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scholarship advisor work in the US Get paid to coach scholarship applications.

You won scholarships or help students find and write them. Send offers at your own price, from wherever you are.

Updated November 2026
The short answer

How do scholarship coaches earn on Taskly in the US?

People in the US post scholarship coach tasks on Taskly and typically offer $80–400. You set your own price in every offer and keep 80% of the price you agree, about $65–320. It’s free to join and free to send offers, and Taskly holds the poster’s payment from the moment they hire you.

Tasks typically
$80–400what posters offer in the US
You keep
80%about $65–320
To join
Freeand free to send offers
Paid
Stripeto your bank account

Taskly never asks you to pay to join, to get tasks or to unlock earnings. If anyone asks you to, it isn’t Taskly.

What people post

Examples written by Taskly from what people search for in the US. Posters typically offer $80–400; you’d keep about $65–320.

  • “Scholarship plan for a high school senior: list and tracker”

    I want help working out how to apply for scholarships as a high school senior, with a real list and a plan.

    $150You’d keep $120
    Example task, written by Taskly
  • “Review my essays for three scholarships for nursing students”

    I need my essays reviewed for three scholarships for nursing students, all due within the next six weeks.

    $180You’d keep $140
    Example task, written by Taskly
  • “Scholarship for single moms: review my essays and list”

    I'm applying for scholarships for single moms and need someone to review my essays and help me pick which ones to send.

    $200You’d keep $160
    Example task, written by Taskly
  • “Fix my essay on why I deserve this scholarship”

    I need feedback on my scholarship essay about why I deserve the scholarship, for two department awards at my university.

    $90You’d keep $70
    Example task, written by Taskly

What you’d deliver

What posters usually ask for in the US. You agree the details with the poster before they accept your offer.

  1. 0160-minute video call
  2. 02List of 15 to 20 matching scholarships by deadline
  3. 03Tracker sheet with an essay reuse plan
  4. 04Comments on three scholarship essays
  5. 05Notes on tailoring each essay to its sponsor
  6. 0630-minute video call
Skills and tools that come upscholarship searchfirst-generation studentsapplication trackingessay planningCommon AppTexascommunity foundationsscholarship essaysnursing schoolessay feedback

Who does well here

What matters is that you have done this work before and can show it.

You won scholarships or help students find and write them.

  1. 01Create your profileFree. Say what you’ve done and the work you’d take on.
  2. 02Verify your IDSo posters know who they’re hiring.
  3. 03Get approvedEvery Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work.
  4. 04Send offers on tasks you wantAt your price, on your hours. Sending an offer is free.

What you keep

You set the price in every offer. Taskly keeps 20% of the agreed price, only when a task you do is paid.

$240

The range is what posters typically offer in the US: $80–400.

You keep 80%$192
Keeps Taskly running · 20%$48
To join or send offersFree

How you get paid

How payment and tax work for Taskers in the US, before you sign up.

Good questions

What people ask before they join in the US.

  • 01

    How much can a scholarship coach earn on Taskly in the US?

    It depends on the tasks you take and the price you set. People in the US typically offer $80–400 for this kind of task; you keep 80% of the price you agree, about $65–320. Taskly doesn’t publish best-case earnings figures.

  • 02

    Is it free to join?

    Yes. Joining, building a profile and sending offers are free. Taskly keeps 20% of the agreed price, only when a task you do is paid.

  • 03

    How and when do I get paid in the US?

    To a US bank account through Stripe. The poster pays when they hire you and Taskly holds the money. It’s released to you when they confirm the work is done, or three days after you mark it finished — unless they report a problem.

  • 04

    Is this a job?

    No. You are an independent Tasker: you choose the tasks, set your price and decide when you work. You work as an independent Tasker, not an employee. You report what you earn; where US law requires it, a tax form comes from our payment processor.

  • 05

    Who reviews Taskers?

    Every Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work. You also verify your ID.

  • 06

    Will Taskly ever ask me to pay to get tasks?

    Never. Taskly doesn’t charge you to join, to send offers or to unlock earnings. If anyone asks you to pay to get tasks, it isn’t Taskly.

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