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Weird Scholarships Nearly Anyone Can Apply For
by Shellie Nelson
The E.W. Scripps Company/KSHB-TV
It is said that "necessity is the mother of invention." So, with two kids in college, our family is inspired to get creative in our search for ways to help pay for higher education.
Along the way, we've discovered that a unique hobby, special skill or unusual interest could be the ticket to financing a college education. It's a way to get rewarded for exactly what sets you apart from so many other people.
Many scholarships and grants are specific to certain institutions or majors, but these are only specific to some unique skills and interests.
We've pulled more than a dozen options you've probably never heard of.
1. If you love all things grape, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture offers numerous scholarships to students whose majors emphasize the science of the wine and grape industry. Awards vary from year to year.
2. Tall Clubs International offers a scholarship for up to $1000 each to tall students who are under 21 years of age and attending their first year of college in the following fall. Minimum height requirement is 5'10" for women and 6'2" for men.
3. If duck calling is your calling, the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest awards $1,500 scholarships to high school students who excel in duck calling. The fund awards $1,500 to the first-place caller; $500 to the first runner-up, $300 to the second runner-up and $200 to the third runner-up. Contestants have 90 seconds to show the judges their best stuff.
4. For the more inventive student, one undergraduate and one graduate student are awarded $15,000 in scholarships for winning the Collegiate Inventors Competition. Entrants present a plausible new idea, process or technology to a panel of judges from the fields of mathematics, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, information technology and medicine. Criteria include the project’s potential value to society.
5. Who says fashion and duct tape don’t go hand in hand? Duck brand duct tape selects ten finalists each year from photos sent of couples dressed in formal wear fashioned entirely from their tape. Online visitors then vote for their favorites. Each of the two entrants who make up the couple getting the most votes receives $3,000 toward college, as well as a cash award for their school.
6. Hone your ESP and telepathy by studying the science of parapsychology. The Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship fund awards $3,000 each year to a student attending an accredited college or university who wishes to study the science of parapsychology.
7. The American Fire Sprinkler Association holds a drawing for 10 scholarships worth $2,000 each for students who read an essay on, and answer questions about, fire sprinkler safety.
8. Amateur artists with a special interest in science fiction or fantasy illustrations could qualify for the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of The Future Contest. This is a quarterly merit competition to which new or amateur artists submit three illustrations done in black & white medium from the artist’s imagination. Three entries win each quarter are awarded $500 each, plus the artists are then sent a story from the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of The Future Contest for which they render an illustration. That illustration then becomes is the entry in the competition for the yearly Grand Prize of $4,000.
9. Klingon-loving Trekkies can apply for a for a $500 scholarship awarded each year from the Klingon Language Institute. The scholarship encourages study of and achievement in language. Applicants must be nominated by a school department and demonstrate academic merit. The nomination letter, two letters of recommendation, a resume and a statement of future intent are required with the application. Winners are announced at the annual KLI conference or qep’a’.
Any active Starfleet member is eligible for a Starfleet Scholarship. The $500 scholarships are awarded to members attending community/junior colleges, four-year colleges, most technical schools, universities or graduate school.
11. The Federation of Fly Fishers helps graduate students research in the field of aquatic entomology (aquatic insects) with a $500 scholarship. The award honors Gary LaFontaine, a scholar and lover of aquatic entomology.
12. A fascination with fungus could bring college cash. The Mycological Society of America offers scholarships for students, teachers and researchers studying mycology, a branch of botany specializing in fungi. Awards vary from a plaque to $2,000.
13. Serious marbles enthusiasts from eight to fourteen-years-old can compete for the National Marbles Tournament scholarship. Awards of $2,000 are presented to the King and Queen of Marbles in their competition, and a sportsmanship award of $1,000 is also granted.
14. The Vegetarian Resource Group offers two $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors who promote vegetarianism in their schools or communities, plus there is a benefit to their future school of choice.
Still searching for college funds? For more unusual scholarships, traditional scholarships and lots of financial aid information:
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml
www.scholarships.com
http://college-financial-aid.suite101.com/
www.collegescholarships.org
http://unclaimedscholarships.us/?page_id=571
http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/financialsurvival/tampabaystories/story/Weird-Scholarships-Nearly-Anyone-Can-Apply-For/Wm_-2cqDZ0KSTDRp6LwFuA.cspx?p=15
by Shellie Nelson
The E.W. Scripps Company/KSHB-TV
It is said that "necessity is the mother of invention." So, with two kids in college, our family is inspired to get creative in our search for ways to help pay for higher education.
Along the way, we've discovered that a unique hobby, special skill or unusual interest could be the ticket to financing a college education. It's a way to get rewarded for exactly what sets you apart from so many other people.
Many scholarships and grants are specific to certain institutions or majors, but these are only specific to some unique skills and interests.
We've pulled more than a dozen options you've probably never heard of.
1. If you love all things grape, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture offers numerous scholarships to students whose majors emphasize the science of the wine and grape industry. Awards vary from year to year.
2. Tall Clubs International offers a scholarship for up to $1000 each to tall students who are under 21 years of age and attending their first year of college in the following fall. Minimum height requirement is 5'10" for women and 6'2" for men.
3. If duck calling is your calling, the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest awards $1,500 scholarships to high school students who excel in duck calling. The fund awards $1,500 to the first-place caller; $500 to the first runner-up, $300 to the second runner-up and $200 to the third runner-up. Contestants have 90 seconds to show the judges their best stuff.
4. For the more inventive student, one undergraduate and one graduate student are awarded $15,000 in scholarships for winning the Collegiate Inventors Competition. Entrants present a plausible new idea, process or technology to a panel of judges from the fields of mathematics, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, information technology and medicine. Criteria include the project’s potential value to society.
5. Who says fashion and duct tape don’t go hand in hand? Duck brand duct tape selects ten finalists each year from photos sent of couples dressed in formal wear fashioned entirely from their tape. Online visitors then vote for their favorites. Each of the two entrants who make up the couple getting the most votes receives $3,000 toward college, as well as a cash award for their school.
6. Hone your ESP and telepathy by studying the science of parapsychology. The Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship fund awards $3,000 each year to a student attending an accredited college or university who wishes to study the science of parapsychology.
7. The American Fire Sprinkler Association holds a drawing for 10 scholarships worth $2,000 each for students who read an essay on, and answer questions about, fire sprinkler safety.
8. Amateur artists with a special interest in science fiction or fantasy illustrations could qualify for the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of The Future Contest. This is a quarterly merit competition to which new or amateur artists submit three illustrations done in black & white medium from the artist’s imagination. Three entries win each quarter are awarded $500 each, plus the artists are then sent a story from the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of The Future Contest for which they render an illustration. That illustration then becomes is the entry in the competition for the yearly Grand Prize of $4,000.
9. Klingon-loving Trekkies can apply for a for a $500 scholarship awarded each year from the Klingon Language Institute. The scholarship encourages study of and achievement in language. Applicants must be nominated by a school department and demonstrate academic merit. The nomination letter, two letters of recommendation, a resume and a statement of future intent are required with the application. Winners are announced at the annual KLI conference or qep’a’.
Any active Starfleet member is eligible for a Starfleet Scholarship. The $500 scholarships are awarded to members attending community/junior colleges, four-year colleges, most technical schools, universities or graduate school.
11. The Federation of Fly Fishers helps graduate students research in the field of aquatic entomology (aquatic insects) with a $500 scholarship. The award honors Gary LaFontaine, a scholar and lover of aquatic entomology.
12. A fascination with fungus could bring college cash. The Mycological Society of America offers scholarships for students, teachers and researchers studying mycology, a branch of botany specializing in fungi. Awards vary from a plaque to $2,000.
13. Serious marbles enthusiasts from eight to fourteen-years-old can compete for the National Marbles Tournament scholarship. Awards of $2,000 are presented to the King and Queen of Marbles in their competition, and a sportsmanship award of $1,000 is also granted.
14. The Vegetarian Resource Group offers two $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors who promote vegetarianism in their schools or communities, plus there is a benefit to their future school of choice.
Still searching for college funds? For more unusual scholarships, traditional scholarships and lots of financial aid information:
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml
www.scholarships.com
http://college-financial-aid.suite101.com/
www.collegescholarships.org
http://unclaimedscholarships.us/?page_id=571
http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/financialsurvival/tampabaystories/story/Weird-Scholarships-Nearly-Anyone-Can-Apply-For/Wm_-2cqDZ0KSTDRp6LwFuA.cspx?p=15