Fun Scholarships for College Students

Fun Scholarships for College Students Taco Bell's Live Mas Scholarship Taco Bell has a fun and easy Live Mas scholarship with a simple premise: you submit a two-minute video in which you explain the driving passion of your life. That's it. The competition typically runs through November to February, and this year's deadline is February 21. Awards range from $5,000 to $25,000. Related Articles Weird Unknown Scholarships Weird Unknown Scholarships Easy Scholarships Easy Scholarships Poetry Scholarships Poetry Scholarships Design a Greeting Card The Gallery Collection has an annual scholarship for creating greeting cards. You draw and color a greeting card design and submit it to The Gallery Collection. The last day to submit is March 1, 2019. The winner receives $10,000 in cash to go towards tuition expenses. The contest opens around May of each year and closes the following March. Stuck at Prom The Duck Brand Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest challenges high school students to create prom outfits entirely from Duck brand duct tape. The company awards more than $10,000 in scholarships each year, and past award winners have been quite elaborate, so if you have your eye on this scholarship, be prepared to challenge your crafting and design skills. Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship Each year, zombie fans can apply for Unigo's Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship. The deadline, of course, coincides with the creepiest day of the year (October 31), and winners are notified the following January. To apply, you need to write an essay of sorts on your plan to survive the zombie apocalypse. Award amount is a $2,000 non-renewable scholarship. Superpower Scholarship Which superhero or villain would you be for a day and why? If you have a ready answer to that question, the Superhero Scholarship is for you. The award amount is $2,500 towards tuition expenses and a winner is chosen based on their 250-word response to that question. Deadline is in March, and the winners are notified in June. The Resume Companion Scholarship This fun scholarship challenges would-be recipients to create a resume based on a fictional or non-fictional character, from TV, history, literature or myth. The deadline is July for the upcoming fall semester and you only need to submit your character's resume, as well as a brief description of who you're submitting for. Power Poetry Scholarships Power Poetry invites students to respond to a regularly-updated prompt, otherwise known as a 'Scholarship Slam.' You can enter as one time for each slam but can enter as many slams as you want, and each prize is worth $1,000 towards tuition and fees. Students register for the site first and then submit their poetry for a chance to win. If you're not enrolled in college yet, they will hold your scholarship for you until you are.