$5,000 Grad School No Essay Scholarship by Sallie
Offered by Sallie (SLM Education Services, LLC)
About this scholarship
The $5,000 Grad School No Essay Scholarship by Sallie is a quarterly random-drawing award with an application embedded directly on the official scholarship page. Entrants answer a short set of questions and do not submit an essay, transcript, recommendation, or GPA. Although the program is branded for graduate school, its published rules also permit qualifying current or soon-to-enroll college students and their parents or guardians. A student must be attending an accredited U.S. college or university now or plan to enroll within three to six months of the applicable drawing; a parent or guardian may enter on the same basis for a qualifying student. Sallie allows one entry per month, while one $5,000 winner is selected each quarter. The administrator confirms the potential winner and sends the award directly to the student's school; funds can be held until enrollment if the winner has not yet enrolled. The current deadline is September 30, 2026, and entries received afterward through December 31 are considered for the next quarterly drawing.
Eligibility
- Be age 18 or older at the time of entry
- Be a legal resident of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory
- Be currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university, or plan to enroll within three to six months of the applicable drawing
- Alternatively, be the parent or guardian of a student who meets the current or near-term enrollment requirement
- Not be an employee or an excluded family or household member of the sponsor or its related organizations
- Complete the official online entry form; no essay is required
- Enter no more than once per month
- Submit by September 30, 2026 for the current quarterly drawing