This list contains scholarships with unique/fun topics. So if you’re looking for a change of pace in your scholarship search, here it is!
1. Emergency Dentist Scholarship – $1,000 – Apply annually by June 1
We’ve all thought about which superpowers we would want. Make a video about what superpower you would want and win up to $1,000!
2. Frame My Future Scholarship Contest – $2,000 – Apply annually by March 15
Submit a video, Instagram reel, or TikTok expressing what YOU hope to achieve in your personal and professional life after college.
3. Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship – Up to $8,000 – Multiple deadlines
Students must submit either a billboard design, video, radio spot, or social media post designed to discourage distracted driving.
4. Make Me Laugh Scholarship – $1,500 – Apply annually by August 31
Write a short response explaining a funny or embarrassing (fact or fiction) event in your life and you could win $1,500.
5. Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship – $2,000 – Apply Annually by October 31
Write a short response outlining your zombie apocalypse survival plan for a chance to win $2,000!
6. Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest – $2,000 – Apply by April 1
Write a funny poem and receive a $2,000 scholarship.
7. Starfleet Annual Scholarship – Varies – Apply annually by June 1
STARFLEET offers an annual scholarship for a member who is a motivated student and exhibits strong dedication and passion for Star Trek.
8. DoSomething Easy Scholarships – Varies – Multiple deadlines
Interested students may apply by signing up for one or more of the campaigns and following the action steps for those campaigns that they participate in.
9. The Debt.com Scholarship For Aggressive Scholarship Applicants – $500 – Apply Every Two Months
This scholarship will pay you $500 if you can prove that you’ve entered a ton of other scholarships.
10. $1,000 College Survey Scholarship – Apply Every Month
Review your college by completing our $1,000 College Survey Scholarship and be entered for a chance to win $1,000.