Borderless is a community-built platform where anyone can discover fully-funded opportunities to study abroad. It features transparent stories, reviews, requirements, and steps to apply.
We bridge the gap between international talent and opportunity.
Hi Product Hunt 👋 My name is Veronica, I was born and raised in Uzbekistan. For 18 years I have not been outside of my home country, except in neighboring Kazakhstan. My life changed in one instant when I won a $320,000 scholarship to pursue my Bachelor’s Degree at NYU Abu Dhabi, allowing me to study in Abu Dhabi, New York, Sydney, and Shanghai entirely for free.
Crazy? I thought so too. But it was also crazy that I was the only student from Uzbekistan in my cohort of 300+ people.
🚫 Problem
Forbes 2021 confirmed that more than $100 million USD in scholarship money goes unclaimed every year. Opportunity is out there, but what about the talent?
Talent is also there, but it’s struggling to figure out how to reach for such opportunities.
Where do I find scholarships? How do I choose the right university? What’s it like to be in a foreign country? What are my post-grad options?
This information is nowhere to be found, or at best it’s scattered around various forums. In the worst case, students are asked to pay thousands of $$$ by scam agencies.
✅ Solution
Meet Borderless — a community-built database of opportunities to study abroad.
- Database of fully-funded scholarships
- Relatable stories with genuine advice from students who made it
- Transparent information: visas, eligibility, deadlines, etc
- Post-graduate opportunities
- A diverse and global community of students and alumni
🚀 Vision
Borderless is on a mission to make the world, well, border-less.
We want to create a world where everyone can realize their dreams regardless of where they come from. Where a university is chosen out of passion and not financial struggle or immigration policies. If you made it this far, I know you believe in such a world too!
If you have feedback or thoughts about Borderless, we would love to hear about them in the comments!
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@nikulyalee and @nikulyalee congrats on the product launch! I hope more students around the world find this transformative experiences through borderless. For a borderless world!
Excited to launch for the first time on Product Hunt!
I'm Shun, and I was born and raised in Japan. I didn't like the idea of spending my whole life in a small country of Japan, and decided to go out for university. I ended up finding an amazing university in Abu Dhabi (NYU Abu Dhabi), and 4 years of experience there completely changed the way I think about where I can be in the world.
The transition was not easy though, as no one from my close circle had done anything like that.
We worked hard for the last 6 months to make it easier for everyone, and I'm excited to finally share what we've been building! It took longer than we wanted, from figuring out what to build, to learning how to code... (I did the coding part since both of us only knew how to make hardware products 😅😅)
Hopefully some of you guys will find it useful, and change your life the way I did. If you've had similar experiences as we did, we're looking forward to reading about it on Borderless😆
Congrats on the launch, I hope this helps lower socioeconomic groups bridge the international achievement gap, and give each individual the opportunity they deserve to receive a proper education.
@alon_keren Thanks Alon! Yes! That's exactly what we're aiming for😆
Even between us two co-founders, we couldn't help but notice so much difference in access to opportunities (one with Japanese and another with Uzbekistan passport).
Congrats on the launch! I can see how this can be very valuable for people looking for opportunities to study abroad and change their life for the better.
@henri_parviainen Thank you so much!
Btw, I just checked out Gradientos -- it's pretty cool! I'll use it soon to choose different set of gradient for our site 😆
kudos on the product launch 🚀, it will be useful to everyone looking for the perfect opportunity. It would serve as a bridge to close the gap because I have observed numerous pupils trying to obtain the proper knowledge.
Wishing you luck and looking forward to hearing about all your successes
@daksh_bhardwaj thank you so much for the support! Can't wait to have thousands of students use it🤩
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#1 product of the day! Congrats. Hoping this opens opportunities around the world for a more wide-ranging pool of candidates!
Some AI PAS copywriting written by Wordhero about this product...Seems spot on:
Pain: You want to study abroad but don’t know how to find opportunities, and you don’t have the money.
Agitate: Opportunities are hidden in different places, and it’s hard to find them all.
Solution: Borderless is a community-built platform where anyone can discover fully-funded opportunities to study abroad. It features transparent stories, reviews, and ratings from other students who have been there before.
I would’ve loved to have a platform like this back when I was applying to universities in the US! Would be curious to find out whether you’re planning on partnering or collaborating with universities’ own outreach efforts.
@paularambles yeah, I remember the pain of US college admissions😅 Yes, partnering with universities is a big item on our agenda, both in terms of outreach and monetization! We are trying to keep the platform free for users so that opportunities are truly accessible. Our alma mater is the first candidate💜
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Congratulations! This is such a great idea and I’m sure it will be able to bring a lot of positives to all those who are on a path to find the right opportunities. As someone who has personally struggled to find relevant information when it comes to applications, immigration policies, personal stories regarding the institutions I’m interested in, this is surely going to be immensely helpful! Go, go, go!
@petar_ivanov1 Thank you so much Petar! What you told me about what you'd been through post-graduation was insane 😬 We'll try and grow fast enough so you can utilize what we have as well!
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