12个闻所未闻的却又真实存在的奖学金

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译者brylianhh12 Wacky Scholarships that Actually Exist
12个闻所未闻却又真实存在的奖学金
Can't afford college and have no traditional skills to win a scholarship? Don't give up, baking an apple pie or being left-handed are just a couple of many wacky scholarships that can pay your way into campus.
你是否还上不起学？也不懂申请奖学金的技巧？不要垂头丧气，烤一个苹果派，或者如果你是一个左撇子，这些都是可以供你完成学业的稀奇古怪的奖学金项目。
1。Tall Clubs International Scholarship (The scholarship for the tall）
1. 国际高个子俱乐部奖学金（专为个子高的人设立）
If you find yourself having to duck to enter doorways then you might qualify for this unusual scholarship. If you are a male 6′2″ or taller, or a female 5′10″ or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is to write a simple essay entitled “What Being Tall Means to Me,” and you could be the recipient of $1,000.
如果你在进门的时候总要低头以免撞到，那么你就有资格申请这个特殊的奖学金了。如果你是男生，身高达到1米88以上，或者你是女生，身高达到1米78以上，那你就可以去角逐国际高个子俱乐部的这项奖学金，而你所要做的也只是写一篇标题为“长这么高对于我来说有什么意义”的文章，一旦获奖了，你就可以得到1000美元的奖学金。
2。The Fredrick and Mary F. Beckley Scholarship (The Left-handed scholarship)
2. 弗雷德里克和玛丽-贝克里奖学金（专为左撇子设立）
If you happen to be left-handed and you attend Juniata College in Pennsylvania, then you effectively meet the criteria for this wacky scholarship. Applicants can receive up to $1,000. If you are left-handed, you won't think it stinks living in a right-handed world.
如果你恰好是一个左撇子，又恰好在美国宾夕法尼亚州的杰尼阿塔学院上学，那么你就已经满足了申请这项奇怪奖学金的全部条件。申请者若中标，就可以得到最高1000美元的奖金。这样一来，就算你是一个左撇子，你也不会因为生活在一个右撇子的世界而觉得那么不顺心。
3。National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Scholarship (The scholarship for the fat)
3. 倡导接受肥胖者国际协会（专为肥胖者设立）
This unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintained at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. It's kinda like saying being fat and unpopular is not that bad after all.
这个怪异的奖学金申请条件是：新英格兰高中毕业班的学生，单身，超重，平均积点至少2.5。每年都有两个学生得到500美元的奖励。这个奖学金多少会给人一点安慰，就算你胖、你不受欢迎，但实际上似乎也没那么糟糕。
4。Stuck-at-Prom Contest (The going to the Prom wrapped in duct tape scholarship)
4. 布基胶带礼服设计竞赛奖学金（专为身着胶带制礼服参加舞会的人设立）
Duck brand duct tape are the sponsors to the annual Stuck-at-Prom contest, which awards $5,000 to the couple wearing the most interesting outfits created out of duct tape. The popularity of this unusual scholarship should not be underestimated. Each year, the contest has well over 4,000 entries. If you're willing to get creative with duct then you might as well join the ranks and have a chance at $5,000, right?
达克牌布基胶带是每年一度胶带礼服舞会的赞助商，他为参加舞会的优胜者准备了高达5000美元的奖励，优胜者要身着由布基胶带为原料制作的最有创意的礼服。你可千万不要低估了这个特殊奖学金的魅力，每年都有超过4000人来报名参加这个竞赛。如果你也可以用布基胶带做出一件魔法天裁般的礼服，那么你还等什么？一起加入争取这5000美元吧！
5。Excellence in Predicting the Future Award (The scholarship for the fortune tellers)
5. 优秀预言家奖学金（专为有远见的人设立）
If you can predict the future, then you might be able to get the Excellence in Predicting the Future Award. This wacky scholarship is designed to encourage students to pursue economics and take part in the prediction market.
如果你可以预言未来如何发展，那么你就有可能获得优秀预言家奖学金。这项奇怪的奖学金设立的初衷就是把握经济发展方向，鼓励更多人一起来预言。
6。 The Billy Barty Foundation (The scholarship for the short)
6. 比利-巴提奖学金（专为个子矮的人设立）
如果你没达到高个子奖学金的要求，那么有可能你符合了这项矮个子奖学金的条件。比利-巴提奖学金就是专门为身材矮小的人设立的。但是可能你会说我很矮，可是却还没矮到这个程度，因为只有身高不到1.米47，并且医学证明是侏儒的人才算是达标。
7。Evans Scholars Foundation Scholarship (The scholarship for golf cadies)
7. 埃文斯奖学金（专为高尔夫球童设立）
Did you know that you could get a free ride to college for being a golf caddie? Okay, it's a little harder than that, but each year the Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country. Most Evans Scholars go to one of the fourteen universities where the Evans Scholars Foundation owns and operates a scholarship house. Scholarship winners are required to reside in the scholarship house, so it's like a really competitive, coed caddie fraternity/sorority.
你知道做一个高尔夫球童就可以免费上大学吗？好吧，虽然事实上还不止这个要求，但是每年埃文斯基金会都会为全世界的学生球童提供奖学金和住房资助。这个奖学金的申请者都要去该基金会拥有的14所大学学习，这些学校里面都专门为奖学金获得者提供住房，而且大家都要住在里面，因此这里很像一个竞争激烈、男女球童混住的大家庭。
8。Culinary Institute of America's All-American Apple Pie Recipe Contest (The apple pie scholarship)
8. 美国烹饪协会的全美苹果派创意制作大赛奖学金（专为苹果派制作者设立）
If you like Apple Pie, then you'll love this unusual scholarship. Students can enter the Culinary Institute of America's All-American Apple Pie Recipe Contest. The person with the best recipe will win $25,000 for college. Second place takes $15,000, and third gets $10,000.
如果你喜欢苹果派，那么你就应该会喜欢这项奇特的奖学金。在校学生都可以参加美国烹饪协会的全美苹果派制作大赛。第一名可以在大学里获得25000美元的奖励，第二名15000美元，第三名10000美元。
9。Klingon Language Institute's scholarship (The scholarship for ultimate Star Trek fans)
9. 克林贡语协会奖学金（专为《星际迷航》的铁杆粉丝设立）
You might need to speak Klingon. "Star Trek" fans know the warrior Klingon aliens speak in a guttural, spitting and barking manner, but the Klingon Language Institute's scholarship was not claimed for some years despite the fact that the institute's motto is "Language opens worlds." (In Klingon that's: "qo'mey poSmoH Hol." You don't even need to speak Klingon, but you must be a language student and be creative. Value: $500, in Earth money.
或许你需要会说点克林贡语。虽然《星际迷航》的粉丝们都知道克林贡语是克林贡星球的外星武士们说话时，喉头发出唔噜唔噜又有点爆破、喷射感的语言，但是克林贡语协会的这项奖学金设立这么多年以来却还一直没有归属，该协会的口号是：“语言是打开世界大门的钥匙”（按照克林贡语的说法是：“qo'mey poSmoH Hol”），你不需要会说这种语言，但是要努力学习其他语言，而且要有创新精神。这项奖学金价值500美元，当然，是以地球上的金额计算的。
10。Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship (The scholarship for Skater boys)
10. 帕特里克-科尔滑板奖学金（专为滑板爱好者设立）
Are you a Sk8er Boi? Can you spell better than Avril Lavigne? Not only is skateboarding not a crime, there is even a scholarship available for students with a solid GPA. There's a $5,000 scholarship, and three $1,000 runner-up scholarships for those who like to ollie, fakie, grind, kickflip, and study.
你是一个Sk8er Boi（艾薇儿的歌“滑板少年”）吗？你能把这个单词拼的比艾薇儿还非主流吗？滑板不仅不是坏孩子的运动，而且还有一项专门给玩滑板且成绩稳定的学生设立的奖学金。这个奖项设有一个第一名，奖金5000美元，还有三个第二名，奖金1000美元，就是特地给那些喜欢翱骊（滑板的一种动作）、倒滑、碾磨滑行、脚尖翻板还有热衷于钻研这些动作的爱好者们的。
11。Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (The milk drinker scholarship）
11. 牛奶胡子运动员奖学金（专为喜欢喝牛奶的人设立）
Milk does a body good, and helps pay for college! If students demonstrate excellence in academics, athletic performance, leadership and community service, and like to sport a milk mustache; this is the scholarship for them.
喝牛奶对身体好，喝牛奶还可以交学费！如果一个学生有丰富的学术贡献、良好的运动表现、出色的领导能力和极高的服务精神，当然，也要特别喜欢喝牛奶，这项奖学金就是为他们准备的。
12。Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest (The scholarship for duck callers)
12. 纪念切克和索菲-梅杰的鸭鸣器大赛（专为鸭鸣器制造者）
Students can quack their hearts out for 90 seconds using four calls: hail, feed, comeback and mating and win big ducks, oops, we mean, bucks for higher education. This is open to any high school senior in the US who is adept at calling ducks. The winner, gets a $1,500 scholarship, with first runner up getting $500, second runner-up getting $300, and third runner-up getting $200.
学生们可以用鸭鸣器在90分钟内全力发出四种声音指示：呼叫，喂食，召回和交配，从而赢得作为奖励的大鸭子，哦，不，我的意思是，获得奖金继续接受更高的教育。这个比赛对美国所有擅长使用鸭鸣器的高中毕业生开放。获胜者可以得到1500美元的奖学金，第二名500美元，第三名300美元，第四名200美元。