Is gemfellowship.org safe?
http://gemfellowship.org/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
The National GEM Consortium's site shows no risk signals and a long-established non-profit presence.
This is a content site for the National GEM Consortium, a non-profit that awards fellowships and internships to students in applied science and engineering. The domain is over 25 years old, the site lists a domain email, phone number and postal address, and no technical threats or commercial deception flows were found. Safety Score 88 reflects a strong, low-risk profile.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 88/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is over 25 years old, a strong indicator of an established organization.
- SupportsThe site lists a domain email, phone number and postal address.
- SupportsNo Safe Browsing warnings and a valid TLS certificate.
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
This is a content site for the National GEM Consortium, a non-profit that awards fellowships and internships to students in applied science and engineering. The domain is over 25 years old, the site lists a domain email, phone number and postal address, and no technical threats or commercial deception flows were found. Safety Score 88 reflects a strong, low-risk profile.
A long-established non-profit with transparent contact details
The registrable domain is 9,217 days old, indicating the organization has owned this web address for well over two decades. That is far longer than the brief lifespans typical of fly-by-night scam operations.
The site openly provides a domain-specific email address, info@gemfellowship.org, a direct phone number (+1 (703) 562-3646) and a postal address on the page. These match the profile of a real operating organization rather than an anonymous throwaway site.
Clean technical checks and no deceptive mechanism
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the site, and the TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. There were no pop-ups, forced redirects, download prompts or other aggressive behaviours observed.
The visible call to action is a straightforward fellowship application notice — "GEM APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN. APPLY TODAY!" — pointing to the same domain, consistent with the non-profit's stated mission rather than an affiliate funnel or cross-domain order path.
Why the score is 88
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 92
No detectionsSaved analysis from August 29, 2026 - stale
No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 34 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
All 92 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Unrated
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Education
- BitDefenderjobsearch
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekereducational institutions
- Googleeducation
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
GEM APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN. APPLY TODAY!
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
GEM APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN. APPLY TODAY!
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Home Page - GEM Fellowship
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-us/Read
- Privacy policy/gem-donor-privacy-policy/Read
- Contact page/contact/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Home Page - GEM Fellowship
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The domain is over 25 years old, a strong indicator of an established organization.
- 02The site lists a domain email, phone number and postal address.
- 03No Safe Browsing warnings and a valid TLS certificate.
Web research findings
Independent findings for gemfellowship.org, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for gemfellowship.org. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domaingemfellowship.org
- Redirects towww.gemfellowship.org
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referenceshtml5shiv.googlecode.com · cdnjs.cloudflare.com
Domain Timeline
- Jul 24, 2001Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 25 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 19, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
gemfellowship.org has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (info@gemfellowship.org).
- Phone number listed (+1 (703) 562-3646).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for www.gemfellowship.org.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- cdnjs
- Google Fonts
- jsDelivr
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://gemfellowship.org/
- 2301https://gemfellowship.org/
- 3200https://www.gemfellowship.org/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Aug 29, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Aug 29, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
The National GEM Consortium's site shows no risk signals and a long-established non-profit presence.
This is a content site for the National GEM Consortium, a non-profit that awards fellowships and internships to students in applied science and engineering. The domain is over 25 years old, the site lists a domain email, phone number and postal address, and no technical threats or commercial deception flows were found. Safety Score 88 reflects a strong, low-risk profile.
09 · Community
Community
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