Crazy-Weird Scholarships
For the Love of Chocolate Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: 5/01/18
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies
The For the Love of Chocolate Foundation Scholarship is open to students at the French Pastry School. You must be accepted into L’Art de la Patisserie program, demonstrate a desire to develop your pastry art skills and have worked a minimum of 40 hours in a food service establishment before the beginning of the semester to qualify for this award. Selection is also based on financial need. A personal essay and two letters of recommendation must also be submitted.
CKSF Scholarship Competition
Deadline: Varies
Available to: High School Freshmen to Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $2,500
The CKSF Scholarships are available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the U.S.
You must register to participate in scholarship quizzes that test your knowledge of topics ranging from general “common knowledge” to specific academic subjects, books, websites, and even movies.
You will be scored based on a combination of time and accuracy. The students with the highest scores at the end of each competition win.
H. Andrew Morse Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Juniors through College Seniors
Award Amount: $500
The H. Andrew Morse Memorial Scholarship is open to junior and senior aerospace engineering students at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. You must have a minimum 2.75 GPA to qualify for this award. Preference is given to students with interest in helicopters.
Learn more about the H. Andrew Morse Memorial Scholarship.
Bessemer Pumpkinfest Committee Annual Scholarship
Award Amount: $500
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Sophomores
The Bessemer Pumpkinfest Committee Annual Scholarship is available to full-time students at Gogebic Community College.
You must be active in service in your community and be a resident of Gogebic or Ontonagon County, Michigan, or Iron County, Wisconsin, to be eligible for this award.
Mycological Society of America Graduate Research Prize
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
Award Amount: 4 Awards of $100
The Mycological Society of America Graduate Research Prizes is open to student members of the MSA who present the best research papers or posters in mycology.
You must be a student member of the MSA and be an M.Sc. or Ph.D. candidate to be eligible for this award.
Twin/Triplet Dorm Room Waiver
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: Varies
The Twin/Triplet Dorm Room Waiver is open to full-time entering freshmen at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
You must be a twin or triplet, and all must attend NEO together (but you don’t have to room together) to be eligible for this award.
Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship for What You Don’t Do
Deadline: Varies
Available To: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies
The Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship is open to female students at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. You must live on campus and have never been married.
You must also not have a car and have received no other scholarships to be eligible for this award.
LaFontaine Aquatic Entomology Award
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Juniors through Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
The LaFontaine Aquatic Entomology Award is open to graduate students doing a research project in aquatic entomology.
You must submit your resume, a short synopsis of your project, and a letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor to be considered for this award.
Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: 4 Awards from $500 – $2,000
The Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest is open to high school seniors who demonstrate talent in duck calling.
You must participate in a duck calling contest in Stuttgart, Arkansas to be considered for this award.
Rodeo Club Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: Varies
The Rodeo Club Scholarship is open to entering freshmen or transfer students enrolled in the Michigan State University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
You must be majoring in animal science, be enrolled full time, have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be planning to participate in the Rodeo Club NIRA sanctioned events to be eligible for this award.
Arthur Gittins Entomology Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: Varies
The Arthur Gittins Entomology Scholarship is open to undergraduate students at the University of Idaho. You must be majoring in entomology and demonstrate academic achievement to be eligible for this award. Preference is given to freshmen, then to transfer students and to those changing their majors to entomology.
Integrated Project Solutions Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Sophomores through College Seniors
Award Amount: $6,800
The Integrated Project Solutions Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students at Savannah College of Art and Design. You must be majoring in animation, broadcast design, and motion graphics, interactive design and game development, sound design or visual effects. To be eligible, you must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least 45 credits.
Chemistry/ Forensic Chemistry Department Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $2,000
The Chemistry/ Forensic Chemistry Department Scholarship is available to students majoring in chemistry or forensic chemistry at Waynesburg College.
Learn more about the Chemistry/ Forensic Chemistry Department Scholarship.
Bonus: Weird Internships!
Poe Museum Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen to College Seniors
The Poe Museum Internship undergraduate students and recent graduates. You must submit a “Statement of Intent” describing, in 250 words or less, why you would benefit from an internship at the Poe Museum and majoring in collections and exhibits management, marketing and public relations, and museum operations to be considered for this position.
Holography Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen to College Seniors
The Holography Internship is open to students with interest in holography.
You will assist with work in a laser lab creating and copying holograms.
You will also assist with work in an art gallery: fabricating displays, creating sculptural and computer-generated art, work in cinematography and help in the running of the business of the gallery.
A personal holography project may be part of your work.
Costume and Textiles Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
The Costume and Textiles Internship is open to post-graduate and graduate students from the following majors: costume studies, material culture, museum studies, art history, or library science. You must have completed a bachelor’s degree before the start of the internship to be considered for this position. Preference will be given to candidates currently in an academic program who have completed courses in costume and textiles history and with previous experience in a museum setting. As an intern, you will learn about collections care and long-term preservation goals specific to costumes and textiles. Also, handling, documenting and researching objects while gaining greater knowledge and hands-on experience within a renowned encyclopedic collection of costume and textiles.
Learn more about the Costume and Textiles Internship.
Nestle USA Marketing Summer Associate Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Varies
The Marketing Summer Associate Internship is open to first-year MBA students. You must be enrolled in a program with an emphasis in marketing, marketing communications or brand management, willing to relocate, be a self-starter and result-oriented to be considered for this internship.
Exotic Feline Rescue Center Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen to Graduate Students, Year 2
The Exotic Feline Rescue Center Internship is open to students who want to further their education in animal care. You must be at least 18 years of age, be capable of lifting up to 60 pounds and be in good health. You must also be hardworking, dedicated and self-motivating to be eligible for this internship. Students majoring in animal-related fields are preferred, but it is not required. Interns will be involved in the daily care of about 186 big cats and have the opportunity to observe veterinary procedures. Internship duties also include involvement in food preparation, feeding, cleaning, maintenance of the enclosures and grounds, construction, veterinary care, guest services and educational programs.
Hershey Foods Corporation Culinary & Pastry Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
The Culinary and Pastry Internship is open to students majoring in culinary arts, pastry arts, or a related field. Intern duties may include assisting in banquet preparation, pastry preparation, and various other tasks.
Learn more information about the Hershey Foods Corporation Culinary & Pastry Internship.
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