Gray was able to secure $1.3 million in scholarships, including a full ride from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to pay for his own college education at Drexel University, where Pirollo also attended and graduated with a computer engineering degree. You can look at this site to know more about engineering programs. He used the extra funds after covering tuition for books and personal expenses. Now, the duo, along with co-founder Bryson Alef, aim to enable others to do the same, matching high school and college students with fitting scholarships based on several key parameters, including home state, race, gender, GPA and major. The Scholly app provides sample essays from past winners of scholarships to guide students in the application process.