$25,000 Be Bold No-Essay Scholarship
Offered by Bold.org
About this scholarship
The $25,000 Be Bold No-Essay Scholarship is a profile-based award funded by Bold.org. It is open across education levels, states, fields of study, and GPAs, with no written essay prompt. Instead, Bold.org selects the applicant whose student profile best demonstrates the program’s definition of boldness: being earnest, determined, and moving forward. The organization explains that “boldest” does not necessarily mean the most accomplished applicant. Candidates apply by creating a free student account and completing a profile that presents their goals, achievements, motivation, and drive to scholarship reviewers. The scholarship uses rolling monthly deadlines and states that earlier applicants receive greater consideration, although the current final listed deadline is August 31, 2026. The public page shows the opportunity as open and identifies December 1, 2026 as the winner-announcement date. There is no minimum GPA, prescribed major, or essay, and students at any education level may enter. Applicants should nevertheless make their profile complete and specific because the profile itself is the judged application. The linked registration page is the first direct application step for a new student; existing Bold.org members can sign in and apply from the official scholarship page.
Eligibility
- Be a student eligible to create a Bold.org student profile
- Complete a free Bold.org account and student profile
- Use the profile to present goals, achievements, determination, and personal drive
- No minimum GPA is required
- No specific education level, state, or field of study is required
- No essay is required
- Apply early for stronger consideration under the rolling review approach
- Submit by August 31, 2026