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Scholarships are one of the best ways for students to pay for college. While many scholarships require extensive applications and essays, others are more straightforward and easy to apply for. While easy scholarships shouldn’t be the only scholarships you apply for, they are a useful part of your scholarship search strategy.

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• Top Easy Scholarships in 2021
• How to apply to easy scholarships
• Summary of Easy Scholarships
• Expired Scholarships

You can apply to easy scholarships quickly, as they have few eligibility requirements and require only a brief essay (if they require any essay at all). Easy scholarships are often offered on a monthly basis.

Keep on reading to learn everything you need to find and win easy scholarships this year!

Top Easy Scholarships in 2021

$2,021 New Year New You CollegeXpress Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school students who answer one question and complete registration on CollegeXpress.com
• Amount: $2,021
• Deadline: January 31st

$10,000 CollegeXpress Scholarship

• Eligibility: Create a free account on CollegeXpress and complete registration
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: May 1, 2021

$1,000 Tallo Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school and college students who set up a Tallo profile
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

$2,000 Nitro College Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school seniors and college students
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: January 31

$10,000 ScholarshipPoints Scholarship Program

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students.
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: January 31

Scholarships360 No Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: All high school, college, and graduate students are eligible for this scholarship!
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: June 30, 2021

$25,000 “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all students, including high school, college, and graduate students
• Amount: $25,000
• Deadline: January 31

$2,500 Christian Connector Scholarship

• Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be a current high school freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in attending a Christian university or college.
• Amount: $2,500
• Deadline: May 31, 2021

$1,000 Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all students ranging from high school students to college and community college students. 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

$1,000 Fund Your Future No Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to college juniors & seniors and graduate/masters students in STEM, Nursing, and Business majors
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: July 31, 2021

Ascent Social Cause Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and 18 years or older who share about how they support their communities
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 15

Act Locally Scholarship 

• Eligibility: High school and undergraduates with an interest in volunteering or working to better their local community through social, environmental, or economic change
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: April 1, 2021

“Be Bold” No-Essay Community Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to students who register to Bold.org and has invited many friends
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: November 19, 2021

FieldLevel Athletic Recruiting No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school athletes who aspire to play sports in college
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Flavor of the Month Scholarship

• Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2025
• Amount: $1,500
• Deadline: July 31, 2021

Frame My Future Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school seniors planning to enroll as a full-time students and current undergraduate/graduate students at U.S.colleges and universities
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: April 1, 2021

Hustle Tech & Business News No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students who sign up for the Hustle free daily newsletter and share what they learned. 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

I Have a Dream Scholarship

• Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2025
• Amount: $1,500
• Deadline: January 31, 2021

LeverEdge Better Rates No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all college and graduate students who sign up a LeverEdge Student Loan Negotiation account
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Make Me Laugh Scholarship

• Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2025
• Amount: $1,500
• Deadline: August 31, 2021

Next College Athlete No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all high school student athletes
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Niche $2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all high school or college students
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: January 31

Penny Hoarder Smart Money Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all college and graduate students who sign up for the Penny Hoarder Daily newsletter and then share how they applied what they learned to their personal finances
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Share Your Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to students at every level who create a TikTok video about what a great day at their dream job would be like
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Shout it Out Scholarship

• Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2026
• Amount: $1,500
• Deadline: September 30, 2021

Smart Borrower No-Essay Scholarship & Loan Forgiveness Grant

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students.
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: January 31

Survey Junkie Brand Influencer No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all students who join Survey Junkie to share opinions on products and services
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Unigo $10k Scholarship

• Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2025
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: January 31

WayUp Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students who create amazing job candidate profiles on the WayUp platform 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 31

Zest for Cooking Culinary Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to students at every level who are pursuing a culinary career or are extremely passionate about cooking 
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: April 1, 2021

How to apply to easy scholarships

The best strategy for applying to easy scholarships is to cast a wide net. Easy scholarships are more difficult to win, because the application is “easy” and there are more applicants. In addition to applying to easy scholarships, you should also apply to scholarships with more specific requirements (as there will be less competition).

Easy scholarships should represent a small number of your overall scholarship applications. They are easy scholarships to apply for which means that many other students are applying too (especially if they are no essay scholarships).

You will want to make sure that you are also applying to other scholarships with more specific and substantial requirements. Statistically, these scholarships will provide you with better chances to win, because there are less applicants and the scholarship committee is looking for candidates that fit the scholarship criteria.

Downsides to easy scholarships

The biggest drawback of easy scholarships is that many students can apply for them. This means that your chances of winning are lower than scholarships with essays and other specific criteria. Many of these scholarships are more similar to a contests than a true scholarship competition based on merit or talent. You may also be opting into receiving marketing materials and offerings from the scholarship providers, so be aware of that if you are asked to opt-in!

Summary of scholarships:

1. Scholarships360 No Essay Scholarship
2. $25,000 “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
3. $10,000 CollegeXpress Scholarship
4. $10,000 ScholarshipPoints Scholarship Program
5. $2,500 Christian Connector Scholarship
6. $1,000 Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
7. $2,021 New Year New You CollegeXpress Scholarship
8. $1,000 Fund Your Future No Essay Scholarship
9. $1,000 Tallo Scholarship
10. Act Locally Scholarship
11. Ascent Social Cause Scholarship Task on YouTube 
12. Bold.org No-Essay Community Scholarship
13. Customized Girl Annual Scholarship
14. FieldLevel Athletic Recruiting No-Essay Scholarship
15. Flavor of the Month Scholarship
16. Frame My Future Scholarship
17. Hustle Tech & Business News No-Essay Scholarship
18. I Have a Dream Scholarship
19. LeverEdge Better Rates No-Essay Scholarship
20. Make Me Laugh Scholarship
21. Next College Athlete No-Essay Scholarship
22. Niche $2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
23. Nitro College Scholarship
24. Penny Hoarder Smart Money Scholarship
25. Share Your Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship
26. Shout it Out Scholarship
27. Smart Borrower No-Essay Scholarship & Loan Forgiveness Grant
28. Survey Junkie Brand Influencer No-Essay Scholarship
29. Unigo $10k Scholarship
30. WayUp Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship
31. Zest for Cooking Culinary Scholarship 

Expired Scholarships

Black Students in Public Health Grant

• Eligibility:  Open to black undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing a career in any area of public health
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: November 1

Customized Girl Annual Scholarship

• Eligibility: Current or incoming undergraduate students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in college who create an empowering tee-shirt slogan
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 31

Giving Thanks Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to students at all educational levels who submit a picture and a short story, poem, or essay that describes this person they are grateful for
• Amount: $2,000   
• Deadline: November 22

Support Small Businesses Scholarship 

• Open to students at all educational levels who submit an essay about their relationship to the small business community and what they hope to achieve with their business, future business, or parent’s business
• $2,000
• November 21