8 scholarships for college students you probably didn't know existed

Number of awards: 4

Maximum amount: $2,000

Description: The Chick & Sophie Major Memorial Scholarship Duck Calling Contest is open to any high school senior in the United States "who can call ducks." Each contestant must follow the rules ordained by the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest: "They have 90 seconds to use four calls: hail, feed, comeback and mating."

Number of awards: 10

Maximum amount: $2,500

Description: "The Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award was designed to encourage graduate students to pursue crystallographically-oriented research," according to its website. To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a graduate degree program with an interest in crystallography, like crystal structure analysis or crystal morphology.

Number of Awards: 1

Maximum amount: $3,000

Description: The Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship is for undergraduate or graduate students who are enrolled in parapsychology programs, such as telepathy, reincarnation, or near-death experiences.

Number of awards: 800

Maximum amount: full 4-year tuition and housing costs covered

Description: "The Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship is a full tuition and housing college scholarship for golf caddies that is renewable for up to four years," according to the Western Golf Association.

Number of awards: 10

Maximum amount: $1,500

Description: Sponsored by CME Group & the National Cattlemen's Foundation, 10 scholarships are awarded to "outstanding students who are pursuing careers in the beef industry," according to the National Cattlemen's Foundation.

Number of awards: 1

Maximum amount: $5,000

Description: To qualify for the National Candy Technologists Scholarship the student must have have an interest in confectionery technology and major in food science or a related area.

Number of awards: 2

Maximum amount: $25,000

Description: The mission of the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society is to "promote educational activities associated with the underwater world," according to its site. Applicants must be certified Scuba divers and need to pass a diving physical prior to acceptance of the scholarship.