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1 Scholarship information found at FastWeb.com

2 When seniors feel disconnected from technology, it can have a huge impact on their physical and mental health. Sign up for one of the campaigns below to use your skills to improve the lives of older adults. Sign up at Snap a photo of you teaching older adults how to text and use emojis and use the #GGW2015 and send to This will count as your entry to win the $10,000 scholarship! No essay or minimum GPA required.

3 L. Ron Hubbard wasn t just the founder of Scientology, he was a brilliant science fiction author. His scholarship, the Writers of the Future Contest, aims to provide budding science fiction authors the opportunity to get some exposure in the field. Every three months, an award of $1,000, $750 or $500 is distributed to a winner, and each year, one recipient receives a grand prize scholarship worth $5,000. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Writers of the Future Contest

4 Want to light a fire under your college tuition bill? Check out the American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship. This scholarship, for $2,000, is awarded to five high school graduates. After reading about fire sprinklers, applicants are required to answer a ten-question, open-book quiz on their benefits. For full details, visit the scholarship website: American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship

5 A llama could be your ticket to paying for textbooks how weird is that? The Michigan Llama Association Scholarship aims to offset some of the college costs by awarding one member, or the child of a member, a $500 scholarship. The award can be renewed up to three times during the recipient s higher education career. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Michigan Llama Association Scholarship

6 This scholarship sets out to test your marble skills and no, we re not talking about tests to your sanity. The National Marbles Tournament Scholarship requires those with mad marble skills to compete against other mibsters (marble shooters) in a four-day tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. There are many winners, picking up scholarships that range anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000. For full details, visit the scholarship website: National Marbles Tournament Scholarship

7 Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, we found the most scrumptious scholarship for you. Sponsored by the American Association of Candy Technologists, the John Kitt Memorial Scholarship is available to college sophomores, juniors and seniors who have demonstrated an interest in confectionery technology. Applicants must also attend an accredited college or university, be majoring in food science or a related field and have at least a 3.0 GPA. For full details, visit the scholarship website: AACT s John Kitt Memorial Scholarship

8 Your friends may tease that you re a modern-day Snow White, but you can t help that you can talk to animals! Now, your practiced quirk will finally pay off in the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest. Four prizes are given away each year at the contest that takes place around Thanksgiving. The winning duck whisperer brings home a scholarship worth $2,000. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest

9 At the foundation of the Kor Memorial Scholarship is the encouragement of foreign language study. While knowledge of the Klingon language is not required, it definitely wins you bonus points with the scholarship selection committee. The recipient of the $500 scholarship is announced each year at the KLI conference, or qep a in Klingon. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Kor Memorial Scholarship

10 Sure, you may get quizzical looks when you walk into prom dressed in duct tape but it s worth it for the $3,000 scholarship. Each individual in the couple will win a scholarship for the best duct tape apparel creation, and outfits are judged on workmanship, originality, use of color, accessories and amount of duct tape used. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Stuck at Prom Scholarship

11 The Starfleet Academy Scholarship is open to all members of the Starfleet Academy enrolled in an accredited college, university or technical program. Scholarships of $500 are awarded to many applicants. All applicants must be in good standing at the academy and are required to be a member for at least a year before applying. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Starfleet Academy Scholarship

12 Award Amount: $1,500 Deadline: April 30, 2015 Available to: College Junior through Graduate Students, Year 5 For those with a passion for asparagus? The Asparagus Club Scholarship is available to rising full-time juniors, seniors and graduate students. You must be majoring in business, food management or a relevant field to the grocery industry in order to qualify for this award. Learn more about the Asparagus Club Scholarship.

13 Award Amount: $5,000 Deadline: June 30, 2015 Available to: College Freshman through Graduate Students, Year 5 Intrigued by paranormal activity and other supernatural phenomena? Good thing there s a scholarship for everything and everyone. The Parapsychological Association Research Endowment is open to students who are engaging in parapsychological research and are looking to contribute to the scientific understanding of parapsychological phenomena. You must submit a brief, formal proposal of no more than 3,000 words on your chosen topic of study in order to be considered for this award. Learn more about the Parapsychological Association Research Endowment.

14 Award Amount: $2,500 Deadline: Varies Available to: High School Freshman to Graduate Year 5 Do you have an unusual amount of knowledge about everything and nothing in particular? 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. Students with the highest scores at the end of each competition win. Learn more about the CKSF Scholarship Competition.

15 Deadline: Rolling Available to: College Freshman to College Senior Holograms, light effects and laser beams, oh my! The Holography Internship is available to students with an 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 assist in the running of the business of the gallery. A personal holography project may be part of your work. Learn more about the Holography Internship.

16 Award Amount: $1,000 Deadline: February 15, 2015 Available to: College Freshman For students a cut above the rest literally. The Tall Clubs International Scholarship is available to freshmen students who are above average height (at least 5 10" for women and at least 6 2" for men). In order to apply, you must contact your local TCI Member Club to request sponsorship. You must be under the age of 21 and entering your first year of college in order to qualify for this award. Learn more about the Tall Clubs International Scholarship.

17 Award Amount: $2,500 Deadline: March 1, 2015 Available to: College Freshman through Graduate Students, Year 5 There are even scholarships for those who feel the study of death is their calling. The American Board of Funeral Service Education National Scholarship is open to students who are pursuing study in a program in funeral service or mortuary science education in an ABFSE-accredited program. To be considered for this award, you must have completed at least one semester/quarter of study and have at least one remaining before graduation. This award is based on financial need, academic performance, extracurricular activities, recommendations and the articulateness of the application itself. U.S. citizenship is also required. Learn more about the American Board of Funeral Service Education National Scholarship.

18 Award Amount: $1,500 Deadline: April 15, 2015 Available to: College Sophomore through College Senior Can we just say milk chocolate? Yum. The National Dairy Shrine/ Dairy Management, Inc. Milk Marketing Scholarship is available to sophomore, junior, and senior students planning to pursue a career in dairy product marketing. You must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 to be eligible for this award. Learn more about the National Dairy Shrine/Dairy Management, Inc. Milk Marketing Scholarship.

19 The Excellence in Predicting the Future Award is for those students that excel in stock market predictions. Applicants compete in the Prediction Market, and the student with the greatest value by the marked deadline takes home $400. A scholarship is awarded every two months. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Excellence in Predicting the Future Award

20 If you know that February 1865 was the only month in history to not have a full moon, this is the scholarship for you. The Common Knowledge Scholarship tests students knowledge of all facts random and seemingly useless. No essay or GPA required you just have to answer questions! New quizzes are available each month so you can actually win more than once up to $5,000! For full details, visit the scholarship website: Common Knowledge Scholarship

21 Ok, we don t even know what vacuum coating is so it definitely ranks up there in weird niches. But if it s your niche, rock on you could win a scholarship worth over $2,500. And the odds are pretty good! Last year, there were only 20 applicants. To qualify, students must be enrolled in a vacuum coating accredited program, and past winners are encouraged to apply again. For full details, visit the scholarship website: Society of Vacuum Coaters Foundation Scholarship

22 Deadline: 1/31/16 Award Amount: $1,500 You must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and submit a word essay about snoring, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, or CPAP therapy. You may steer your essay in any direction you like, but you should relate sleep disorders or CPAP therapy to your personal life or to your community. Get more information on the Respshop.com Scholarship.

23 Deadline: 2/15/16 Award Amount: 10 Awards from $500-$5,000 The AFA Teens for Alzheimer s Awareness College Scholarship is available to high school students who will be entering an accredited four-year college or university within 12 months of the deadline. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award. To apply you must submit a short personal biography and a 1,200- to 1,500-word essay describing how Alzheimer s disease has changed or impacted your life; and what you have learned about yourself, your family, and/or your community in the face of coping with Alzheimer s disease. Learn more information about the AFA Teens for Alzheimer s Awareness College Scholarship.

24 Deadline: 2/20/16 Award Amount: $10,000 The Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have been active in promoting vegetarianism in your school and / or community; and have demonstrated compassion, courage, and a strong commitment to promoting a peaceful world through a vegetarian diet/lifestyle to be considered for this award. Learn more about the Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship.

25 Deadline: 2/26/16 Award Amount: $10,000 The Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest is open to currently enrolled high school and college students in the United States. To enter, you must design a holiday, get well, or birthday greeting card and submit your work to be judged. Your photo, art, or graphics submitted must be your own original work and you must be at least 14 years of age to be eligible for this award. Get more information on the Create-a-Greeting Card Scholarship.

26 Deadline: 4/29/16 Award Amount: 236 Awards from $50 $10,000 The Fountainhead Essay Contest is open worldwide to 11th and 12th graders. You must write an essay of no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words on a topic relating to Ayn Rand s novel, The Fountainhead. Topics can be found on the sponsor s Web site. Essays are judged on both style and content. The winning essay must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of The Fountainhead. All information necessary to enter the contest is contained on the sponsor s site. Learn more information about the Fountainhead Essay Contest.

27 Award: $500 Deadline: Last day of each month; Refreshes monthly Available to: All Fastweb Members You and a friend could win $500! Simply invite a friend to join Fastweb. Once your friend completes the registration, you re both entered to win $500. Learn how you can Invite a Friend to Fastweb and quality you and a friend for $500.