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Creative College Savings: Unique Scholarships to Help
Offset Rising Costs
(BPT) - Does the cost of higher education scare you? If so, you're have to be tall. The Tall Clubs International Scholarship is available
to students of above-average height, who plan to start college in
not alone. College tuition prices have skyrocketed. Over the past
the fall. Tall Clubs International (TCI) identifies "above-average
30 years average tuition and fees at public four-year institutions
height" as at least 5 feet 10 inches tall for women and at least 6
rose by 225 percent, according to The College Board. Factor in
feet 2 inches tall for men. Those of elevated stature could win a
room and board, books and living expenses, and it's becoming
$1,000 prize. To apply, contact the local TCI Member Club to
increasingly difficult to afford the hefty price tag of higher
request sponsorship or visit www.tall.org.
education. For many, applying for scholarships is essential.
Create-a-Greeting-Card Scholarship
Valuable scholarship dollars are available to any and all kinds of
students - artists, athletes, writers, mathletes and more. With a little Have you ever searched for the perfect holiday or birthday card
only to be left unsatisfied in the greeting card aisle? Now students
digging you can find the perfect opportunities for you and your
with a knack for finding the perfect words or design can capture the
talents. Here are five unique scholarships examples:
moment, while also creating the opportunity to win a $10,000 prize.
Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest
The annual Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship from The Gallery
Students who enjoy art and fashion design, or just happen to be
duct tape enthusiasts, should enter the annual Duck brand Stuck at Collection not only offers funds to the winner, but the art photo or
Prom Scholarship Contest. With more than $50,000 in scholarship graphic design piece will also be produced and sold as a real
greeting card. Greeting card designs must be appropriate for
prizes up for grabs, this one-of-a-kind opportunity emphasizes
business and consumer use. Visit www.gallerycollection.com for
originality and imagination by challenging students to create their
more information.
own unique Duck Tape prom wear. Duck brand has a history of
Vegetarian Resource Group scholarships
"sticking" by students, awarding more than $300,000 in
If you're passionate about the food you eat, you're already winning
scholarships over the last 15 years.
with a healthy body ... and now you could win scholarship dollars,
The contest is open to high school students in the U.S. and
Canada attending prom in 2015. For more details and full contest as well. Every year, the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) awards
$20,000 in scholarships to students who are active in promoting
rules visit StuckatProm.com.
vegetarianism in school or the community. If you can demonstrate
Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Scholarship.
Trivia talent and knowledge of random facts have probably always a strong commitment to being a vegetarian and to making the world
a better place through diet and lifestyle - this scholarship is for you.
impressed friends, but now those skills may finally "pay" off college costs that is. Students (and parents