Weird Grants For A College Student

Published April 25th, 2009

There Really Are Some Weird Scholarships Available

Just before you head off to college, spend a little time and see if you qualify for some of the Weird Scholarships that are available.

These are all true - and most of them are a little crazy. Perhaps it says something about the state of higher education today or it just shows people do still have a sense of humor.

Ever fancied wraping youself and your partner up in duct tape? If you can do it with some style while attending your High School Prom you make yourself eligible for the Duct Tape Scholarship.

If you are an X-Files fan, The Parapsychology Foundation have scholarships and grants to students interested in parapsychology. You might even get a free tin foil hat.

How are your knitting skills? The National Make It Yourself with Wool Competition offer scholarships if you knit you way to success in their 100% wool competition.

Are you a leftie? This sinister affliction allows you to claim a student sholarship to attend Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA.

Did you not stop growing at a respectable height? If you are a woman over 5′10″ or a man over 6′2″ you can try for The Tall Clubs International Student Scholarship.

Every year, The Klingon Language Institute grants $500 to a student for language study and the good news is you don’t have to be studying Klingon - unless you want to.

Not to be out done, The Starfleet Academy offer $500 college grants every year. Grants given include the DeForest Kelley/Dr. Leonard McCoy Medical Scholarship and the Gene Roddenberry Memorial Scholarship for Writers.

Even Klingons like a good apple pie so why not bake your way to a scholarship with the Culinary Institute of America’s All-American Apple Pie Recipe Contest. You might just end up $25,000 richer if your recipe is good enough.

There are funds amounting to millions of dollars just waiting to be claimed and often is isn’t just because people don’t know about the award or are too lazy to apply. If you or your children are planing to go to college and you are concerned about how you will pay for it then start applying for college grants and remove the worry.

Details of most of the college grants on offer can probably be found on the internet but to be honest, your chances of finding them are slim. I would recommend that you register with a specific scholarship grant database that has the experience and resources to help you.

It really is worth the small fee they charge to get access to the huge database of possible grants that are available. Remember that you can apply for several scholarships and with several grants your days at college and afterwards will be a lot easier.

I suggest that you don’t waste time and get started in your search for suitable free scholarships for college as soon as you can. There are a lot and lots of money but try and get them secured before someone else beats you to it.

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