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This web page was updated in January 2025.
We have heard the requests for a list of scholarships without essays. We know that scholarships with no essay requirement would be great. However, the scholarship with no essay is a hard-to-find scholarship. There are plenty of scholarship essay contests. It can be SO VERY FRUSTRATING to write scholarship essay after essay and then be denied ANY scholarship. We would like to see more scholarships that would somehow award the money based on some other requirement than an essay. However, it seems that a majority of college grants and scholarships require some type of essay. It is understandable how the sponsors of college scholarships for students would want to know more about the applicant through the use of an essay. After all, the sponsors want to know if the applicant has the ability to take that money and succeed.
YouTube Video: How to Find College Grants and Scholarships is a short six-minute video that gives you an overall look at where to find college grants and scholarships. If you have no idea on where to start to find financial aid, then this video will give you a good idea on how to go about finding free money in the form of financial aid, grants, and scholarships for college or trade schools for a variety of groups of people such as nursing students, single moms, women, traditional students, non-traditional students, and just about any U.S. Citizen seeking scholarships with the least amount of eligibility requirements.
Ascent Scholarship. (No Essay)
Sponsor: Ascent. "Ascent is a leader in student success, including innovative financial products and wrap-around support services that enable more students to access education and achieve academic and economic success." "Ascent scholarships are easy to apply for, with no essays required—just simple applications and a chance to win money for school."
Eligibility: "Ascent’s scholarship giveaways are open only to: (i) students who are legal residents of one of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia, age 14 or older, and who are enrolled in a high school, degree program, or technical skills training program, at least half-time or (ii) parents who currently have a child enrolled as a student meeting the qualifications of 2(i) (each, an “Entrant”)."
Money: $1,000 per scholarship. There are multiple scholarships.
It appears that Ascent may fund multiple scholarship contests at different times of the year. Also, it appears that Ascent likes to partner with other organizations in order to help provide the scholarships listed on their website.
The list of scholarships and access to the application requirements are listed on Ascent's web page at https://www.ascentfunding.com/scholarships/. Each scholarship MAY have their own, different application requirements. PLEASE read the official rules for each scholarship.
The scholarship award for the variety of scholarships has a tendency to be $1,000, per scholarship. However, that may change per scholarship. Winners are selected in a random drawing. There is NO essay requirement.
At the time of this update in January of 2025, there are two scholarships open. One is open until the end of February 2025 and the other is open until near the end of March 2025. I am NOT sure, but I suspect that by the end of 2025, one or two more scholarships MAY be listed. Since, Ascent seems to offer scholarships at different times in year, you may want to keep checking their website.
Although the winner is selected by random drawing, usually, there is something that the applicant needs to do besides only filling out a form. For example, here are the requirements for a scholarship from a while ago that is not available, now. The applicant had to:
STEP 1: Follow @AscentFunding and “Like” this Instagram post.
STEP 2: Leave a comment tagging one person who is deserving of an Ascent scholarship! Be sure to end your comment with #AscentSponsored.
STEP 3: Save the Instagram post by tapping the “Bookmark” icon on the bottom right corner.
STEP 4: Complete the contact form then "Submit" your entry."
Here is another application process from a different, no longer available scholarship"
STEP 1: Follow @AscentFunding and “Like” this Instagram post.
STEP 2: Leave a comment on this Instagram post tagging 3 friends below that would benefit from this scholarship! Be sure to end your comment with #AscentSponsored.
STEP 3: Complete the contact form then "Submit" your entry.
Okay, probably that is enough for me to say. I think that you see what the Ascent scholarships are all about. The eligibility requirements are pretty open to citizens of the United States. Often, each scholarship is $1,000. There is NO essay requirement. However, usually, there is some requirement requiring you to use Instagram.
Contact: https://www.ascentfunding.com/scholarships/ for MORE information.
The "$500 Because College is Expensive Scholarship"
Sponsor: Cedar Education Lending, LLC.
Eligibility: "It's no secret that college is expensive. It's also no secret that applying to scholarships is often a time-consuming and stressful process. For these reasons, we created the "Because College Is Expensive" $500 scholarship. Keep reading for the details! The $500 “Because College is Expensive” Scholarship is open to high school sophomores and above, college students, and graduate school students."
The winner is determined by RANDOM DRAWING.
Money: "We are giving out four $500 awards, ending quarterly (March, June, September & December!)."
Contact: https://cedaredlending.com/scholarship/
Bold.org Scholarships
Bold.org is known to provide a scholarship directory AND provide funding for THEIR OWN SCHOLARSHIPS.
There is A LOT going on at Bold.org. Please visit their many web pages for MORE information about scholarships. A number of their scholarships are listed at "easy" or "no essay. http://bold.org
PLEASE visit their website for UPDATES on the availability/changes to older and newer scholarships.
The $25,000 Be Bold No Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Bold.org.
Eligibility Requirements: "The $25,000 "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. To us, boldest does not mean best, or most accomplished. Bold means being:
Earnest
Determines
Moving
The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics."
PLEASE visit their website for MORE information needed to apply for this scholarship.
Money: $25,000. (Twenty Five Thousand Dollars)
Website:
No Essay Community Scholarship
Sponsor: Bold.org
Eligibility Requirements: "This scholarship is for students who recognize the value of a strong community and are always on the lookout for ways to help their friends and strengthen their community. It will be awarded to a student who has invited many friends to join Bold.org. To invite a friend, visit your Invite Friends page on the Bold.org dashboard to copy your unique invite code and text it to your friends. For each friend who creates a profile, your chances of winning the Community Scholarship go up. Students at any education level, school, field of study, and GPA will be considered."
Money: $5,000.Rolling Deadline. "This scholarship has rolling monthly application deadlines. Students applying earlier will have a greater chance of winning. It'll be awarded on December 1, 2025."
Contact: https://bold.org/scholarships/bold-org-no-essay-community-scholarship/
NICHE.com Scholarships
Sponsor: NICHE
$2,000 “NO ESSAY” MONTHLY Scholarship is open to all current students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. There are more requirements presented at their website.
"The $2,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is an easy scholarship with no essay required! The scholarship can be used to cover tuition, housing, books, or any education-related expenses. The monthly winner will be determined by random drawing and then contacted directly and announced in Niche's e-newsletter and on the Scholarship Winners page. You can apply once each month, with a new winner selected every month."
NICHE will list more scholarships with different application requirements at https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/
https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarship/no-essay-scholarship/
Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Sallie Mae Fund
We have modified this listing a number of times because Sallie Mae has made a number of changes to their website and information over the years.
For a number of years, scholarships provided by Sallie Mae seem to come and go. The thing to keep in mind is that apparently Sallie Mae will provide some scholarships, but you need to keep checking their website or organization in some way. As of this writing, the main web page to contact for scholarship information is:
There have been a some things that have continued over the years:
The information per web page seems to change all too often. My advice to you is to look at different web pages at the Saliie Mae website.
HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT, LET ME START HERE:
As of 2025, It appears that Sallie Mae continues to offer the $2,000 NO-ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP BY SALLIE SWEEPSTAKES. The official rules are at this web page: https://46610517.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/46610517/2K-scholarship/2K-No-Essay-Scholarship-by-Sallie-Sweepstakes-Official-Rules.p
I strongly advise you to the read the rules in order to understand what is going on with this scholarship. I will copy and paste some of the information, here:
"How does the Sallie $2,000 scholarship work? Our $2,000 scholarship is a fast and easy way for you to enter to win free money for college. There’s no essay required, and all you have to do is provide some basic information about yourself. Enter now!*" https://www.sallie.com/scholarships/no-essay
"There will be fourteen (14) Grand Prizes available to be won. Each Entry Period there will be one (1) Grand Prize awarded, which will consist of $2,000.00, which will be in the form of a check made payable directly to the accredited post-secondary institution of higher education located within the United States attended by the parents child or student. Total value of all prizes available to be won: $28,000.00. There is a limit of one (1) prize per person/household. Odds of winning a prize will depend upon the total number of entries received for each Entry Period."
The CHART listing the 14 different entry periods is located on the official rules web page/PDF. Each time period represents a $2,000 scholarship.
There have been a couple of things that have continued over the years with Sallie Mae:
Occasionally, Sallie Mae will provide scholarships, BUT they change.
Sallie Mae has added a free scholarship search service. You may need to register.
There is some VERY GOOD information about scholarships and about searching for scholarships at this website. Sallie Mae is a very well-respected educational source.
Here some web pages that you may want to view on the Sallie Mae website.
https://www.salliemae.com/college-planning/
https://www.sallie.com/scholarships/no-essay
https://www.sallie.com/scholarships/scholly
Please use the following link for current information about Sallie Mae's scholarships: https://www.salliemae.com/plan-for-college/scholarships/.
There is some VERY GOOD information about scholarships and about searching for scholarships at this website. Sallie Mae is a very well-respected educational source
Scholarships for Moms: We were hesitant to list this specific scholarship for a while because we just did not know if it was legitimate. However, this scholarship has been around a while and looks credible to list this scholarship for mothers, single or married.
Sponsor: FreeCollegeScholarships, LLC.
"Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must be permanent residents of the United States. You agree that you are currently enrolled, or will be enrolled within the next 3 months, in a college or university in the United States. Applicants for the scholarships4moms.net promotion must be a parent to one or more children. You may also be expecting one or more children at the time of entry. Documentation of requirements must be produced upon request." Apparently there is NO scholarship essay so the winner is picked through a random drawing. The award is for ten thousand dollars. More information is located at http://scholarships4moms.net/scholarship-application-for-moms
Scholarships for Moms provided a Scholarship for Dads. HOWEVER, as of 2018, their website says that Scholarships for Dads is NO LONGER available. The eligibility requirements for Scholarships for Dads were practically the same as for Scholarships for Moms, EXCEPT that you had to be a DAD. We will keep this Scholarships for Dads listed on our website for now. Maybe it will be funded at a later date.
Sponsor: is Free College Scholarship, LLC.
Money: $10,000
Do Something.org Scholarships
Sponsor: Dosomething.org.
Basically, you earn the right to win a scholarship by volunteering to do something through community service. There are different “campaigns” that offer a variety of money. There is a lot of money to be awarded. PLEASE visit the website for MORE information. Applicants must be between 13 and 25 years old. This is for U.S. and Canadian citizens. A random drawing is part of the selection process.
"HOW IT WORKS
Money: varies, but many scholarships are worth $2,000.
Contact: https://www.dosomething.org/us/about/easy-scholarships
Create Real Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Impact Teen Drivers.
Eligibility: PLEASE visit their website. A menu at the top of their web pages allows you to find a variety of information.
THERE is A LOT going on with the different categories that you can choose. PLEASE visit their website for MORE information. https://www.createrealimpact.com/#about.
The official rules can be downloaded in PDF format from one of their web pages such as https://www.createrealimpact.com/#rules.
It is IMPORTANT to read who is able to apply for these contests.
Basically, there are FOUR categories:
Money: VARIES.
Contact: https://www.createrealimpact.com/#intro
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