Crazy Scholarships!

Scholarships are a common way to pay your way through school, and are generally aimed at a specific vocation, ethnic group, or as a reward for achievement. But there are also many extremely unusual scholarships that can pay the bills. Here are a group of scholarships that are a wee bit off the beaten academic path.

The Tall Clubs International Scholarship will give male students who are at least 6’2” or female students 5’10” or taller a cool $1,000 for writing an essay “What Being Tall Means to Me.” Who knew always bumping your head on doorways and being forced to squeeze yourself into compact cars could pay for your books?
The Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest is open to any high school senior who has what it takes to call a duck. The contest awards a $1,500 scholarship to the student who can best imitate a duck. No word if the duck gets to share in the prize.

The Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award is a $7,500 scholarship for the athlete excelling in his or her given sport, community service, and academics while sporting a milk mustache. With that money, you should be able to afford some napkins.
Majoring in Potatoes? Will your Nobel Prize be related to French fries? Then you should apply for the Potato Industry Scholarship, which awards students $2,000 for studying the starchy root crop.

Everyone knows duct tape can be applied to any situation, and apparently that includes making prom attire. The Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck on Prom Contest awards a $6,000 scholarship to the winning couple that makes their prom suits out of duct tape. You’ll even be provided with the duct tape if you wish to enter.

Are you one of those losers fluent in Klingon? Don’t worry…even if you’re studying a real language, the very real Klingon Language Institute will award you $500 for language study.