisdiction) to create an account or use our AI profile matching features. If you are under 18, you confirm that you have obtained permission from a parent or legal guardian.

Section 02

2. Services & AI Profile Matching Engine

Abroad Simplified provides software tools including:

  • Curated directory of 2,500+ verified international scholarships and grants.
  • AI Profile Matcher calculating compatibility scores based on user-entered GPA, degree level, target countries, and fields of study.
  • Statement of Purpose (SOP) drafting guidance and document checklists.
  • Country-specific financial aid guides and deadline trackers.

Note: AI match scores are algorithmic estimations designed to help you prioritize applications. A high match score does not imply endorsement or pre-approval by the scholarship awarding body.

Section 03

3. User Accounts & Security

When creating an account, you agree to provide truthful, accurate, and current information. You are solely responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for any activities performed under your account.

If you suspect unauthorized access to your account, notify us immediately at support@abroadsimplified.com.

Section 04

4. Accuracy of Scholarship Data & External Links

Our research team updates scholarship requirements, deadlines, and funding figures weekly. However, funding bodies, embassies, and universities reserve the right to alter scholarship deadlines or terms without prior notice.

Abroad Simplified contains outbound links to external third-party websites (e.g. Chevening, Fulbright, DAAD, university portals). We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of external sites.

Section 05

5. Intellectual Property Rights

All platform content, logos, custom illustrations, UI designs, code, database compilations, and SOP templates are the exclusive property of Abroad Simplified.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Platform for your personal, non-commercial education planning. Automated scraping or commercial redistribution of our database is strictly prohibited.

Section 06

6. Prohibited Activities

Users agree NOT to engaged in any of the following activities:

  • Attempting to bypass platform security or reverse engineer source code.
  • Submitting fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading academic information.
  • Using automated web bots or scrapers to extract scholarship lists.
  • Harassing community members, mentors, or support staff.
Section 07

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Abroad Simplified and its officers, directors, employees, or partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Platform.

Section 08 & 09

8. Termination & 9. Governing Law

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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