First up is a scholarship drawing worth $10,000.  That’s right.  You get $10,000 in this drawing if you win.  The best part is, all you have to do to enter is complete a short registration form and you are in.  But to qualify, you need to be at least 18 years of age and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.  It can’t get any easier than this.

Go here to register for the $10,000 scholarship drawing.

What’s your last name?  If it is Van Valkenburg then you are in luck.  You can get a $1,000 scholarship simply for having this last name or a close variation of it.  The great thing is that this $1,000 scholarship can be used towards the tuition of any college or university, so you are not restricted from having to attend a certain institution in order to receive this weird scholarship.

Do you happen to be in an area of study related to potatoes?  If so, then you can apply for the Potato Industry Scholarship.  This scholarship opportunity is available for sennior graduate students studying in the potato industry area of study and the recipients of this scholarship will receive a $2,000 scholarship.

Are you psyhic?  If so, you may want to consider the Excellence in Predicting the Future Award.  This wacky scholarship is for students who are pursuing a degree in the field of economics.  This program offers this random scholarship to try to encourage students to take part in the  market of predicting stock variations.

Another weird scholarship you may want to take a look at is the Tall Clubs International Scholarship.  This program is for males who are at least 6 feet 2 inches tall and for females who are 5 feet and 10 inches or taller.  This wacky scholarship program offers a $1,000 scholarship to the winner of the essay contest regarding what being tall means to you.  So if you are tall and you feel like this is something you’d go after, then get your essay ready.

Are you good at academics or sports?  If so, then there’s some wacky scholarships you can apply for as well.  For example, the Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year award is awarded to students who excel in sports, academics, or community involvement and who submit a picture with their milk mustache.

Make good use of this wacky and weird scholarships to help with your college expenses.  Go here to apply for this weird $10,000 scholarship drawing.

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First off is the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship.  Skateboard enthusiasts or just those who like to do a kick-flip or grind once in a while can rejoice with this scholarship.  It’s a $5,000 scholarship for the first place and three $1,000 scholarships for the runner-ups.  To qualify, you must skate but you don’t have to be good at it.  Also, you must have at least a 2.5 GPA.  Definitely give this a look.

The NCTA Help Santa Find the Perfect Real Christmas Tree Scholarship is for those who never gave up on the idea that Santa really does exist.  This scholarship offers $5,000 up to $10,000 scholarships for students who submit the best essays.  

The Culinary Institute of America’s All-American Apple Pie Recipe Contest is a recipe contest where the student who submits the best recipe wins a $25,000 scholarship for college.  Second place takes $15,000 and third place takes away $10,000.  So if you love cooking, you really need to, well, start cooking!

Do you love candy?  The American Association of Candy Technologies gives out a $10,000 scholarship to students interested in confectionery technology.

Last but not least, ScholarshipZone.com offers a $10,000 scholarship for college students who register at their website.  The scholarship can be used for any educational expenses.  The drawing occurs about twice a month and to register you simply need to fill out their one-page registration form here.  Good luck!

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Is there anybody going to a weird college? Exactly what kind of a question is that, it’s one that comes from reading about incorrect names of scholarship and financial aid awards. Some people use politically incorrect terminology to label scholarships. You may read about or hear the terms wacky scholarships, weird scholarships or unusual scholarships all of which I’d prefer to refer to as non-popular scholarships. I think it is unfair to label a scholarship as weird or wacky simply because if you label the award, then essentially you are labeling it’s recipients.

Weird Scholarship names

There is a new approach to labeling students who are learning disabled. That approach is called using “person first” language. Meaning you say the person first and then you say the disability. You don’t say for example “handicapped person”. Do you see where I am going with this? The same goes for scholarships you don’t say a scholarship for a strange person rather you say a an uncommon or a non popular scholarship but you don’t use terminology that is disparaging to the recipient.

Wacky scholarships have a bad rep

The problems with using these bad labels for scholarships is that not only are they disparaging or belitting but they are also discouraging. I wouldn’t want to apply for a scholarship that was labeled weird. I would think that the criteria would consist of me having a weird personality or characteristics. I would almost feel like an outcast. And I am sure many students looking for scholarships are taking the same approach. I mean I see it all the time websites claiming that there are a lot of weird and wacky scholarships going unclaimed. If this is true obviously it’s because people are discouraged and don’t feel that they should apply for these types of awards.

Why are scholarships called strange?

Why do scholarships have to be referred to as strange? Actually they don’t, this is a false label that is used in advertisements. It can be really offensive to the majority of students who are looking for college scholarships. I can promise you when you use scholarship searches they don’t send you information that says “Apply here for this strange scholarship.”

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There are tons of wacky scholarships out there that go unclaimed every year… There are also some Wacky Scholarship Giveaways!

My new blog tells all about them!

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