Thousands Of Dollars Are Wasted Each Year In Scholarships - How To Apply

By James Scholaris

Everyone is aware of the soaring education cost. Students always try to get scholarships to pay for their education. When applying for scholarships there is always certain qualifying criterion. You need academic excellence or an athlete, parents working in military, or something else. Did you know that simply being left handed can get you a scholarship! Sounds weird! That is what wacky scholarships are!

Not many students are aware of wacky scholarships. So thousands of $ are wasted each year in this scholarships simply because no one has applied for it. They are scholarships given to students who have odd or unique personalities or hobbies. They may sound strange to others and hence they are wacky scholarships.

Quite a few of these less well known scholarships end up going unclaimed every year since very few people are even aware of their existence. While these scholarships may be somewhat strange, even downright bizarre, they're something which any student would do well to have a look at.

Depending on your height, you may be eligible for scholarships, such as the $1,000 scholarship for students who meet their requirements (6' 2" for men, 5' 8" for women). If you're under five feet (actually 4' 10"), there are the scholarships awarded annually by the Billy Barty Foundation and the Little People of America.

If these wacky scholarships are a source of amazement (or perhaps amusement) to you, there's others you may want to learn about. For example, if you're a Star Trek fan this one in particular may interest you.

There is a Kor Memorial Scholarship which is awarded to one student annually (and if you have any idea who Kor is, you're probably a good candidate) by the Klingon Language Institute; and yes, there really is a Klingon Language Institute. The best part is that you don't have to know any Klingon in order to be awarded this $500 scholarship.

These wacky scholarships are only a small sampling of the many unconventional sources of funding for college which are available to students who are willing to seek them out. There are also scholarships awarded to caddies, vegans, artists and really any social or occupational group you can think of!

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