Funding Finder
Find funding-focused schools with evidence you can check before applying.
Study abroad dashboard
Your all-in-one study abroad app
Find funding-focused schools, track your documents, plan essays, manage applications, and prepare for your visa interview in one dashboard.
Built for international students applying with funding in mind.
I built ShaiGuides to be the best study abroad app for students who need funding: human-reviewed funding evidence from Visa Interview Coaching, ShaiPod interviews, and ShaiGuides research, not AI-only guesses.
DashboardYour study abroad command center
Funding FinderVerified
DocumentsReady
Essay BuilderDraft
Visa PracticeSaved
Funding first
Find schools worth applying to
ShaiGuides focuses on schools and programs with clear funding evidence, including full graduate funding, undergraduate scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, stipends, and tuition waivers. Admission without funding is not enough for many international students.
I personally spend hours reviewing funding evidence before adding school-program pairs, and I continue improving the database regularly.
Regardless of your background or program of interest, ShaiGuides has verified school recommendations for you, including graduate assistantship options and other funding-backed programs with links you can check before applying.
Verified funding evidencePersonally reviewedFull graduate fundingUndergraduate scholarshipsTuition waiversAssistantships and fellowships
Core features
One dashboard for the study abroad process
Documents & Applications
Track documents, saved schools, deadlines, and application progress.
Essay Builder
Plan essays with structure, samples, and checklists in your own voice.
Visa Practice
Practice visa questions, save mock answers, and review what to improve.
Video demo
Watch how ShaiGuides works
This video shows ShaiGuides version 1.0. The app is now version 2.0, with an improved Dashboard, Funding Finder, Document Tracker, Essay Builder, and Visa Practice tools.
Funding-first promise
Built to help you get full funding
Start with schools that show real funding evidence before you spend money applying. Then use ShaiGuides to keep your documents, essays, applications, and visa practice organized in one place.
Human-reviewed funding evidenceSchools worth applying toFunding, essays, and visa prep together