Using Unusual Scholarships To Fund Your Education

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In these tough times when education costs are escalating by the day, scholarships are a welcome relief for students and parents alike. The good thing about a scholarship is that unlike student loans, it need not be repaid. Usually scholarships are available for those students that have outstanding academic or athletic abilities. However, now colleges and lots of private sponsors continue to launch scholarships with weird eligibility criteria. These scholarships are collectively referred to as unusual scholarships.

If you possess unique or even weird skills, characteristics, talents or interests, you can use these abilities to pay for your education with unusual scholarships. There exists a wide range of unusual skills for you to explore. For instance, you can qualify for a scholarship if you are left-handed, if you are a twin or even if you are a vegetarian. In fact, just about anything unusual might win you a scholarship in the world of wacky scholarships.

Although quite a few in number, unusual scholarships manage to garner a lot of attention because of their offbeat nature. The most well-known of these scholarships is the $1000 worth Frederick and Mary F. Beckley Scholarship available exclusively for left-handed students who are either already enrolled or will be attending the Juniata College.

Unusual ScholarshipsPerhaps the weirdest scholarships are the one offered by the Duck brand duct tape to students who are aged 14 years or older and who are US citizens. While attending the high school prom held during the spring, applicants are required to don attire and accessories created from duct tape. If a couple manages to qualify, each member will receive a scholarship of $2,500 in addition to $2,500 in cash for the school which hosts the prom.

If you are committed to raising awareness about organ donation and transplantation, you may qualify for two scholarships amounting to $1,500. There are also unusual scholarships worth $1000 and $2000 available for knitting enthusiasts. Although the eligibility criteria for the $7,500 worth milk mustache scholarship emphasizes regular consumption of milk, it also stresses that candidates must excel in athletics and academics along with notable leadership skills and interest in community service.

Then there are numerous unusual scholarships available for students who are:

• Blue-eyed
• Overweight
• Woodworkers
• Teenage mothers
• Animal lovers
• Beef eaters
• Jamaican citizens
• Asthma patients
• Bird watchers
• Cartoonists
• Star Trek fans
• Gospel musicians
• Cheerleaders
• Expert bowlers
• Accordion players

This list is just the tip of the iceberg. In reality, there are lots such weird scholarships and new ones being added on a regular basis. Even though some of these scholarships may only have small amounts like $500, it adds up to a good amount if you manage to win a bunch of them. Additionally student should also always search and apply for other free conventional sources of funding. Resource Advisor is a good for this.

So as you can see, you can check out innumerable unusual scholarships to help pay for your higher education. Of course, there will always be folks who ridicule these weird scholarships. But simply consider how many students benefit from such bizarre schemes and you will understand this is no laughing matter after all. So don’t get upset about not getting a scholarship just because you do not have a high GPA; there are plenty of high-paying unusual scholarships out there for ‘differently talented’ students like you!

47 Comments on “Using Unusual Scholarships To Fund Your Education”

  1. 1: Stacie Draper` said at 8:28 pm on July 9th, 2009:

    I am having many difficulties finding additional aid to help pay for my college expenses. I am looking for any and all scholarships that may help me reach my career goals.

  2. 2: Mmukibi said at 12:35 pm on July 23rd, 2009:

    Please send me details on how to apply for an unusual scholarship.

  3. 3: Katie said at 12:54 am on September 4th, 2009:

    Please send me any information on unusual scholarships. I will be entering college in fall 2010. Thanks!!

  4. 4: jessica miller said at 3:28 pm on September 18th, 2009:

    i need any information you could give me on this plz

  5. 5: Janessa said at 6:28 pm on September 21st, 2009:

    Please send me detail on how to applay for unusual scholarships,I really want money for college!

  6. 6: Joy said at 11:37 pm on September 21st, 2009:

    Need any info. on scholarships available to blue-eyed, redheads.

  7. 7: Aubray said at 7:31 pm on September 24th, 2009:

    Please send me details on how to apply for an unusual scholarship. I will be entering college in fall 2010. Thank you so much!

  8. 8: Breana said at 8:46 am on September 25th, 2009:

    Would love any information on how to apply for some wacky scholarships. I just started university and I have to pay my own way.

  9. 9: Danielle said at 9:58 pm on October 6th, 2009:

    I’m already a CNA, and I’m really needing help for college to pursue my career as a RN. Will be attending college fall of 2010. Thank you so much!

  10. 10: Janelle said at 11:44 am on October 20th, 2009:

    please send me information about these scholaships please

  11. 11: A.Demps said at 1:33 am on October 21st, 2009:

    I would like some information on unusual scholarships. I had surgery on both my legs because one of them was longer than the other, does that count as one?

  12. 12: Joan Knight said at 3:23 pm on October 21st, 2009:

    more info please!!!!

  13. 13: Katie said at 3:40 am on October 30th, 2009:

    Tell me more please!!! How do u apply?

  14. 14: Katelynne said at 11:45 am on October 30th, 2009:

    please send me more information on how to apply for and unusual scholarship. (Fall 2010)

  15. 15: Sarah said at 4:41 pm on November 12th, 2009:

    Please send me Info!!! :)

  16. 16: Cori said at 12:57 am on November 20th, 2009:

    I would love to have some information sent to me about this.
    Thank you!

  17. 17: Therasa Sharkey said at 11:56 pm on November 25th, 2009:

    I am looking for a scholarship for a private christian school for a friend of mine for her son. Her son is a teriffic writer and entering the 8th grade next year. He has already sold a bunch of his stories to his classmates and wants to start a website to sell his stories with my son. He is a very bright child, but he falls into the catagory of his parents make just over the line to get a disadvantaged scholarship. Any bit can help. please, any info can help.

  18. 18: M. Bug said at 7:20 pm on December 22nd, 2009:

    I will be applying to universities this year, and have been working part time for the past year and a half, saving up money post-secondary education.
    I dont have blue eyes, but i have a very unusual brown/red/copper hair colour haha.
    Are there any scholarships for that?
    I would love to get more information on these unusual scholarships!
    Thank you!

  19. 19: Chloe said at 3:57 am on January 3rd, 2010:

    Please send me information on the Unusual Scholarships. I will be entering college in fall 2010. Thanks so much!

  20. 20: Timber said at 2:18 am on January 20th, 2010:

    I am an avid beef eater. any information regarding this scholarship would be greatly apreciated.

  21. 21: Kelsey Humbers said at 8:01 pm on January 27th, 2010:

    I will be entering college this fall and would love some information on how to apply for these scholarship. Thank you very much, it would be very appreciated.

  22. 22: Faye said at 8:46 pm on February 1st, 2010:

    Please Please send me info!
    I have blue eyes and i am an animal lover!

  23. 23: Kayla said at 5:21 pm on February 2nd, 2010:

    i need information on how to apply for these scholarships.

  24. 24: Pam said at 1:45 am on February 16th, 2010:

    looking for the redhead scholarship info. Can it be emailed, or am I supposed to be able to find it on here somewhere?

  25. 25: Julie said at 10:51 pm on February 26th, 2010:

    I am a vary unusual person that really deserves to have this scholarship. I would like to have more infomation on how to apply for this scholarship

  26. 26: Jennifer said at 9:52 pm on March 1st, 2010:

    Please send me information! Especially about eye color (blue), hair color (red), and talented abilities (singing). I appreciate it!!

  27. 27: Josiah said at 3:38 am on March 4th, 2010:

    How do I apply for this? I need a link or some more info!

  28. 28: Ashleigh said at 3:17 pm on March 12th, 2010:

    Please send me the websites and/or information on how to apply for these scholarships.

  29. 29: wki.walstrom@gmail.com said at 1:25 pm on March 13th, 2010:

    please send scholarship lists asap!

  30. 30: Theresa said at 7:50 pm on March 15th, 2010:

    I am looking for red head scholarships. please let me know.

  31. 31: Candice Suttle said at 3:08 am on April 14th, 2010:

    please send me the links to the sited that i can apply for these at. thank you :)

  32. 32: Andrea Robinson said at 7:53 pm on April 16th, 2010:

    how can I apply for these scholarships?

  33. 33: Lakeley Brown said at 12:12 am on April 29th, 2010:

    I am looking for scholarships for being left handed, being a natural red head, and for being a cheerleader. If you could help me find those scholarships, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

  34. 34: Yolanda Sisk said at 9:29 pm on May 6th, 2010:

    May I have a list of scholarships that frequently go unclaimed or are hard to find?

  35. 35: Kelly Grubaugh said at 4:48 pm on May 13th, 2010:

    I am looking for scholarships for being a black belt in Tae Kwon-Do, having blue eyes, or making yard ornaments. I would appreciate the help!

  36. 36: Joshua said at 3:32 pm on May 27th, 2010:

    I am a white male, 28 years old, blue eyes, volunteer coach of varsity basketball and cross country, a full-time preaching minister, married (only once) with one son age of 13 weeks (3 months), I have brown hair, am 5’10″, I have been at the same job for 2 years. I will take information on any available scholarship.

  37. 37: Joshua said at 3:34 pm on May 27th, 2010:

    I am attending an online graduate school to receive a Master of Arts in Religion in Biblical Studies. Liberty Theological Seminary in Virginia.

  38. 38: Michael Staeheli said at 3:32 am on June 2nd, 2010:

    Can you please send me some info on how to apply for these scholarships. I will be attending college i the fall and any help with paying for college will be a blessing. Thanks

  39. 39: shaques mcmillian said at 4:38 pm on June 8th, 2010:

    love info. i am a cheerleader

  40. 40: brandon liatys said at 7:35 pm on July 5th, 2010:

    ok, i am hooked, please send me information regarding all the unusual scholarships. my last name sounds like inflammation of a disease, pronounced (lite is )as in (itis)

  41. 41: Vincent Brooks, Jr said at 3:24 am on July 13th, 2010:

    Please send information on how to apply for these scholarships. I am a left-handed engineering major, with an interest in STAR WARS. I start college in the fall.

  42. 42: jackie said at 5:14 pm on July 15th, 2010:

    please send me more info on how to apply!

  43. 43: Chris Groenier said at 1:40 am on August 9th, 2010:

    Please send me more information on how to apply. Thank you.

  44. 44: Danyell said at 11:11 pm on August 9th, 2010:

    Please send me info!

  45. 45: Hebrert said at 2:22 am on August 30th, 2010:

    Plz send me info about how to apply for these scholarships!!!

  46. 46: Kaylin said at 11:12 pm on September 6th, 2010:

    I would love to have additional information concerning unusual scholarships. I believe that i could apply for many of said scholarships. Please send me information(:

  47. 47: Sarah said at 3:50 pm on September 17th, 2010:

    Can you please send me information on how to apply to these? Thanks!

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