11 Insane Scholarship You Won’t Believe That Actually Took Place

Did you thought scholarships were just meant for scholars? I mean, we always understood that the person who studied the most was given a scholarship certificate. But no, beside this scholarship there are many more scholarship competition held around the world.

1. Competition for tall people

Any guys over 6′ 2″ and any girls over 5′ 10″ have to write an essay entitled “What being tall means to me”. The person who wins will be awarded with $1000

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2. Eat vegetarian food and promote world peace

$5000 will be awarded to the winner who goes to a high school and promotes world peace through eating vegetables. Well, you need to convince them!

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3. Make the best prom dress with duct tape

$3000 would be given to the winner whoever can make the best prom dress out of duct tape.

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4.Write about foreclosure situation

To win the competition and win a good amount of cash prize, you need to just write an essay on what you would do if you were ever in a foreclosure situation.

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5. The best innovative sandwich making scholarship

So, do you love making sandwich? Well, than this one is for you! Any person making a “creative” sandwich could be the winner of $25000. No, we are not joking!

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6. Essay about copyright

Any student who is willing to write an essay expressing why they believe copyright is important is eligible for this $5000 scholarship.

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7. Write with left hand and win a award

If you are left handed, than you must go to Juniata College in Huntington Pennsylvania. If you write good and you got a awesome handwriting, you can simply win up to $1000!

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8. Work as CBI agent to win the scholarship

Prove your knowledge and win a scholarship by working as a intelligent CBI agent! Make sure you solve the case with ease and brilliance.

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9. Study abroad scholarship

If you want to study abroad then the Institute of International Education wants to give you cash. The only drawback is you can’t study in a country with a US Department of State travel warning.