ScholarStream – Scholarship Management Platform

A Full-Stack MERN Application to connect students with global scholarship opportunities. Students can browse and apply for scholarships, moderators can manage applications, and admins oversee the platform.

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Project Overview

ScholarStream is a modern Scholarship Management Platform designed to help students easily discover and apply for scholarship opportunities worldwide.

The platform centralizes scholarship information in one place and provides separate dashboards for Students, Moderators, and Admins to efficiently manage applications, feedback, and platform data.

Students can explore scholarships, apply online, and track their applications. Moderators review applications and provide feedback, while admins manage users, scholarships, and analytics.

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Live URL

Client: https://cheerful-beijinho-1ae898.netlify.app Server: https://scholar-stream-backend-two.vercel.app

Backend Repository Link : https://github.com/Fahmida0010/scholarStream-backend.git

Admin_email: tasni@gmail.com Admin_Password: Tasni25@#

Moderator_Email: diana@gmail.com Moderator_Password: Diana25@#

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Main Technologies Used

• MongoDB
• Express.js
• React
• Node.js
• Firebase Authentication
• Stripe Payment Integration
• Tailwind CSS
• DaisyUI
• JWT Authentication

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Project Purpose

ScholarStream simplifies the process of finding scholarships by centralizing all opportunities in one platform.

It allows:

Students to search, filter, and apply for scholarships. Moderators to manage applications and provide feedback. Admins to manage users, scholarships, and view analytics.

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Key Features

Authentication & Authorization

Email/Password + Google Social Login Role-based access: Student, Moderator, Admin JWT for secure API calls

Scholarship Management

Browse, search, filter, and sort scholarships View scholarship details Apply with payment via Stripe

Dashboards

Admin: Add/manage scholarships, manage users, view analytics

Moderator: Review applications, give feedback, moderate reviews

Student: Apply to scholarships, track applications, write reviews

Payment System

Stripe integration Payment success/failure handling Application status updated automatically

UI/UX

Fully responsive Modern, clean design Framer Motion animations Loading spinners and 404 page

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NPM Packages Used

Frontend

react react-router-dom axios firebase react-hook-form framer-motion sweetalert2 react-icons daisyui tailwindcss @stripe/stripe-js

Backend

express cors dotenv mongodb jsonwebtoken stripe

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Dependencies Installation

To install all dependencies, run the following command in both client and server directories:

npm install

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Run the Project Locally

Step 1: Clone the repository

#For Frontend
git clone https://github.com/Fahmida0010/ScholarStream-frontend-.git

#For Backend 
git clone https://github.com/Fahmida0010/scholarStream-backend.git

Step 2: Install dependencies

npm install

Step 3: Setup environment variables

Create a .env file and add necessary variables such as:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_key

Step 4: Run the project

For frontend:

npm run dev

For backend:

node index.js