Odd or Unusual Scholarships

As the name suggests these scholarships are given for odd and unusual reasons. The very reason they are unusual makes it all the more interesting. In relation to the regular list of scholarships which are based on academics, sports, art, community, service and specified categories, these are unique, as they are based on unique characteristics of individuals. The pay outs offered by these scholarships are very attractive, making it worthwhile to apply.

Types of Unusual Scholarships

These scholarships are based on odd/ unique characteristics of individuals and their exceptional talents. There are scholarships just for left handed students; another popular scholarship is the Duck Brand Duct Tape Dress Scholarship, where you and your date’s attire should be made of a duct tape; another interesting scholarship is that of Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the year. It is indeed fun even to read about such scholarship programs, but there are programs which serve a purpose/ cause like scholarships for the blind, asthma patients and overweight students. Apart from fun, game and cause there are scholarships that encourage a variety of hobbies and interest in people namely, bird watchers, boy scouts. There are scholarships offered even for a profession like accordion players and farmers. Certain uncommon sports like bowling, bicycling and badminton have scholarship programs. Any activity of your choice, you name it and there is a scholarship available.

A brief list of unusual scholarships is given below:

• Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom Contest
• Students for Organ Donation Youth Leadership Award
• Scholarship for Left-Handed Students
• Illustrators of the Future Contest
• Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award
• SPAACSE Scholarships
• Lafontaine Aquatic Entomology Award
• National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
• AACT National Candy Technologists Scholarship
• Collegiate Inventors Competition
• Scholarships for Twins
• Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests
• Mule Deer Foundation Scholarships
• Little People of America Scholarship
• Tall Clubs International (TCI) Scholarship
• Tupperware Home Parties Scholarship
• Barry Lefkowitz Scholarship Billiards Tournament
• Mycological Society of America
• Hood College’s Grandma Scholarship

Source for Unusual Scholarships

Making use of online scholarship search sites, your local library, your school and college offices, you can get details about such unusual and regular scholarships in existence.