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!
Scholarships of all sorts are one option, usually requiring applicants to meet a specific set of criteria. The most common of these are a specific GPA, participation in athletics, being the child of active duty military personnel – the list goes on and on. There are also some wacky grants which have more unusual requirements.
They may sound strange to others and hence they are wacky scholarships. Quite a few of these less well known wacky scholarship end up going unclaimed every year since very few people are even aware of their existence.
Take a look at some of the common traits found in people which can get them scholarships. The most common ones are for the tall giants and the shorties. The Tall clubs International awards the scholarship of $1000. You need to be taller than 6’2″ if male and over 5’8″ if female.
Then for the shorties the Billy Barty Foundation and The Little People of America offers scholarships to students. IF you are less than 4’10″ then you do qualify.
Students who are on the heavy side also have specialized scholarships to apply for. Two merit-based scholarships are awarded each year by the NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) to students who are members of this organization.
If this has boggled your mind, then you should know about these wacky scholarships. If you are a diehard star trek fan then you probably have collected the memoirs. All you need to do is just bring that. The Klingon Language institute offers $500 Kor memorial scholarship to one person simply to promote the language.
And you don’t need to know the Klingon language to win it. These are just a few common traits which we normally see in people.
There are many more wacky scholarships like e.g. a caddie, having red colored hair and something you have never imagined.
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