Investigate the LPA or Little People Association of America, which provides a scholarship for people who are 4'10" and under. LPA is a nonprofit and provides information and support as well as scholarships for people of short stature. The deadline for this scholarship is April 1.
Compete for the Seussville:Oh The Places You'll Go Scholarship. Random House is the publisher of Dr. Seuss books and it sponsors a $5,000 essay contest for high-school seniors 21 years of age and younger. Essays must be one page, original, typed, double-spaced, written in English, in 12 point type with no more than 500 words. Your paper must answer the provided essay question fully; the deadline is Feb. 15.
Mail your entry to:
Oh The Places Scholarship
c/o Random House Children's Books
1745 Broadway
Mail Drop 10-3
New York, NY 10019
Learn about the J.D. Salinger Award from Ursinus College. It's set up to recognize "oddball geniuses" in the creative writing field. Named after the famed author of "The Catcher in the Rye," this scholarship offers $30,000 a year and the winner also gets to live in the same dorm room J.D.Salinger lived in when he attended Ursinus College. The main requirement is a portfolio of no more than 10 pages, double-spaced, of creative work in fiction, poetry or some combination of genres for this scholarship. You should have at least a B average and be able to gain admission to Ursinus College.
Contact:
Ursinus College
P.O. Box 1000
601 E. Main St.
Collegeville, PA 19426-1000
Check out the Zolp Scholarship---available only to Catholic students at Loyola College in Chicago whose last name is Zolp. Candidates must present a birth certificate as well as a confirmation certificate, both showing the last name of Zolp. This scholarship provides full tuition for four years, and you must be admitted by Feb. 1.
Contact the school at:
Loyola University Chicago
Office of Student Financial Assistance
Sullivan Center
6339 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660
773-508-7704
[email protected]
The scholarship for left-handed people is sponsored through Frederick and Mary F. Beckley for students attending Juniata College; up to $1,000 is set aside.
For more information, write to:
Office of Student Financial Planning
Juniata College
1700 Moore St.
Huntington, PA 16652