Physical Characteristics
Scholarship for Left-Handed Students
The only scholarship for left-handed students is the Frederick and
Mary F. Beckley Scholarship of up to $1,000. This scholarship is
awarded to left-handed students who will be attending Juniata
College. This scholarship is only available to students who are
enrolled at Juniata College. For more information, write to Office of
Student Financial Planning, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street,
Huntington, PA 16652.
Little People of America Scholarship
The Little People of America (LPA) association offers the LPA Scholarship for
members of its organization. LPA is a nonprofit organization that
provides information and support to people of short stature and their
families. Membership is offered to people who are 4'10" or less in
height. The deadline for the LPA Scholarship is April 1.
LPA was founded by Billy Barty, the 3'9" actor who starred in
Rumplestiltskin and Willow. The Billy Barty Foundation
also sponsors a scholarship for college students who have a medical
form of dwarfism.
Tall Clubs International (TCI) Scholarship
Tall Clubs International (TCI) offers a $1,000 scholarship for tall
people, the Kae Sumner Einfeldt Scholarship. Individual chapters may
also offer local awards.
Women who are at least 5'10" and men who are at least 6'2" are
eligible for the award. Candidates must be under 21 years old and plan
to attend college in the fall.
Creativity
Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom Contest
The Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck on Prom Contest is open to
students age 14 years or older who are attending a high school prom in
the spring. US citizenship is required. Entrants must enter as a
couple (two individuals) and attend a
high school prom wearing complete attire or accessories made from duct
tape. The submission must include a color photograph of the couple
together in prom attire. The first place prize consists of a $3,000
scholarship for each member of the winning couple and a $3,000 cash
prize to the school that hosted the prom. Other prizes include
$2,000 for second place, $1,000 for third, and Duck Tape sportswear for
honorable mentions.
The winning couple will be selected based on a variety of criteria,
including originality, workmanship, quantity of Duck Tape used, use of
colors, and creative use of accessories.
The Duck Tape contest web site includes photographs of the winning costumes.
Seussvile: Oh, The Places You'll Go! College Scholarship
Random House, the publisher of the Dr. Seuss books, sponsors a $5,000
essay competition for high school seniors age 21 or younger. Essays
must be original, typed, double-spaced, written in English, at most
one page, in at least 12 point type and no more than 500 words. The
essay must answer the essay question fully. The deadline is February
15.
National Make It Yourself with Wool Competition
The National Make It Yourself with Wool (NMIYWW) competition awards
$2,000 and $1,000 scholarships for knitting wool garments. Winners are
selected based on the appropriateness to the contestant's lifestyle,
coordination of fabric/yarn with garment style and design, contestant's
presentation, and creativity. For more information send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to:
National Make It Yourself with Wool Competition
Box 175
Lavina, MT 59046
David Letterman Telecommunications Scholarship
The David Letterman Scholarship was established by David Letterman in
1985 to provide scholarships for telecommunications students at Ball
State University. The awards are intended for average students who
nevertheless have a creative mind. Winners are selected primarily
based on creativity. Projects may involve a variety of media,
including written work, research, audio, video, graphics and film.
The winner receives a $10,000 scholarship. The first runner-up
receives $5,000. The second runner-up receives $3,333.
Collegiate Inventors Competition
Sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame,
the Collegiate Inventors Competition (previously known as the
BFGoodrich Collegiate Inventors Program) seeks to encourage
undergraduate and graduate students to pursue new ideas, processes and
technological innovations. The invention must have been reduced to practice and
patentable. It may not have been made available to the public as a
commercial product or process or been patented or published more than
one year prior to the date of submission to the competition.
Submissions are judged on originality and inventiveness, as well as on
their potential value to society (socially, environmentally, and
economically), and on the range or scope of use. Up to four students
may work together as a team, but only one prize will be awarded per entry.
The
grand prize winner receives $25,000. There is also one Graduate
Collegiate Inventors Competition prize of $15,000 and one
Undergraduate Collegiate Inventors Competition prize of
$10,000. The deadline is June 1. For more information, write to
The Collegiate Inventors Competition, c/o The National Inventors Hall
of Fame, 221 S. Broadway Street, Akron, Ohio 44308-1505.
J.D. Salinger Award
The J.D. Salinger Award at Ursinus College is intended to recognize
and support "oddball geniuses" in the field of creative writing. The
unconventional award is named after the renowned author of The
Catcher in the Rye, who attended Ursinus College in 1938. Besides
a four-year scholarship of $25,000 per year, the winner will also get
to live in the same dorm room previously occupied by Mr. Salinger. The
competition is open to high school seniors. Candidates must be
nominated by a high school teacher or guidance counselor for their
"quirky brilliance". Recipients are selected on the basis of a
portfolio of 10 to 15 pages of creative work in fiction, poetry,
creative nonfiction or hybrid genres. Although grades are not weighted
as heavily, candidates should be able to achieve admission to Ursinus
College (i.e., class rank in the top 25%, GPA of B or better, and SAT
score of 1,210 or better). The deadline is November 1.
Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests
The Ayn Rand Institute sponsors several essay contests.
- The Anthem Essay Contest is open to high school freshmen
and sophomores. It provides annual cash awards for short, original,
unpublished essays on the philosophic themes in Ayn Rand's novel,
Anthem. The first prize is $2,000. There are three 2nd prizes
of $500 and five 3rd prizes of $200. There are a total of 229
awards. The deadline is in mid-March.
- The Fountainhead Essay Contest is open to high school
juniors and seniors. It provides annual cash awards for short,
original, unpublished essays on the philosophic themes in Ayn Rand's
novel, The Fountainhead. The first prize is $10,000. There
are five 2nd place prizes of $2,000 and ten 3rd place prizes of
$1,000. There are a total of 244 awards. The deadline is in mid-April.
- The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is open to all college
students. It provides annual cash awards for short, original,
unpublished essays on the philosophic themes in Ayn Rand's novel,
Atlas Shrugged. The first prize is $5,000. There are three
2nd prizes of $1,000 and five 3rd prizes of $400. There are a total
of 49 awards. The deadline is in mid-September.
Essay topics and other information about these contests can be found
at
www.aynrand.org/contests.
For more information, send email to
essays@aynrand.org.
Last Name
Zolp Scholarships
The Zolp Scholarship is restricted to students at Loyola University in
Chicago who are Catholic and whose last name is Zolp. The student's
last name must appear on their birth certificate and confirmation
certificate. The scholarship provides full tuition for four years.
Other scholarships for students with particular last
names include:
- Scarpinato at Texas A&M University.
Scholarship pays full cost of attendance at Texas A&M University for
anyone whose last name is Scarpinato by birth or marriage.
- Gatling at North Carolina State University.
The John Gatling Grant provides scholarships for students who
were born with a surname of Gatling or Gatlin to attend
NC State University. The scholarship provides up to $9,000 for
in-state students and $18,000 for out-of-state students.
(There is no known relationship
between John Gatling and Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the
Gatling machine gun. John Gatling made his fortune as a real estate
developer in Raleigh, NC.)
- Harvard University
has several scholarships based on the student's last name, including
Baxendale, Hudson, Thayer, Downer, Bright.
- Van Valkenburg.
The Van Valkenburg Memorial Scholarship
awards $1,000 to a descendant (by birth or legal adoption) of Lambert and
Annetje Van Valkenburg, who emigrated in 1643. Variations in the
surname Van Valkenburg are acceptable, including
Van Valkenburg, Van Valkenburgh, Van Volkinburg, Van Falkenburg,
Valkenburg, Vollick, and Van Velkinburgh.
Sports
Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship
The Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship
awards one $5,000 and three $1,000 scholarships to
skateboarders who are high school seniors with a GPA
of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Recipients must
enroll as a full-time undergraduate at an accredited college or
university the fall after high school graduation.
US citizenship is required. The award is given to skateboard
activists. The deadline is in late April.
For more information visit the web site.
Barry Lefkowitz Scholarship Billiards Tournament
The Barry Lefkowitz Scholarship Billiards Tournament is open to
University of Akron students each fall and spring and awards a $1,000
first prize, $500 second prize and $250 third prize. The pool
competition has been held twice a year since February 2002.
The tournament is sponsored by Barry Lefkowitz, a 1966 graduate of the
University of Akron who was the university billiards champion in 1965-66.
Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award (application)
The Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award is open to
graduating high school senior scholar athletes. Candidates must
demonstrate excellence in academics, athletic performance, leadership
and community service. Candidates must also be a resident of one of
the 48 contiguous states or the District of Columbia. There will be
one scholarship of $7,500 awarded to each of 25 regional winners.
The deadline is in early March.
The whymilk.com web site includes
photographs of previous winners with their milk mustaches.
Evans Scholars Foundation
The
Western Golf Association
sponsors the Charles "Chick" Evans
Jr. Scholarship for golf caddies. Caddies must be nominated by their
club, rank among the top 25 percent of their high school class,
have a superior caddie record for two or more years, demonstrate
financial need, and have outstanding personal character. More than 200
new Evans Scholars are chosen each year.
Another scholarship for golf caddies is the
Francis Ouimet Caddie Scholarship.
US Bowling Congress Scholarships
US Bowling Congress sponsors several scholarships for bowlers. The
scholarships include:
- USBC Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow.
US/Canadian female high school senior or college student, under age
22, with bowling average of 175 or better. $1,500/year. Deadline
October 1.
- USBC Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow.
Male high school or college student. $1,250/year. Deadline November 15.
- USBC Annual Zeb Scholarship.
Junior or senior in high school. $1,000. Deadline April 1.
- USBC Male and Female Youth Leaders of the Year.
18 years old or older. $1,500. Deadline January 15.
- USBC Gift for Life Scholarships.
Twelve $1,000 scholarships for grades 9-12, based on financial
need. Two are reserved for children of fire/police/EMT
personnel. Deadline April 1.
- USBC Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarships.
Five $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors and college
students. Deadline June 1.
- Billy Welu Scholarship.
College students. $1,000. Deadline May 31.
In addition, the
SMART Program & Scholarships Web site
lists more than $6 million in scholarships offered by bowling
associations and councils, tournaments and proprietors.
National Marbles Tournament Scholarships
The annual National Marbles Tournament awards $5,000 in scholarships
to mibsters (marble shooters) aged 8 to 14. The tournament is held in
June each year. The children crowned King and Queen of Marbles each
receive a $2,000 scholarship. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to the
boy and girl who win the spontsmanship award. For more information, write to
National Marbles Tournament,
811 Roeth Avenue,
Cumberland, MD 21502.
Surfrider Foundation Thomas Pratte Memorial Scholarship
The Thomas Pratte Memorial Scholarship is sponsored by the Surfrider
Foundation for for students with an interest in coastal environmental
science, such
as oceanography, marine affairs, environmental sciences, public
policy, community planning and natural resources.
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental
organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the
world's waves, oceans and beaches.
A total of $10,000 is awarded each year: one $2,000 scholarship for an
undergraduate student, one $3,000 fellowship for a master's student,
and one $5,000 fellowship for a PhD student. The deadline is March
15. For more information, write to Surfrider Foundation,
Attn: Pratte Application,
PO Box #6010,
San Clemente, CA 92674-6010,
or send email to
prattescholarship@surfrider.org.
Other scholarships with a connection to surfing include:
Field of Study
LaFontaine Aquatic Entomology Award
The LaFontaine Aquatic Entomology Award is available to graduate
students conducting a research project in aquatic entomology.
The award amount is $500.
American Welding Society Scholarships
The American Welding Society Foundation offers several scholarships,
fellowships and loans
for students enrolled in a welding-related educational or training
program. The deadline is March 1.
For more information, write to:
AWS Foundation
550 NW Lejeune Road
Miami, FL 33126
Mycological Society of America
The Mycological Society of America offers several graduate fellowships
for students who are studying mycology (spores, mold and
fungus). Awards include the $500 Backus Award and two $2,000 MSA
Graduate Fellowships.
TAPPI Scholarships
TAPPI awards several scholarships relating to the pulp and papermaking
industries. The William L. Cullison Scholarship
is open to college sophomores who are interested in pursuing a
career in the pulp, paper and converting industry.
The scholarship provides $4,000 per year for the last two years of the
winner's undergraduate program.
The award is tenable at
two dozen colleges that have pulp and paper programs or which have
TAPPI Student Chapters. The deadline is May 1.
The TAPPI web site also lists a variety of other scholarships, ranging
from the best paper award to scholarships for corrugated
packaging. Most of these awards have a January 31 deadline.
For more information, call 1-800-291-3145.
Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship
The Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship is restricted to students attending
an accredited college or university who are studying the science of
parapsychology. The award amount is $3,000. The deadline is July 15.
To request an application form send email to
office@parapsychology.org.
Application forms are also available on the web site.
The Parapsychology Foundation also offers the Frances P. Bolton
Fellowship and the D. Scott Rogo Award.
The Final Frontier
Klingon Language Institute Scholarship
The Kor Memorial Scholarship is awarded by the Klingon Language
Institute to recognize and encourage scholarship in the field of
language study. Familiarity with Klingon or other constructed
languages is not required, but creativity is preferred. The $500 award
is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Nominations must be
submitted by academic department chairs and/or deans. Only one
undergraduate student and one graduate student may be nominated by
each department chair or dean. The deadline is June 1.
For more information, write to:
Klingon Language Institute
Kor Memorial Scholarship
PO Box 634
Flourtown, PA 19031
Starfleet Academy Scholarship
The Starfleet Academy Scholarship offers several $500 scholarships for active
members of the Starfleet Academy. Fields of study include medicine,
veterinary medicine, teaching, writing, law enforcement,
engineering, acting, dance, music, foreign languages, international
studies, business and management. They are available for students at
community colleges, technical schools, four-year colleges and graduate schools.
The deadline is July 1.
SPAACSE Scholarships
The Society of Performers, Artists, Athletes and Celebrities for Space
Exploration, Inc. (SPAACSE) offers two $1,000 scholarships.
- The SPAACSE
Galaxy Music Scholarship is available to graduating high school
seniors who are pursuing an interest in space music as a means of
expressing the beauty and inspiration of the universe. The music
submission must be recorded on either a cassette or CD and should be
4-6 minutes in length.
- The SPAACSE Liliane
Webb Art Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who
have an interest in space art. Candidates must provide an original
two-dimensional space artwork to be considered for this award.
Candidates must also include a 1-2 page description of prior artistic
and other school activities and awards.
Illustrators of the Future Contest
The Illustrators of the Future Contest is open to artists from all
nations. An entry consists of three black and white works
illustrating a science fiction or fantasy story with no recurring
theme. Entries may not have been previously published.
The award is up to $4,000. Additional information can be found on the
web site.
Animal Appreciation
Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest
The Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest awards a
$1,500 scholarship to the winner. The first runner-up receives a $500
scholarship, the second runner-up receives a $300 scholarship and the
third runner-up receives a $200 scholarship. The contest is open to
any high school senior in the United States who can call ducks.
Contestants have 90 seconds to use four calls (hail, feed, comeback
and mating).
National Rifle Association Scholarships
The National Rifle Association (NRA) sponsors several scholarships for
NRA Junior Members.
NRA Junior Members can qualify for
the
Outstanding Achievement Youth Award
for such activities as participating in shooting or hunting clinics,
participating in an NRA Postal Match, entering a submissions in the
NRA Wildlife Art Contest, and visiting the National Firearms
Museum. Recipients of the NRA Youth Award Certificate are eligible for
the NRA National Prizes. First place receives $3,500, second place receives
$2,500, and third place receives $1,500.
Participants in the NRA Youth Education Summit (YES)
are also able to compete for the
YES Grand Scholarship.
The NRA also offers the
Jeanne Bray Memorial Scholarship
for children of law enforcement officers who are NRA members.
For more information, call the NRA Youth Programs Department at
1-703-267-1505, write to
NRA Youth Programs Department,
Outstanding Achievement Youth Award,
11250 Waples Mill Road,
Fairfax, VA 22030 or send email to
youth_programs@nrahq.org.
Mule Deer Foundation Scholarships
The Dannie Jasmine Scholarship is sponsored by the Mule Deer
Foundation, a conservation foundation established to conserve mule and
blacktail deer. The Dannie Jasmine Scholarship consists of a $500
award to a student at the Department of Environmental and Resource
Sciences at the University of Nevada at Reno. The deadline is June
15.
For more information, fax 1-775-322-3421 or write to
Mule Deer Foundation,
Attn: Dannie Jasmine Scholarship Fund,
1005 Terminal Way, Suite 170,
Reno, NV 89502.
Food-Related
National Beef Ambassador Program
The National Beef Ambassador Program
is a national public speaking competition for students aged 16 to
19. Winners are selected to represent the beef industry and win
college scholarships and cash prizes. The cash prizes include $2,500
(1st place), $1,200 (2nd place) and $800 (3rd place). The
scholarships, which are sponsored by the
American National Cattlewomen Foundation,
include $1,000 (1st place), $750 (2nd place), and $500 (3rd place).
For more information, write to American National Cattlewomen,
P.O. Box 3881,
Englewood, CO 80155.
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) offers two $5,000 scholarships each year
to graduating US high school seniors who have promoted vegetarianism
in their schools and communities. The application requires an essay
about how the applicant promoted vegetarianism in their high school or
community. The deadline is February 20.
Applications are available on the VRG web site. For more information,
call 1-410-366-8343, write to
The Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203,
or send email to vrg@vrg.org.
AACT National Candy Technologists Scholarship
The American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) sponsors an
annual $5,000 scholarship for college freshmen, sophomores and juniors
(for use in the next academic year) who have demonstrated an interest
in confectionary technology. Candidates should be attending an
accredited, four-year college or university in North America, be
majoring in food science, chemical science, biological science or
related area, and have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The deadline is
March 31.
American Society for Enology and Viticulture
The American Society for Enology and Viticulture awards several
scholarships to students studying grapes or winemaking. Candidates must
be pursuing a degree in enology, viticulture or
other curricula emphasizing a science relevant to the wine and grape
industry. The deadline is March 1. Amounts vary.
Applications are available on the ASEV
web site.
For more information, contact:
ASEV Scholarship Committee
PO Box 1855
Davis, CA 95617-1855
Email: society@asev.org
Fax: 530-753-3318
Phone: 530-753-3142
Activity-Related
DePauw University
The Icy Frost Bridge Scholarship at DePauw University is restricted to
female music students who can sing or play the national anthem with
sincerity. Icy's brother, Jack Frost Bridge, is an alumnus of DePauw
University.
Students for Organ Donation Youth Leadership Award
The Students for Organ Donation Youth Leadership Award is available to
full-time high school or undergraduate college students. One or two
$500 to $1,000 scholarships will be awarded.
Candidates must have made a commitment to raising awareness of organ
donation and transplantation. Selection is based on effectiveness,
leadership, creativity and sustainability of efforts. Applications may
be based either on a report of previous events that have successfully
raised organ donation awareness, or a detailed and realistic plan to
raise donor awareness. (Receipt of the award is contingent upon
confirmed execution of the plan.)
The deadline is May 31. (As of April 2010, the organization's
web site www.studentdonor.org appears to be defunct.)
Tupperware Home Parties Scholarship
Tupperware offers a scholarship to independent Tupperware dealers,
managers, franchised distributors and their dependent children. The
amount of the award varies. The deadline is January 15. For more
information, write to:
Tupperware Home Parties
PO Box 2353
Orlando, FL 32802
Coven of the Sacred Waters
The Coven of the Sacred Waters offers two scholarships for Pagan and
Wicca students. The
Karma Award
is a $500 scholarship for Pagans. The
Community Service Award
is a $400 scholarship. The application deadline is November 30.
Good Works
Miles "Thank a Professor" Scholarship
The $10,000 Norman A. Miles Scholarship is awarded annually at
Rochester Institute of Technology to the junior with the highest GPA.
The student, in turn, gets to pick a professor to receive the same
amount for professional development.
Hiram College Hal Reichle Memorial Scholarship
Hal Reichle took great pleasure in helping others and would do so
secretly and serendipitously. In his memory, family and friends funded
a scholarship at Hiram College to reward students for their random
acts of kindness. Recipients are chosen on the basis of their
humanitarian efforts, community involvement, and volunteerism. There
is no application for this scholarship. Instead, the selection
committee relies on an army of stealthy observers, the Secret Society
of Serendipitous Service to Hal (SSSSH!), to identify students of
strong moral character with a spirit of giving and dedication to others.
What You Don't Do
Gertrude J. Deppen Scholarship
The Gertrude J. Deppen scholarship at Bucknell University in
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is restricted to Bucknell University students
demonstrating financial need who have resided in Mount Carmel for 10
years, graduated from Mount Carmel Public High School in Pennsylvania,
who are not habitual users of tobacco, intoxicating liquor, and
narcotics, and who do not participate in strenuous athletic
contests. (It is sometimes referred to as the "unathletic scholarship"
in the news media because of the latter restriction.) It was
established by Joseph H. Deppen, Class of 1900, in memory of his
sister, Class of 1902.
Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship
The Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship
is a need-based scholarship for female undergraduate students at the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro who must be single, live on
campus, don't own a car, have never been married and have no other
scholarships.
Twins
Colleges that currently offer special scholarships or discounts for
twins and triplets include:
Valparaiso University in Indiana
previously had a scholarship for twins, where each twin would get a
full ride in alternate years and the other was dependent on whatever
aid they otherwise qualified for. This program was funded by an alumni
set of twins. However, the alumni stopped funding it in the late 1990s.
The Illinois Organization of Mothers of
Twins Clubs, Inc. sponsors a scholarship for four parents of
multiples in Illinois who are continuing their education.
Legacy Scholarships
Hood College's Grandma Scholarship
Hood College offers a heritage scholarship in which selected incoming
freshmen pay the same first-year tuition as their alumnus parent or
grandparent.
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