.scholarships

Overview

• .scholarships is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The string is intended to identify websites related to scholarships and scholarship programs, making content more descriptive and industry-specific.

History

• Delegated to the DNS root zone on 02 April 2015.
• Scholarships.com, LLC is the sponsoring organization and registry operator for the gTLD.
• Afilias was contracted to provide backend registry services.

Usage and Audience

• Target audiences described by the applicant include:
  • Students and parents searching for scholarship opportunities.
  • Educators, high schools, colleges and universities.
  • Scholarship providers, philanthropic foundations, community foundations and organizations that administer or publish scholarships.
• The registry's stated goal is to make second-level .scholarships domains available to organizations and programs that want a descriptive, industry-specific domain.

Registration Rules

• The applicant indicated an intention to promote accessibility of .scholarships registrations to those in the scholarship field and to announce the availability of second-level domains via its established network.
• No formal eligibility restrictions, minimum/maximum registration periods, or character rules were provided in the available material.

SEO and Brand Impact

• Scholarships.com, LLC emphasized its existing brand and trademark portfolio as part of the rationale for operating the gTLD, citing U.S. and Benelux trademark registrations for SCHOLARSHIPS and related marks.
• The applicant highlighted established relationships with millions of students and thousands of educational and philanthropic organizations as a foundation for adoption and trust.
• The gTLD is positioned as a descriptive, industry-specific namespace intended to convey relevance and clarity for scholarship-related content.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Scholarships.com, LLC already owns related domain names including scholarships.com, scholarship.com and scholarships.eu and plans to leverage its existing presence and relationships to promote the .scholarships space.

% IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       SCHOLARSHIPS

organisation: Scholarships.com, LLC
address:      513 Central Ave., Suite 300
address:      Highland Park IL 60035
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         CTO
organisation: Scholarships.com, LLC
address:      513 Central Ave., Suite 300
address:      Highland Park IL 60035
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 847 432 1700 x114
fax-no:       +1 847 572 8088
e-mail:       djw@scholarships.com

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Afilias
address:      300 Welsh Road
address:      Building 3, Suite 105
address:      Horsham PA 19044
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 215.706.5700
fax-no:       +1 215.706.5701
e-mail:       tld-tech-poc@afilias.info

nserver:      A0.NIC.SCHOLARSHIPS 2a01:8840:8a:0:0:0:0:17 65.22.140.17
nserver:      A2.NIC.SCHOLARSHIPS 2a01:8840:8d:0:0:0:0:17 65.22.143.17
nserver:      B0.NIC.SCHOLARSHIPS 2a01:8840:8b:0:0:0:0:17 65.22.141.17
nserver:      C0.NIC.SCHOLARSHIPS 2a01:8840:8c:0:0:0:0:17 65.22.142.17
ds-rdata:     57649 8 2 24261732a51a4d33adc9a823ee1e38139bcabbda2f4c2eb7f6c8ceb3480b64b6

whois:        whois.nic.scholarships

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.scholarships.com

created:      2014-07-10
changed:      2023-08-03
source:       IANA