In the Army/College money thread, i mentioned a scholarship about not getting attention from your grandpa, and someone requested more info on it. well here goes, these are straight from Maxim magazine.
Dad’s a drunk.
Milton Carpenter foundation, Inc. awards up to $3000 in scholorship money to students in New York City suburbs with an alcoholic relative. Call 914/621-2819 for details.
Gramps was too.
Childrens Foundation for the Arts, Inc. gives upwards of $5465 in scholarships to northern NJ or Houston, TX, students who were “emotionally deprived due to a lack of a relationship with a grandparent.” 201/504-6262
And you were on acid.
Parapsychology Foundation, Inc. offers as much as $3882, in research and scholarship grants for study in telepathy, clairvoyance, psychology, out of body experience, drugs, and dreams. 212/628-1550.
Or really clumsy.
Write 1,500 prime words on the laws of gravity and get up to $2500. Gravity Research Foundation 781/431-1582
Or actually did good for a change.
Nothing like cash to prompt you into action. Carnegie Hero Fund Commission offers money of saving lives. Win up to $8000 for carrrying an old lady from a burning building. Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. Deadline within two years of deed. 412/281-1302
Again, these were taken from Maxim. they are online at http://maximmag.com but this list is from the nov 99 issue.
Please add more if you know of any. maybe , well you know who, could use them.
We live in an age that reads to much to be wise, and thinks too much to be beautiful–Oscar Wilde