subject: Unusual Scholarship Programs [print this page] 1. Southpaws - Frederick and Mary Beckley Scholarships are the most oddball scholarship. This $1,000 is for left-handed persons (who just happen to attend Juniata College.)
2. Talk about adhering it it - Do you belong to fashion-forward people? Do you like to get a little sticky? If yes, here is an easy means to get $3,000 for education: Attend your high school promenade dressed in duck tape. The Duct Tape Stuck at Promenade Contest is open to American citizens attending their spring promenade dressed in complete accessories or attire created from duct tape. You should apply with your picture and your date. And winners are selected for their quantity, workmanship and originality of Duck Tape utilized.
3. Big and tall - Did you consider that being very tall was great for shooting hoops only? Think again. TCI (Tall Clubs International) gives $1,000 annually to tall people going to college for women, means 178 or taller; men should be at least 188. In case your bigness is more horizontal naturally, you should verify the National Association to the Advance Fat Acceptance that awards a yearly $1,000 scholarship for the fatties engaged in fat activism.
4. Junk food junkies - In case eating sweets is what assisted you qualify for fat scholarships, here is one more oddball award - AACT (American Association of the Candy Technologists) gives away $5K to sweet-holics. Particularly, the oddball scholarship is for students that have showed an interest in the confectionary technology. Respective majors are biology, chemistry, or food science related field. Loafers need not apply; this scholarship requires a minimal 3.0 GPA.
5. Ode to top 10 father - Actually, no strange scholarship list would be full without David Letterman, that has his scholarship for telecommunications students at Ball State University. He seeks for creativity over educational prowess in awarding their students for original written, graphic, video, audio, or film presentations. A winner receives ten grand.
