Looking for cash to
help pay for college or grad school? Good news: you don’t have to be a top
scholar or star athlete. Here are ten scholarships for those of us with more
unique and unusual talents:
1. Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest.
Attention, aspiring Project Runway contestants! www.duckbrand.com awards cash prizes to
the couple who creates and wears the best duct tape outfit or accessories to
their prom. First place is $5,000 each,
second place is $3,000 each, and third place is $2,000. The same amount is awarded
to the colleges they’ll be attending.
2. Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest. Can you do an incredible duck imitation? Are you a high school senior? Do you realize that these two descriptors,
put together, can earn you big bucks? Scholarshipfunds for this contest total $4,250 each year, with the first place winner
snagging $2,000. Check out for more information.
3. The VegetarianResource Group Scholarships. $5,000
each are awarded to two high school seniors who abstain from meat, fowl, and
fish, and who promote vegetarianism in their school and/or community.
4. Jif’s Most Creative Sandwich Contest. This one’s for kids between the ages of 6 and
12: submit a photo and recipe for your most creative and tasty sandwich idea
and you could win up to $25,000 towards college. Last year’s winner? “Magnificent Mole Chicken
Torta”. Yummmm. Click here
to drool over pics and read the contest rules.
5. Beansfor Brains Scholarship. Calling all
crafty high school or college students: if you can knit, crochet, or sew, you
can enter this contest. Send in a pic of your amazing finished project –
winners can earn up to $3,200.
6. Star Trek Star Fleet Academy
Scholarship. Trekkies, rejoice – you can
cash in for your passion. You must be enrolled in college, graduate school,
junior college, or some technical schools, as well as being an active member of
the Star Trek Fan Association. Fans of Kirk and Spock can win up to $1,000.
Live long, prosper, and get details here.
7. American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Program. Now here’s one you don’t encounter every day.
The American Fire Sprinkler Association believes so strongly in the importance
of educating the public about fire sprinklers that it offers multiple
scholarships of $20,000 and $5,000 for those who take its online test and
answer a multiple-choice test. Winners are chosen by a random drawing. Light
your fire here.
8. Collegiate InventorsCompetition. Do you have a cool idea
for an invention? Enter it in this
competition for a chance to compete for over $100,000 in prizes. You may also be selected to present your invention
at a panel of top inventors in Washington,
D.C.
9. CommonKnowledge Scholarship Foundation. If
you’re reasonably knowledgeable and you ‘re good at multiple-choice tests,
visit this website. You can take as many
quizzes as you like; students with the highest scores on win anywhere from $250
to $2,500. How easy is that?
10.
Dr. Pepper Tuition
Giveaway. Put your technology skills to
use by making a standout video describing how you will make an impact on your
community. Submit it and enter to win
either $2,500, or a chance to compete for $100,000. To learn what else the
doctor ordered here.
Author
Byline:
Mandy
Fricke is a community builder for Gradschools.com online master’s programs. In her free time she enjoys
biking, traveling, and reading in coffee shops.
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