This Scholarship Contest Hands Out $2,000 Every Month — No Essay Required!

Feeling lucky? Good, hang on to that.

And if you’re not feeling organically lucky today, it’s time to track down a four-leaf clover, pick up a lucky penny and rub that rabbit’s foot, because you’re going to need all the good fortune you can get.

Why?

Because we found a scholarship opportunity worth $2,000 — and it’s all done lottery style. (Psst: That means no essay. Yeah.)

The ‘No Essay’ Scholarship

This scholarship from Niche is an essay-free opportunity — which, if you’re a hardcore scholarship sleuth, you’ll know is a pretty rare find.

Instead of putting together a hefty packet of application materials, all you have to do to enter this scholarship contest is input your information here and wait. The winner will be decided by a random drawing.

Each month, the contest resets, and you can re-enter to win. (You can see a list of past winners here.)

Scholarship amount: $2,000

Number of scholarships awarded: One per monthly online entry period.

To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a high school, college or graduate student.
• Be a legal U.S. resident. (International students with valid visas are also eligible.)
• Currently attend or plan to enroll in a high school or college listed on Niche’s site. (Parents of students who fall into one of these categories are also welcome to enter.)

To apply, applicants must:

• Enter the drawing via the online entry form.

OR

• Enter by mailing a postcard to the address listed in the official rules.

Scholarship deadline: The contest resets monthly, though, so check back at the beginning of each month to re-enter to win.

Only one entry is allowed per person per month. The prize money will be awarded directly to the entrant and can be used to cover tuition, books, housing or any other education-related expenses.

The only caveat to this contest is your information may be shared with Niche’s partners, as noted in the privacy statement for the contest. However, you can choose to opt out at any time.

You can find the privacy statement and  official “No Essay” scholarship contest rules here.

Grace Schweizer is a junior writer at The Penny Hoarder.