| In an age where educating children is becoming more | | | | Huguenot descendants, never married students, |
| and more expensive, relief for both students and | | | | overweight students, etc. This list just gives a glimpse |
| parents comes in the form of scholarships. Graduate | | | | at some of the categories, while in actual, there are |
| fellowships and undergraduate scholarships are types | | | | much more of such unusual scholarship requirements, |
| of aid that help students pay for their education. | | | | new ones are also being added on a regular basis. |
| Scholarships and fellowships, unlike student loans, do | | | | Another unusual scholarship is the 'Duck Brand Duct |
| not need to be repaid. In usual circumstances, | | | | Tape Stuck at Prom Contest'. |
| scholarships are granted to students who are | | | | This contest, open to students who are US citizens, of |
| exceptionally brilliant in their studies, or in the field of | | | | 14 years of age or older, and who are attending a high |
| athletics or art. | | | | school prom in the spring, requires the couple to wear |
| However, from time to time, colleges and other private | | | | a complete attire or accessories made from duct |
| sponsors of scholarships set up scholarships with | | | | tape. The main prize for the contest includes a $2,500 |
| mysterious eligibility requirements. These have come to | | | | scholarship for each member along with a $2,500 cash |
| be known as the unusual scholarships for students, an | | | | prize to the school that hosted the prom. |
| example being a scholarship for left-handed students. | | | | Meanwhile, to win the $7,500 Scholar Athlete Milk |
| The Frederick and Mary F. Beckley Scholarship of up | | | | Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award, open to |
| to $1,000 is the only scholarship for left-handed | | | | graduating high school senior scholar athletes, |
| students. This scholarship is awarded to left-handed | | | | candidates need to excel in academics, athletic |
| students who will be either attending or already | | | | performance, along with leadership and community |
| enrolled at the Juniata College. | | | | service. The Students for Organ Donation Youth |
| Though very few in numbers, they do manage to | | | | Leadership Award, which awards two scholarships of |
| attract a lot of attention due to the slightly offbeat | | | | $500 to $1,000 each, is available to undergraduate |
| nature of the scholarship. | | | | college students or high school students who commit |
| Unusual scholarships allow a student the chance to | | | | to raise awareness about organ donation and |
| explore a wide variety of skills, interests, characteristics | | | | transplantation. |
| and talents that could make him/her eligible for a | | | | Similarly, there are many such kinds of obscure |
| scholarship. Scholarships in the unusual category range | | | | scholarships which aid students in carrying on with their |
| from grants for accordion players, asthma patients, | | | | higher education. While some people might ridicule the |
| amateur radio operators, bird watchers, bicyclists, blind | | | | nature of these scholarships and awards, it is |
| students, boy scouts and girl scouts, bowlers, cartoon | | | | worth-a-while to take note of how many students |
| experts, children of veterans, choral singers, | | | | benefit from such esoteric financial aid schemes every |
| cheerleaders, debaters, entrepreneurs, farmers, French | | | | year. |
| speakers, Gospel musicians, grandchildren of alumni, | | | | |