College Scholarship.. Yes please!!
Unfortunately we are living in a society where going to undergrad and graduate school is quite expensive. Besides, the high costs of education there is the opportunity cost a student endures. Economics has taught me about opportunity cost: The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Breaking that down, if a student goes to school full-time it makes it difficult to work full-time, therefore their opportunity cost is the amount of money they could be earning at a full-time job.
As a student I can relate and in researching scholarships came across this interesting array of “unique scholarships”.
Gotta love the internet and the endless information available!
**This is a picture of a couple that was award the duct tape scholarship**
List of most “off beat scholarships”:
- Starfleet Academy Scholarships
- http://academy.sfi.org/student/scholarship.shtml - Evans Scholars Foundation Scholarship
- http://www.evansscholarsfoundation.com/
*Only for those who have golf caddied - Milk Mustache of the Year
- http://www.bodybymilk.com/sammy_scholarship.php - American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship
- http://www.afsascholarship.org/
*Only for high school students gradating this year.. - The Kor Memorial Scholarship
- http://www.kli.org/scholarship/
*Another Star Trek inspired scholarship - United Daughters of the Confederacy Scholarships
- http://www.hqudc.org/scholarships/index.html - Tall Clubs International Scholarships
- http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm
*WHAT? This by far most amusing & odd - Stuttgart Duck Calling Scholarship
- http://stuttgartarkansas.org/index.php?fuseaction=p0004.&mod=45
*ANOTHER WHAT?? — How good is your duck call? - Society of Vacuum Coaters Scholarship
- http://www.svc.org/SF/SVCFoundationSchol.html - Duct Tape Prom Dress Scholarships
- http://www.duckbrand.com/Promotions/stuck-at-prom.aspx
*WHAT x3 — Would you go dressed to prom having entire outfit made out of duck tape? - National Potato Industry Scholarship
- http://www.nationalpotatocouncil.org/NPC/programs_scholarshipprogram.cfm
*Love potatoes & want to help the industry — You can get about $5k.. - Left Handed Scholarship
- http://www.juniata.edu/services/news/index.html?SHOWARTICLE+17 - NRA’s Y.E.S. Scholarship
- http://www.friendsofnra.org/National.aspx?cid=580
*Hmm.. Could be of interest.. LOL - Candy Technologists Scholarship
- http://www.aactcandy.org/aactscholarship.asp - Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
- http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_tf
Read full article/slideshow here — http://www.cnbc.com/id/34862217/?slide=1
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