diff --git a/.chloggen/scrapercontrollersettings_scrapercontrollerconfig.yaml b/.chloggen/scrapercontrollersettings_scrapercontrollerconfig.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ad5d1da081d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/scrapercontrollersettings_scrapercontrollerconfig.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: deprecation
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: scraperhelper
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Deprecate ScraperControllerSettings, use ControllerConfig instead
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [6767]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/settings.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/config.go
similarity index 64%
rename from receiver/scraperhelper/settings.go
rename to receiver/scraperhelper/config.go
index c59ea932583..68f0a56297d 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/settings.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/config.go
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@ var (
 // ScraperControllerSettings defines common settings for a scraper controller
 // configuration. Scraper controller receivers can embed this struct, instead
 // of receiver.Settings, and extend it with more fields if needed.
-type ScraperControllerSettings struct {
-	// CollectionInterval sets the how frequently the scraper
+// Deprecated: [v0.95.0] Use ControllerConfig instead
+type ScraperControllerSettings = ControllerConfig
+
+// ControllerConfig defines common settings for a scraper controller
+// configuration. Scraper controller receivers can embed this struct, instead
+// of receiver.Settings, and extend it with more fields if needed.
+type ControllerConfig struct {
+	// CollectionInterval sets how frequently the scraper
 	// should be called and used as the context timeout
 	// to ensure that scrapers don't exceed the interval.
 	CollectionInterval time.Duration `mapstructure:"collection_interval"`
@@ -34,15 +40,22 @@ type ScraperControllerSettings struct {
 
 // NewDefaultScraperControllerSettings returns default scraper controller
 // settings with a collection interval of one minute.
-func NewDefaultScraperControllerSettings(component.Type) ScraperControllerSettings {
-	return ScraperControllerSettings{
+// Deprecated: [v0.95.0] Use NewDefaultControllerConfig instead
+func NewDefaultScraperControllerSettings(component.Type) ControllerConfig {
+	return NewDefaultControllerConfig()
+}
+
+// NewDefaultControllerConfig returns default scraper controller
+// settings with a collection interval of one minute.
+func NewDefaultControllerConfig() ControllerConfig {
+	return ControllerConfig{
 		CollectionInterval: time.Minute,
 		InitialDelay:       time.Second,
 		Timeout:            0,
 	}
 }
 
-func (set *ScraperControllerSettings) Validate() (errs error) {
+func (set *ControllerConfig) Validate() (errs error) {
 	if set.CollectionInterval <= 0 {
 		errs = multierr.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf(`"collection_interval": %w`, errNonPositiveInterval))
 	}
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/settings_test.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/config_test.go
similarity index 79%
rename from receiver/scraperhelper/settings_test.go
rename to receiver/scraperhelper/config_test.go
index 64a5cd67300..1da08e78006 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/settings_test.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/config_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 )
 
 func TestScrapeControllerSettings(t *testing.T) {
@@ -17,22 +15,22 @@ func TestScrapeControllerSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
 		name   string
-		set    ScraperControllerSettings
+		set    ControllerConfig
 		errVal string
 	}{
 		{
 			name:   "default configuration",
-			set:    NewDefaultScraperControllerSettings(component.MustNewType("test")),
+			set:    NewDefaultControllerConfig(),
 			errVal: "",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "zero value configuration",
-			set:    ScraperControllerSettings{},
+			set:    ControllerConfig{},
 			errVal: `"collection_interval": requires positive value`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid timeout",
-			set: ScraperControllerSettings{
+			set: ControllerConfig{
 				CollectionInterval: time.Minute,
 				Timeout:            -1 * time.Minute,
 			},
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
index fb6da0a3ddf..d2b7410da67 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type controller struct {
 
 // NewScraperControllerReceiver creates a Receiver with the configured options, that can control multiple scrapers.
 func NewScraperControllerReceiver(
-	cfg *ScraperControllerSettings,
+	cfg *ControllerConfig,
 	set receiver.CreateSettings,
 	nextConsumer consumer.Metrics,
 	options ...ScraperControllerOption,
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller_test.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller_test.go
index d4757a41d92..8e8ceca1d94 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller_test.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller_test.go
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func (ts *testScrapeMetrics) scrape(context.Context) (pmetric.Metrics, error) {
 	return md, nil
 }
 
-func newTestNoDelaySettings() *ScraperControllerSettings {
-	return &ScraperControllerSettings{
+func newTestNoDelaySettings() *ControllerConfig {
+	return &ControllerConfig{
 		CollectionInterval: time.Second,
 		InitialDelay:       0,
 	}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type metricsTestCase struct {
 	name string
 
 	scrapers                  int
-	scraperControllerSettings *ScraperControllerSettings
+	scraperControllerSettings *ControllerConfig
 	nilNextConsumer           bool
 	scrapeErr                 error
 	expectedNewErr            string
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestScrapeController(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:                      "AddMetricsScrapersWithCollectionInterval_InvalidCollectionIntervalError",
 			scrapers:                  2,
-			scraperControllerSettings: &ScraperControllerSettings{CollectionInterval: -time.Millisecond},
+			scraperControllerSettings: &ControllerConfig{CollectionInterval: -time.Millisecond},
 			expectedNewErr:            "collection_interval must be a positive duration",
 		},
 		{
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestScrapeControllerStartsOnInit(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Must not error when creating scraper")
 
 	r, err := NewScraperControllerReceiver(
-		&ScraperControllerSettings{
+		&ControllerConfig{
 			CollectionInterval: time.Hour,
 			InitialDelay:       0,
 		},
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func TestScrapeControllerInitialDelay(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var (
 		elapsed = make(chan time.Time, 1)
-		cfg     = ScraperControllerSettings{
+		cfg     = ControllerConfig{
 			CollectionInterval: time.Second,
 			InitialDelay:       300 * time.Millisecond,
 		}