Do you have an average student? Do you think your student won’t qualify for any scholarships? Think again. There are no GPA requirement scholarships and average GPA requirement scholarships. If your student can fill out a form, write an essay or simply register on a website, they could win money for college.

Some of these deadlines are close, but if your student doesn’t apply this year, he or she can always bookmark the scholarship or add it to a spreadsheet for next year.

$2,000 ‘No Essay’ Scholarship

No essay, no GPA minimums, just money to cover tuition, housing, books or any education-related expenses.

Offered by Niche, a website that analyzes public data to review schools and colleges, the $2,000 scholarship is open to all high school, college and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months.

All you have to do is register on their website for free and enter. A new winner is chosen every month randomly, and you’re allowed to enter once per month.

Deadline: The last day of every month.
Available to: Students must currently attend — or within the next 12 months plan to enroll in — a high school or college, graduate school (listed on Niche’s website) or be the parent of a student who falls into one of those categories. The site states that one entry per person is allowed each month, so you or your parent could apply.

As the title of the scholarship states, you don’t need to write an essay and no GPA is specified. You must simply enter through their website.

Winners are selected via a random drawing about two weeks after the last day of the month and will be notified by mail, telephone or email; the winners will also be announced via Niche’s e-newsletter.

In addition, Niche provides more than 30 scholarships from other sources on its website besides the $2,000 “No Essay” one.

$1,000 Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

The only thing required to win this $1,000 scholarship — named after Gen and Kelly Tanabe, the award-winning authors of 14 books on admission and scholarships — is a 250-word or less personal essay based on questions provided on the website.

Your GPA will not be considered. You must be in high school, or a student in college or graduate school and a legal U.S. resident.

According to the website, “the goal is to create a level field where students have complete control over their applications and are not given an advantage or disadvantage based on financial or academic circumstances.”

Deadline: There are both fall and spring scholarships offered. Check the website for details.
Available to: Ninth- to 12th-grade, college or graduate students including adult students.

Simply fill out the answer to one of three essay questions — why do you deserve to win this scholarship, describe your academic or career goals or any topic of your choice — and a committee will choose the best answers. The first place award is $1,000; you use the money for any education expenses, including tuition, room and board and more.

Winners will be notified approximately four weeks after the deadline.

Marvel Optics National Scholarship Program

If you wear glasses, you may be familiar with the Marvel Optics company, but what you might not know is that its founders hold a $1,500 essay contest for full-time college students.

Applicants must submit a video or short essay on their social media or blog page tagging or linking to Marvel Optics that answers the following: “Helen Keller said, ‘The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.’ What does that mean to you?”

Two scholarships are offered (fall and spring semester) and the money is sent right to the winner’s school financial aid office.

Deadline: August for the fall semester and January for the spring semester.
Available to: Any student attending a two- or four-year college. Follow the rules on the rules on Marvel Optics scholarship program website.

National Rice Month Scholarship

What do Arkansas, California, Texas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana have in common? They are all rice-growing states. And if you are a graduating high school student living in one of these places, you can apply to win up to a $4,000 scholarship, sponsored by Corteva AgriScience, from the USA Rice Federation.

Applicants must simply make an original video (3 minutes or less) promoting your state’s product to the sustainability of rice crops.

Upload your video to Vimeo and YouTube and then submit your entry with an online form.

Deadline: All entries must be in by the end of October.
Available to: High school seniors living in one of the following rice-producing states: Mississippi, California, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri and Louisiana.

Make a short video about any aspect of the rice, or promote your state’s rice production, upload it to Vimeo or YouTube and fill out the online scholarship entry form. The USA Rice Federation will contact you if you win one of the three scholarships: a grand prize ($4,000), second place ($3,000) and third-place scholarship ($1,500).

High School Senior College Scholarship Contest

Who knew your fire sprinkler could help you go to college or a certified trade school? Yes, the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) — a nonprofit representing fire sprinkler contractors dedicated to the educational advancement of its members — started a scholarship program offering 10 winners $2,000 in tuition assistance.

Their mission is to also “educate the public at-large about the life-saving properties of automatic fire sprinklers” and therefore part of the application is to take a short quiz after reading an article about the industry of fire sprinklers.

The selection does not take financial need, GPA or demographics into consideration. The only requirements are that you must enroll for classes beginning no later than the fall semester of the year you apply, and take a short quiz.

Deadline: Spring
Available to: High school seniors enrolled for a fall semester.

All you need to do to enter is go to the site and fill in your education and contact information, and take a short quiz. A random computer-generated drawing selects the winners.

AFSA will contact each winner by email and phone within 14 business days of contest end-date. The prize will then be sent directly to the college or university where you’ll be attending.

Shout It Out Scholarship

Are you the student who always gets told to quiet down in class? Well, there’s a scholarship just for you. Unigo, a college and scholarship search website, started their own scholarship where they encourage you to speak out.

Applicants have up to 250 words to say whatever they want creatively and memorably. The “loudest” person will win $1,500 for college expenses.

Deadline: End of September each year.
Available to: Students must be 13 years or older and currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2026) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education

To enter, you must answer the following question in 250 words or less: If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why? A qualified panel of judges will select one potential winner based on the criteria of writing ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%) and overall excellence (25%).

The winner will be notified by email or phone toward the end of December.

E-waste scholarship for $1,000

High school, college and graduate school students who are interested in environmental issues, might check out Digital Responsibility’s $1,000 scholarships. The grassroots company whose mission is to help create safe internet awareness offers this scholarship each year. There are two steps in the process.

First, applicants must fill out an online application form including a 140-character limit answer to the question “the most important reason to care about e-waste is …” From that pool of applicants, Digital Responsibility will select 10 finalists, who will be asked to submit a full-length essay (500 to 1,000 words) about e-waste.

Deadline: Earth Day (mid-April)
Available to: All high school students, college students entering or currently in college, and graduate school students. Home-schooled students may apply as well. All applicants must be legal residents or citizens of the U.S., but there is no age limit.

Fill out the online application form via Digital Responsiblity’s website, and answer a question about e-waste in 140 characters or less. If you are chosen as one of 10 finalists, you will be asked to submit a 500- to 1,000-word essay. The winner will be chosen from that pool of 10 applicants.

Digital Responsibility will contact the winners by email listed on the original application.

Flavor of the Month Scholarship

Ice-cream loving students rejoice, there is a scholarship out there for you. In honor of national ice cream month (Juy) Unigo — which also offers the Shout It Out award above — is offering a $1,500 to the student who can best explain to them what ice cream flavor best reflects your personality and why.

Deadline: End of July

Available to: Anyone ages 13 or older planning to go to a college, university or trade school. Simply submit a 250-word or less online response to the scholarship portal. The winner is announced by the end of November, and decisions are based on the decisions of a “qualified panel of judges based on the criteria of writing ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%) and overall excellence (25%),” according to the Unigo website.

New State of Mind Scholarship

Share your tips and photos for managing your stress, and earn $1,000 in scholarship money from DoSomething.org and Blue Shield. In the past six years, DoSomething.org has awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to over 300 winners.

You might win cash and your suggestions may go into a guide for students by students on how to help young adults manage stress.

Deadline: End of May
Available to: Anyone in the U.S. or Canada under age 26. Become a member of DoSomething.org and then fill out the simple scholarship application, which takes an average of five minutes, according to its website.

Winners are announced via text message or email in late June, and there is no GPA or essay required to win. Simply share your strategies for dealing with stress. In addition, DoSomething.org offers other simple entry scholarships to young people worth checking out.

Student Loan Hero $5K Scholarship

Of course, a website dedicated to helping students afford college and pay back student loan debt has a scholarship for the typical student.

Yes, Student Loan Hero awards two $5,000 scholarships each semester to help alleviate educational costs and no minimum GPA is required.

Deadline: Early October
Available to: Participants must be 18 years of age or older and enrolled at an eligible educational institution.

To enter, go to our scholarship page and submit an essay in 500-700 words answering this question: What financial challenges have you overcome growing up? How have they shaped your goals and career aspirations?

A panel consisting of four personal finance professionals will judge the essays. Each essay will receive a score based on clarity of writing and organization, grammatical correctness, relevance to the prompt question and creativity and thoughtfulness.

Winners will be notified in early December.

Spirit of Giving Scholarship

Deadline: 7/31/20

Available to: High School Seniors through College Seniors

Award Amount: $1,000

The Spirit of Giving Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current college students. You must submit an essay of between 500 and 750 words on one of the following three topics in order to be considered for this award: How have you advanced the spirit of giving in your community or abroad either through service or in giving? How has the spirit of giving affected you personally? How will your college or post-secondary education allow you to be of service to others or give to others? Get more information on the Spirit of Giving Scholarship.

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship

Deadline: 9/30/20

Available to: High School Freshmen through College Graduate Students, Year 5

Award Amount: $1,000

The Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship is available to high school, undergraduate or graduate students. You must be U.S. citizen or legal resident and complete a short statement on why you pledge not to text and drive in order to qualify for this award. Learn more about the Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship.

Paradigm Challenge

Deadline: 5/01/21

Available to: Students up to the age of 18

Award Amount: Up to $100,000

The Paradigm Challenge is open to students up to the age of 18. You may work in a team or alone in creating an original and creative way to help solve real-life problems in homes, schools, communities, and/or around the world. Entries may come in the form of posters, videos, inventions, messages, community events, websites, mobile apps, or anything else that will help save lives. Additionally, you must submit a brief statement of your idea (140 characters or less) in order to qualify for this award. Learn more about the Paradigm Challenge.

Prom Pics Contest

Deadline: Varies

Available to: High School Juniors through High School Seniors

Award Amount: $250

The Prom Pics Contest is open to high school students. To be eligible, you must submit a high resolution photo from your prom event. Prizes will be awarded in each of the following categories: promposal, pre-prom, prom dance, and post-prom. Get more information on the Prom Pics Contest.

American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest

Deadline: Varies

Amount: Up to $18,000

Ages: High School Freshmen through High School Seniors

The National High School Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students who are under the age of 20 and citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. You must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government. A complete list of topics are available on the Legion’s Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives an additional $1,500 scholarship. Get more information on the American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest.

Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest

Deadline: Varies

Available to: High School Seniors

Award Amount: $2,000

The Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest is available to high school seniors who demonstrate talent in duck calling. You must participate in a duck calling contest in Stuttgart, Arkansas to be considered for this award. Get more information on the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest.

School Survey Sweepstakes

Amount: $1,000

Provider: Niche

Deadline: July 31, 2020

Just one of the many scholarships without essays offered by Niche, you can enter for a shot at this $1,000 scholarship by creating a free account and reviewing your school. A new winner is drawn each month.

Live Bearded Academic Scholarship

Provider: Live Bearded

Amount: $2,500

Submit: A video

The Live Bearded team are focused on lending a hand to those building their future through higher education. While the company Live Bearded focuses on grooming products for men, this scholarship opportunity is open to males, females, high school students, college students, undergraduate, and graduate students. Send a 90-second video sharing your goals, facts about yourself, and why you deserve the scholarship. Upload your video to a social media platform, fill out your application with a link to your video, and you’re good to go!

The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Provider: SuperCollege.com

Deadline: July 31, 2020

In order to ease the pain of paying for college, SuperCollege offers a monthly drawing for a $1,000 scholarship. All you need to be eligible is to fill out the exceptionally short application form and you’re good to go!

The Customized Girl Annual Scholarship

Provider: Customized Girl

Amount: $500

Deadline: December 31,2020

Submit: An Instagram post

Customized Girl prints bold statements on customized shirts. Naturally, they know an eye-catching quote when they see one. To apply, post your statement as a caption on Instagram to be chosen as one of two winners, and your statement may be featured on a customized shirt! Check out past winners on the scholarship page for inspiration.

College is Power Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Provider: College is Power

Deadline: August 31, 2020

While this scholarship technically has an essay, it’s only a short 150 words, so we’re adding it in! To apply, just fill out the super short application form and write a mini-essay about the goals you have for your university education.

Course Hero Scholarships

Amount: $5,000

Provider: Course Hero

In order to win one of these no essay scholarships, simply answer a short prompt in 150 words or less, such as “How do you prepare and study to feel confident for your final exams?” If you have more than one college class you’d like to review, you can improve your chances by leaving as many reviews as you’d like!

Debt.com Scholarship for Aggressive Scholarship Applicants

Provider: Debt.com

Amount: $500

Submit: A short letter and proof of scholarship applications

Debt.com’s mission is to give scholarships to students who are consistently applying to scholarships. Debt.com asks you to send all the tedious scholarship confirmation emails you received along with a short letter about yourself. Your letter can be about how you feel about applying to so many scholarships, or if you learned anything from the application process. Winners are announced every two months.

Create Real Impact” Contest

Provider: Impact Teen Drivers

Amount: $500- $1,500

Submit: A video, music, creative writing, or graphic design

Deadline: August – November 2020

Students between 14-22 years old may apply. The contest seeks original work about a solution and strategy regarding reckless and distracted driving. Choose either video, music, creative writing, or artwork. There are many submission options and contest categories, so make sure to visit the scholarship page for details!

Axon Optic’s ‘Migraine Story’ Scholarship

Provider: Axon Optics

Amount: $1,000

Submit: A video, an image, or an essay

Deadline: November 30, 2020

Share your story of dealing with migraines or light sensitivity. All full-time students of accredited two- or four-year American universities may apply. Choose from a video (less than 1 minute in length) or an image (photo, drawing, etc.). To qualify, the submission must be posted on at least one of the following social media platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.

HeadSetPlus.Com College Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Provider: HeadSetPlus.Com

Deadline: December 31,2020

HeadSetPlus.Com wants to help you pay for college…no essay needed! Be creative and create a video with a maximum length of five minutes detailing why you deserve the scholarship and what inspired you to pursue a degree in your field.

17. Christian College Scholarship

Amount: $2,500

Provider: The Christian Connector Inc

If you’re planning on attending a two- or four-year Christian college, you’re eligible to enter the drawing for this $2,500 Christian College Scholarship. Simply fill out a short online survey and you’re good to go!

SolidEssay Scholarship Essay Contest

Amount: Up to $1,000 per recipient

Provider: SolidEssay

Requirements: Open to everyone

Deadline: June 23, 2021

Attention all students: You can be the next J.K. Rowling! This is your chance to show off your writing skills, get published and win a cash scholarship.

You do not have to be an advanced writer to take part. This is an opportunity to use words in a creative and unique way.

HOTH SEO Scholarship Program

Amount: Up to $1,000 per recipient

Provider: The Hoth

Deadline: December 31, 2020

Students who are currently studying at or have been accepted to an accredited university may apply by publishing an essay online on the topic, “How Companies Can Take Advantage of Digital Marketing”.

MoolahSPOT Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Provider: MoolahSPOT

Requirements: Essay

Deadline: August 31, 2020

This scholarship helps students 16 or older pay for higher education. The scholarship is a competition based on a short essay. Family income, grades and test scores are not used in selecting a winner. The award must be used for any education-related expenses such as tuition, fees, books and room and board.