Researching scholarships? Here are a handful of peculiar scholarships that have little to do with academics. Who knows? If you happen to satisfy their offbeat requirements, you may find yourself with some extra cash for college!
Milk Mustaches
Can you manage to make a mean milk mustache? If you’re adept at making milk stick to your upper lip, AND you have a pretty good athletic and academic record, the America’s Milk Processors Board may want to award you with a $7500.00 Scholarship!
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Attention All Knitters
The National Make It Yourself with Wool (NMIYWW) organization awards 2 scholarships for knitting wool garments. Make a killer wool garment and submit it to this organization and they will judge it based garment style and design, contestant’s presentation, and creativity. Winners receive either a $2,000 or a $1,000 scholarship. Random!
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Making Worf Proud
Klingon Language Institute Scholarship
Gotta love this one. The Kor Memorial Scholarship is awarded by the Klingon Language Institute to recognize and encourage scholarship in the field of language study. You don’t have to be fluent in Klingon, but creativity is preferred.
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How’s the Weather Up There?
The Kae Sumner Einfeldt Scholarship, sponsored by Tall Clubs International offers tall students a $1000.00 scholarship. To qualify, girls must be at least 5-foot-10, and guys must measure at least 6-foot-2.
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Break on Through to the Other Side
The New York-based Parapsychology Foundation offers young ghost hunters and those with interest in the paranormal several scholarships.
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For Lefties
Juniata College located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania offers two 1,000 scholarhips to left handed students each year. One of the qualifications is – yes – left handedness.
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Here Birdie Birdie
The Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest awards a $1,500 scholarship to the winner of their duck calling contest. First runner-up gets $500, second runner-up gets $300, and third runner-up gets $200.
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Live Long and Prosper
Starfleet Academy Scholarship. If you are a member of the “Starfleet Academy,” an organization modeled after the fictitious Star Trek academy you may qualify for awards such as the Gene Roddenberry Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Writers or the DeForest Kelley/Dr. Leonard McCoy Medical Scholarship.
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Where’s the Fire
American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship– To qulify for one of seven $3000.00 awards, students must write an essay about a successful fire sprinkler activation in their town, area or state.
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Llamafest
Michigan Llama Association Scholarship– If your parents are part of this organization, you’re in luck. The scholarship consists of a $500.00 stipend given to the student(s) chosen by the MLA board.
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Must Love Horses
Arabian Horse Foundation offers scholarships to young people with an interest in equine activities that also have good academic records.
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A Little Bit Icky
For those who love water bugs. If you have a keen interest in water insects, you may qualify for the $500.00 LaFontaine Aquatic Entomology scholarship sponsored by the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF.)
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National Rifle Association Scholarships
NRA Junior Members who have attended one NRA basic firearm training course, earn at least one rating of Pro-Marksman, Marksman, Sharpshooter, Expert or Distinguished Expert and submitted an essay on “Why I Became Involved in the Shooting Sports” may qualify for one three $5000.00 scholarship awards.
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November 21st, 2007 at 9:03 am
Very interesting, Michelle. Thanks for the post.
March 25th, 2008 at 11:42 am
haha, it helped
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Cant get any of these. But thanks for the info.
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 am
Jose,
You mean your parents aren’t members of the Michigan Llama Association? (ha, ha; just joking) Sorry we couldn’t help and thanks for the note. Maybe this post will inspire you to do a Google search for other interesting scholarships for which you may actually qualify. Good luck.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
thats weird
December 12th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
cant use any
February 11th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Well it was worth a shot. there is prolly like one out of a million who can actually apply for these. i geuss im not that one
February 11th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
geuss im not weird at all
February 11th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
These are just some of the weird and wacky scholarships, Rebeca. If you do an internet search, I’m sure you’ll find that there are plenty of scholarships for “normal” people too. Good luck.
April 21st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Karl, dont worry about Rebeca, maybe she’ll find a
scholarship for people with dyslexia. “geuss” I mean
maybe she isnt as “normal” as she thinks!
May 27th, 2009 at 9:02 am
For the left handed scholarship, can you attend any college or do are you required to attend
the college they have listed?
May 27th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Kendra,
It seems like you’d have to attend Juniata College to get the “left” scholarship. Follow the link for more information … assuming you’re a lefty that is.
June 14th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
there’s also a duct tape scholarship
that i do not think was listed on here.
lol
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Why would you pay for school when there is like a billion scholarships available, here’s three free ones tinyurl.com/gocollege
July 30th, 2009 at 3:12 am
Dude i can apply for the “tall scholarship” lol im 6′ tall!! and im a female…
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I wish there were some for married women, with no kids,
works fulltime and parttime, righty, 5’7, that has no
affiliation with the millitary, is white, and who dont
believe in ghosts. lol. im never gana be able to pay for
college. . .
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:39 pm
LOL Thanks for the note, Meighan.
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
i like the gun one
August 12th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Im pretty sure everyone can do the sprinkler one, this helps thanks
September 1st, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Haha I can do the tall one I’m a girl who’s 6′, but I’m to shy to contact anyone for the information