Applying for scholarships can be time-consuming, especially when you have to write lengthy essays to enter contests for small awards. But it doesn’t have to be! These easy-to-apply scholarships do not require an essay, and many can be completed in just a few minutes.

“No Essay” College Scholarship

Niche.com, an online school ranking and review site, offers the “No Essay” College Scholarship, a $2,000 scholarship awarded on a monthly basis. 

Application Deadline: Last day of every month

Scholarship Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Must be at least 18 years of age, or at least 13 years of age with a parent or guardian’s consent and supervision
• Must currently attend, or enroll within the next 12 months in, a high school or college listed on niche.com, or be the parent of a student who falls into one of those categories
• Must have a valid U.S. Social Security Number
• Must submit a complete and accurate survey (inaccurate or incomplete survey responses will result in permanent disqualification from scholarship consideration)
• One entry allowed per person/email address/household

How to Apply: Interested students may submit an application online through niche.com, or by submitting a mail-in entry.

$2,000 Nitro Scholarship

Nitro, a website that provides resources and advice relating to student finances, offers a monthly $2,000 scholarship open to current and soon-to-be college students or their parents. The scholarship is offered once per calendar month, with applications due on the final day of each month.

Application Deadline: Last day of every month

Scholarship Amount: $2,000

Eligibility: 

• Must be at least 17 years of age at the time of entry
• Must be a legal resident of the United States
• Must meet one of the following criteria:
  • A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  • A student who is currently enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  • A parent who currently has a child enrolled as a high school senior located within the United States;
  • A student who is currently enrolled as a high school junior or senior who intends to enroll in an accredited college or university located with the United States, within a year of graduating high school (“Entrant”).

How to Apply: Interested students must submit an online application.

The Debt.com Scholarship For Aggressive Scholarship Applicants

Apply for as many other scholarships as you can, and send in the confirmation emails that you’ve applied. Then, write a short letter telling Debt.com about yourself to enter for a chance to win $500. Submit your application in the online application form.

Application Deadline: July 15

Scholarship Amount: $500

How to Apply: Interested students must submit an application online.

$1,000 College Survey Scholarship

Online school ranking and review site Niche.com offers the $1,000 College Survey Scholarship. This scholarship is a monthly sweepstakes scholarship, which requires current students to take a short survey on their experience at their college in order to enter the sweepstakes.

Application Deadline: Last day of every month

Scholarship Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Open to all current college undergraduate or graduate students, and college undergraduate or graduate alumni who graduated within the last four years.
• You must be either: (1) at least eighteen (18) years of age or older (except in the case of legal residents of certain states or commonwealths where the legal age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years of age, then such legal age of majority) at the time of entry; or (2) at least thirteen (13) years of age at the time of entry and have a parent’s or legal guardian’s consent and supervision to use Niche.com and enter this Sweepstakes.
• Must take a survey on an existing college listed on niche.com.
• Attempts to submit incomplete or inaccurate survey responses will result in permanent disqualification from the scholarship contest and all future contests.
• One (1) entry allowed per person/email address/household. A new winner will be chosen every sweepstakes period. Entries are only valid for the sweepstakes period that they are submitted.

How to Apply: Interested students and alumni must take a survey about their college experience on Niche.com. 

Frame My Future Scholarship Contest

Church Hill Classics, a diploma framing company, runs the annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest. Applicants may participate by submitting a video, Instagram reel, or TikTok expressing what YOU hope to achieve in your personal and professional life after college.

Application Deadline: March 15

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Intend to enroll as a full-time student at a U.S. college or university in the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Be a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, including APO/FPO addresses (excluding Puerto Rico and other U.S. Territories).
• Not be employed by Church Hill Classics. Employees of Church Hill Classics/diplomaframe.com, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, website providers or other parties involved in any aspect with the creation, production, operation, execution, and fulfillment of the Contest and their immediate family members (parents, siblings, children, and spouse) and/or those living in the same household (whether related or not) are not eligible to win.
• Be a success-driven student looking to achieve your dreams!

How to apply: Church Hill Classics is looking for 30-second video pitches from success-driven students who are passionate about their future pursuits. Upload your video and entry information for a chance to win.

Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship

The American Chemical Society (ACS) runs a scholarship program that awards more than $1,000,000 in scholarships to over 300 students each year. The ACS scholarship is a merit scholarThe Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship was created to commemorate the life of Hunter Garner, a teenage student who died in a car crash at age 16. The scholarship is intended to spread awareness about distracted driving. In order to apply, students must submit either a billboard design, video, radio spot, or social media post designed to discourage distracted driving.

Application Deadline: March 1 (annually for billboard), April 1 (annually for video, radio, social media)

Award Amount: Up to $8,000

Eligibility:

• High school juniors and seniors (or the equivalent thereof) who are between 14 and 20 at the time of entry and will complete their high school graduation requirements by July 2024 or 2025 and who intend to attend a U.S. accredited college or university (or the equivalent thereof) beginning in the fall of 2024 or 2025 (the “High School Criteria”); OR
• Undergraduate college or university students (or the equivalent thereof) who are currently attending a U.S. accredited college or university and are between 15 and 25 at time of entry (the “College Criteria”). The High School Criteria and the College Criteria are collectively referred to as the “Eligibility Criteria”.

How to Apply: All submissions can be entered online at the Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship website.

“Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship

Bold.org, a website that helps pair students with scholarship opportunities, offers a no-essay scholarship to students who have profiles on the Bold.org platform. Students of all majors may apply. Applications are judged based on the “boldness” of the student’s profile, defined as bearing the following qualities: “earnest”, “determined,” and “moving.”

Application Deadline: April 1

Award Amount: $25,040

Eligibility:

• Open to students at any education level, school, and field of study
• No GPA requirement
• Must have a profile on bold.org

How to apply: Interested students can apply by creating a profile on bold.org. According to bold.org, profiles that demonstrate the following qualities are awarded: “earnest,” “determined,” and “moving.”

DoSomething Easy Scholarships

DoSomething is a global nonprofit organization that offers scholarships to students who participate in various volunteering and community service activities.

Application Deadline: First day of every month

Scholarship Amount: $1,000 or more

Eligibility:

• Must be 25 years of age or younger
• Must live in the United States (or are a citizen of United States who is living abroad)
• Must complete all action steps and verify your participation in scholarship eligible campaigns on the DoSomething website

How to Apply: DoSomething scholarships have various requirements depending on the specific campaign. Interested students may apply by signing up for one or more of the campaigns and following the action steps for those campaigns that they participate in.

Cirkled In “No Sweat” Scholarship

Cirkled In, a portfolio platform that helps students showcase their non-academic work to colleges, offers the “No Sweat” Scholarship. This monthly scholarship is worth a total of $2,500 which may be used on any educational purposes, including books, tuition, and even summer camps.

Application Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31

Scholarship Amount: $2,500

Eligibility:

• Must be at least 13 years of age
• Must be a legal resident of the United States or the District of Columbia
• Must be currently enrolled in the 8th through 12th grade (home-schooled students qualify as well)
• Must have an active Cirkled In account and a Portfolio on Cirkled In

How to Apply: Interested students must create an account with Cirkled In and create a Portfolio. Winners are selected based on profile completeness and points earned (points are earned by inviting teachers and friends to join Cirkled In). Applicants whose Portfolios are over 50% completed have a greater chance of winning.

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Submit a funny poem consisting of 250 lines or less for a chance to win!

Application Deadline: April 1

Scholarship Amount: Up to $2,000

Eligibility: 

• No restriction on age of author. Both unpublished and previously published work accepted.
• Authors from all countries eligible except Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, and Belarus (due to US government restrictions).
• The poem you submit should be in English. Inspired gibberish is also accepted (example).

How to Apply: Submit your poem online to enter!

Return2College Scholarship

Return2College is an online platform designed to provide resources for adult and non-traditional students. They offer an annual scholarship open to adult students planning on entering college within 12 months of the application.

Application Deadline: Last day of every month

Scholarship Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Must be at least 17 years of age
• Must be a United States citizen or legal resident
• Must be a current full- or part-time student or starting college or graduate school within the next 12 months

How to Apply: Interested students must fill out an online application and answer the following prompt in three sentences or less: “Why are you getting your degree?”

Emergency Dentists USA Video Scholarship

Emergency Dentists USA, a directory that helps connect patients with dentists in emergency situations, offers a scholarship for college and high school students of all majors.

Application Deadline: July 1

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Must not be an employee or a family member of an employee of Emergency Dentists USA
• Must be a high school or college student
• Must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States

How to Apply: Interested students must create a video on the following topic: “Tell (or enact for us) what superpower you would love to have and how you would use it to help create better dental health in all people!” Students can submit their videos by uploading them to the internet and sending a link to the sponsor or by emailing the video directly. Submissions are judged on entertainment value, innovation, value to dental health, and production quality.

Sallie Mae $1,000 Monthly Sweepstakes

Student loan servicer Sallie Mae offers a $1,000 scholarship to students who simply apply for their Scholarship Search and College Planning Calculator, a tool that connects students with scholarships and provides automated college finance planning advice. This is a monthly sweepstakes. One winner is selected on the first day of every month, drawn from all entries made in the previous month.

Application Deadline: Last day of every month

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Must be a legal resident of the United States
• Must be over the age of majority in their state of residence
• Winners must not have won any other Sponsor contest or sweepstakes in the six-month period prior to their award period

How to Apply: Interested students may apply by completing an online registration form at salliemae.com. In order to confirm entrance in the sweepstakes, applicants must check the box marked “Enter me in the Sallie Mae $1,000 monthly sweepstakes” at the bottom of the registration page.

Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers the Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers, a scholarship designed to support students who are studying toward a career teaching physics at the high school level. In addition to the scholarship award, winning students will receive a complimentary AAPT Student Membership for one year. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years.

Application Deadline: December 1

Award Amount: Up to $3,000 (renewable for up to 4 years)

Eligibility: 

• Must be an undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited two-year college, four-year college or university, or a high school senior accepted for such enrollment
• Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in high school
• Must show promise of academic success
• Must be a citizen of the United States

How to Apply: Interested students must complete an online application through the online portal at aapt.org. Applicants will be required to submit letters of recommendation in addition to other materials.

1Dental Scholarship

1Dental, a company that helps patients save on dental treatments, offers an easy-apply scholarship that is awarded to one college student of any academic background. To apply, students must complete a short survey on the 1Dental website.

Application Deadline: May 31

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Must be currently enrolled in high school (seniors), undergraduate school, or graduate school
• Must not be a 1Dental employee or related to a 1Dental employee
• Must be a U.S. resident

How to Apply: Interested students may apply by completing a brief online survey at 1dental.com.

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