啥？只要是左撇子就能得獎學金？
——美國學校最怪的五項獎學金

文Anne Merritt 譯chunfengqiushui 繪也圓

啥？只要是左撇子就能得獎學金？
——美國學校最怪的五項獎學金

THE 5 MOST BIZARRE US COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

文Anne Merritt 譯chunfengqiushui 繪也圓

You don't need to be an athlete or have been born under a lucky star to earn a scholarship.

Here are 5 strange — and sometimes baffling — college scholarships①scholarship英 ［'sk?l???p］ 美 ［'skɑl???p］ n. 獎學金；學識，學問available in the USA.

1. For Lefties

We left-handed folk may have a shorter life expectancy②expectancy英 ［?k'spekt（?）ns?； ek-］ 美 ［?k'sp?kt?nsi］ n. 期望，期待，but at least Juniata College in Pennsylvania offers $1000-$1500 a year to lefties. Students who identify themselves as left-handed on the personal information form are automatically③automatically英 ［，?:t?'m?t?kl?］ adv. 自動地；機械地；無意識地adj. 不經思索的eligible， and the scholarship winners are chosen from the left-handed students with high academic④academic英 ［?k?'dem?k］ 美 ［，?k?'d?m?k］ adj. 學術的；理論的；學院的n. 大學生，大學教師；學者records. According to the college， there's no left-handed writing test or burden of proof on scholarship winners.

2. For Tall Folk

If you're a woman over 5'10" or a man over 6'2"，you're eligible for one of Tall Clubs International's $1000 scholarships. Applicants should contact⑤contact英 ［'k?nt?kt］ 美 ［'kɑnt?kt］ n. 接觸，聯系vt. 使接觸，聯系Does that metal pit after contact with acid？ 那種金屬同酸接觸后是否會起凹點？their closest TCI member club for sponsorship as a scholarship candidate. It's easier than （pardon the pun）courting a basketball scholarship.

3. For Duct Tape Artists

If you breezed through that YouTube video on making a duct tape wallet， keep on reading. Duck Tape runs an annual “Stuck at Prom” contest， where $3000 scholarships are awarded to high school students who create couples' prom outfits entirely out of duct tape. Applicants submit a color photo and simple form to Duck Tape， who evaluate⑥evaluate英 ［?'v?lj?e?t］ 美 ［?'v?lj?'et］ vt. 評價；估價；求……的值vi. 評價；估價Don't evaluate people by their clothes. 不要根據衣著來評價人。workmanship， originality， use of color and accessories. It sounds like a weird bridal shower party game， but some of the photos of past winners are mind-blowing.

4. For Those With “Quirky Brilliance”

Ursinus College hasestablished a scholarship in honor of its famous alum， JD Salinger. Promising student writers who embody⑦Salinger's "unusual perspective and quirky brilliance" are eligible for a fouryear scholarship of $30，000 per year. Creative Writing professors and scholarship founders John Volkmer and Matthew Kozusko are looking for a striking， unconventional， Holden Caulfield-like voice. The coolest part？ Recipients also get to live in Salinger's old dorm room. Applicants need to submit a portfolio of creative writing， and a letter of recommendation from their high school creative writing teacher.

5. For The Creatively Gifted（But Academically So-So）

David Letterman established a scholarship at his alma mater， Ball State University in

Indiana. He created this fund for academically average students who demonstrate⑧demonstrate英 ［'dem?nstre?t］ 美 ［'d?m?n'stret］ vt. 證明；展示；論證vi. 示威How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true？ 我怎么才能向你證明我的話是真的呢？exceptional creativity， and grants up to $10，000 to recipients. Students' academic records aren't studied for this scholarship. Instead， students in the telecommunications department are invited to submit creative projects in written， audio，or video form.

你不必是運動員或生于幸運星也能獲得獎學金。這里為大家介紹美國學校里可獲得的5項較為奇怪、有時甚至令人困惑的獎學金。

⒈左撇子獎學金

我們這些左撇子平均預期壽命也許較短，但是賓夕法尼亞州的杰尼阿塔學院（Juniata College）至少為左撇子一年提供1000～1500美元獎學金。那些在個人信息表里將自己填為左撇子的學生都自動獲得資格，獎學金獲得者將從這些有著優良學術成績的左撇子學生中選出。根據學院規定，獎學金獲獎者不需進行書寫測試或舉證。

⒉高個兒獎學金

女生身高高于5.1英尺（約155.4厘米）、男生身高高于6.2英尺（約188.9厘米）都有資格獲評高個兒國際俱樂部（TCI）美元

獎學金。申請人應

聯系其最近的高個兒國際俱樂部會員組織作為申請候選人的保證人。這可比謀求籃球獎學金容易多了。

⒊膠帶藝術家獎學金

如果你瀏覽過Youtube上制作膠帶皮夾的視頻，請繼續觀看。每年都會舉辦膠帶舞會，凡是完全用膠帶創作出舞會服裝的中學生，可以獲得3000美元獎學金。申請人必須向主辦單位提交作品的彩照和單形。

⒋怪才獎學金

烏爾辛納斯學院（Ursinus College）設立了一項以其著名校友薩林格爾（JD Salinger）命名的獎學金以獎勵那些具有薩林格爾般“與眾不同的觀點和異乎尋常的才能”的學生作家，其能獲得長達4年的獎學金，每年3萬美元。最酷的部分是什么？獲獎者還可以住到薩林格爾以前住過的宿舍房間里去。申請者必須提交創意寫作材料和推薦信。

⒌為具有創造性才能（但學術上一般）的人設立的獎學金

大衛?萊特爾曼（David Letterman）在其母校印第安納州波爾州立大學（Ball State University）為那些顯示杰出才能但學術成績平平的學生設立了一項獎學金。獲獎者可獲得1萬美元。顧名思義，學生的學術成績不適用于該獎學金，像電信系的學生須提交書面、聲頻或視頻形式的創意計劃。

⑦embody英 ［?m'b?d?； em-］ 美 ［?m'bɑdi］ vt. 體現，使具體化；具體表達As a ballerina， to embody the duality of the Swan Queen and the black swan can be a fiendishly difficult task. 作為一名芭蕾舞女演員，去體現天鵝女王和黑天鵝的兩面性可能是一訂殘忍的困難的任務。