5 Cool Scholarships You Don't Know About

Patriots, Star Trek, T-Shirts, Superpowers, & Height

The New England Patriots, Star Trek, T-Shirts, Superpowers, and Height certainly seem like an odd hodgepodge of teams, shows, brands, abilities, and genetics to be lumped together, but when you dig a little deeper you discover they all play for the same team. All of them want to give you money for school, cha-ching!

As a diehard sports fan and lifelong Massachusetts resident I love the New England Patriots. The only thing greater than searching for a win on Sunday is finding one. The Pats have mastered this little game of hide and seek better than any team in the NFL over the past several seasons. Now you, the fan, can win too! The Pats have one of the five coolest scholarships you don't know about.

The Patriots have a Write On Contest for Massachusetts residents. To enter, simply write between 500-750 words about the Patriots most recent game. After every four game stretch on the Patriots schedule, a first place winner of $5,000, two second place winners of $2,500, and six $1,000 winners will receive scholarship money. In addition, at the conclusion of the season, all previous winners will be eligible to win the $15,000 grand prize, $10,000 runner-up prize or the $5,000 honorable mention prize. Visit http://www.totallypatriots.com/contest/default.asp for more details.

This next scholarship, from the Klingon Language Institute, would make my brother Dan proud. He's a Sci-Fi fanatic and certified "Trekkie.". He introduced me to the world of Star Trek many years ago. My favorite quote comes from Episode 2 of the original series when Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell says to Captain Kirk, "Pray to me, pray that you die easily." It was a powerful and horrifying moment that gave me chills - still does. Now I'm proud to say the KLI Academic Award has made my top 5 list of the coolest scholarships you don't know about.