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