This scholarship program started in 2007 with only five grants awarded and within one year has expanded to 20 scholarships. This year, 2009, the organization has increased their scholarship program by 100%, issuing 40 scholarships to Under 18 junior surfers from 22 countries. So far over 80 applications from 24 countries have been received!
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"Green" Grants
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However there is a deadline of June 25, 2009 to apply for this grant program!
Included in this grant program:
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4 comments:
This is really interesting! I love finding out about unusual scholarships such as this one. I once even found out about scholarship grants for skateboarders! That's really cool because everyone has talents that deserve recognition and rewards, and this is one way to do that.
As someone that does a lot of grant research I have found that there are a lot of "unusual" and different kinds of scholarships!
In fact there is a trend where some of the colleges are even offering grants for 100% of their tuition costs!
But you are right! Because there are a lot of interesting scholarships that are out there just waiting for students to apply for them. As a matter of fact there have been some scholarship programs that have ceased only because not enough people have applied for them which is very sad!
People who are looking for scholarships should know that where there is a will there is a way and that if they really want to attend college with the help of financial aid that there is probably a way that they can do it!
Just like Rose, I've been doing a lot of grant research as well, and a surfing scholarship is actually pretty normal! One of the more unusual ones I've found were scholarships and grants for tall people (how crazy is that? all those lucky giants, haha).
So far I think that the most unusual grant program that I have seen is the one where a witch got a grant to open her store! According to the grant board "her's was the best grant application submitted" and that is why she received the grant to start her business!
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