1. Name Based Scholarships

Okay, so how many of you are fortunate enough to have the last name Zolp and can actually prove it on your birth certificate? Well today is your lucky day Mr. or Ms. Zolp. You have just qualified for one of the most uncommon last name scholarships available. Because your last name is Zolp, there is a fulltuition scholarship at Loyala University with your name on it; go pick it up, I bet they’ll be surprised to see you.

2. Predict the Future

Have you always wanted to pursue a career in predicting the future? Well, if you can predict the future, you just might be able to get the Excellence in Predicting the Future Award. This scholarship is to encourage people like you to pursue Economics and take part in the prediction field. And while you’re at it, predict how you will pay for the rest of your college expenses.

3. Got Milk?

Milk does a body good, but in this case milk will do your wallet some good. Can you make milk stick to your upper lip? If you have this gift of making a milk moustache and you have an excellent academic and athletic record, the American’s Milk Processor Board would really like to have a word with you. For your extraordinary talent, you may be eligible to receive a scholarship award in the amount of $7500.00.

4. Keep the Fat

Say goodbye to your diet program, throw away your treadmill, (well maybe hang on to it for a little while longer, until you find out the weight eligibility requirements for this scholarship; we wouldn’t want you to loose an extra pound and not be eligible for this scholarship). The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) wants you to apply for one of their two meritbased scholarships right now!

5. A Glass of Wine a Day, keeps the Doctor Away

Now you have a real excuse to indulge in a bit of bubbly. The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (AASEV) awards students who are enrolled in science fields relating to grape and wine industry with scholarships each year.

6. Pigley Wigley

Are you a pig lover? If you are interested in wigley pigleys, this is the scholarship for you. The International Boar Semen (IBS) Scholarship offers scholarships to those interested in swine management.

7. Sense of Smell

Are you concerned about the importance and pleasures of fragrance? Well put your nose to the test. The Fragrance Research Fund offers a scholarship of up to $50,000 to clinical psychologists who are completing postgraduate research in Aromachology.

8. Make it with Wool

Do you have what it takes to make a slamming wool garment? The National Make it Yourself with Wool (NMIYWW) has two scholarships waiting for you. All you need to do is submit your finished product to NMIYWW and they will pick winners based on creativity, design and style. Good Luck!