Easy-entry scholarship drawings
5 sweepstakes-style scholarships where the winner is picked at random. No essay, a few minutes to enter, and very long odds. We list one only after reading its official rules.
These are random drawings, not merit scholarships. Winning depends on luck, not your grades, essay or need. They’re fine to enter, but treat them as extras alongside scholarships that judge your application. Entering usually means you get marketing email from the sponsor; read its privacy policy. Legitimate drawings never charge a fee (look for "no purchase necessary" in the rules). How to spot scams.
Random drawing
$2,000 No-Essay Scholarship by Sallie
- Next entry cutoff
- Oct 31, 2026 (14 days left)
- How winners are picked
- One winner per monthly period, picked in a random drawing by an independent sweepstakes administrator.
- Who can enter
- Legal residents of the 50 states, DC or a U.S. territory, age 16+, who are a high school junior or senior planning to enroll in an accredited U.S. college within a year, a current college student, or the parent or guardian of one.
- How to enter
- Online entry form. One entry per monthly entry period per email address.
- Entry period
- Monthly entry periods through Dec 31, 2026. The current period ends Oct 31, 2026 (drawing on or about Nov 10, 2026). Non-winning entries don't roll over.
- Fine print
- Winners sign an affidavit and releases (they ask for a Social Security number) and must show college enrollment within 12 months. The prize is paid to the school.
Random drawing
Scholly Easy Apply: 18 × $1,000 No-Essay Sweepstakes
- Next entry cutoff
- Oct 31, 2026 (14 days left)
- How winners are picked
- One winner per sweepstakes per entry period, picked in a random drawing.
- Who can enter
- Same as Sallie's $2,000 sweepstakes: U.S. residents age 16+ who are high school juniors or seniors planning to enroll within a year, current college students, or their parents or guardians.
- How to enter
- One Scholly Easy Apply form counts as one entry in every sweepstakes listed on the form for that entry period.
- Entry period
- 4 of the 18 end Oct 31, 2026 (drawings on or about Nov 10, 2026). The other 14 end Dec 31, 2026 (drawings on or about Jan 10, 2027).
- Fine print
- Prizes are paid only to the student's college or university.
Random drawing
Appily Easy Money Scholarship
- Next entry cutoff
- Oct 31, 2026 (14 days left)
- How winners are picked
- One winner per month, picked in a random drawing (administered by ISTS).
- Who can enter
- Registered Appily users who are legal residents of the 50 states or DC, age 13+, and plan to enroll in an accredited U.S. college, university or trade school within 4 years.
- How to enter
- Free Appily account, then enter on the scholarship page. One entry per monthly entry period.
- Entry period
- July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Each monthly period ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on the last day of the month. Entries don't carry over.
- Fine print
- Paid to the school. Under-18 winners need a parent's or guardian's permission.
Random drawing
Meet Appily Scholarship
- Next entry cutoff
- Feb 28, 2027 (134 days left)
- How winners are picked
- One random drawing; 4 winners (one per grade).
- Who can enter
- Registered Appily users who are legal residents of the 50 states or DC, age 13+, planning to enroll in an accredited U.S. school within 4 years.
- How to enter
- Create a free Appily account with help from a school counselor, teacher, tutor or other support person (appily.com/hello).
- Entry period
- July 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027. One drawing within 4 weeks after it ends.
- Fine print
- Paid to the school.
Random drawing
Appily Next Step Scholarship
- Next entry cutoff
- May 31, 2027 (226 days left)
- How winners are picked
- One random drawing; 1 winner.
- Who can enter
- Registered Appily users who are legal residents of the 50 states or DC, age 13+, planning to enroll in an accredited U.S. school within 4 years.
- How to enter
- Create a free Appily account with help from a school counselor, teacher, tutor or other support person (appily.com/next).
- Entry period
- July 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027. One drawing within 4 weeks after it ends.
- Fine print
- Paid to the school.
Not listed (yet)
- Niche $25,000 No Essay Scholarship: Niche's rules pages block our checker, so we couldn't read the current cycle's official rules (the last cycle we found ended May 31, 2026). Listed again once verified.
- Unigo monthly scholarships: They ask for a short written response, and we haven't confirmed from the official rules how winners are picked. They stay in the main list as regular scholarships.
- Bold.org “Be Bold” no-essay scholarship: Winners are judged on their profile, not picked at random, so it isn't a sweepstakes.
Want better odds?
Merit and need-based awards are judged, so effort counts. Start with no-essay scholarships that aren’t drawings, take the match quiz, or check your local community foundation, where applicant pools are often much smaller.
Frequently asked questions
Are no-essay scholarship drawings legit?
The ones listed here are run by named companies with published official rules that say the winner is picked at random and no purchase is necessary. We link the rules for each. Prizes are typically paid to the winner’s school.
What’s the catch?
The odds are long, because anyone eligible can enter in a minute. Sponsors use them to build their user and marketing lists, so expect emails. Never pay to enter.
Why keep drawings separate from other scholarships?
Because they work differently. Merit and need awards are judged on your application. A drawing is luck. Mixing them makes it hard to plan where your time is best spent.