Are there really any "unknown" scholarships?

Barfly
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 01:32:40 +0000

We have been surprised at how few people apply for even the big scholarships, so I assume there are some small ones that hardly anyone applies for. Kids don’t want to spend the time writing an app and an essay for $500, but that is a pretty good hourly wage if you win. We were shocked to learn that only 70 kids applied for a local $5500 scholarship - and 2 scholarships were granted. 1 in 35 is pretty good odds!

One way to find the obscure scholarships is to create a list of what is unique about you (red hair, extra tall, love to fish, of Scottish descent, etc.), then google each with the word scholarship attached. Did you know there is a scholarship for turkey hunters? Yep. I googled “turkey hunter scholarship” and found one for my son to apply for.