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Scholarships are free money for your college education. More than 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.5 billion are awarded by donors, philanthropists, foundations, corporations and other charitable organizations every year. Most scholarships are based on special qualifications, such as academic, artistic or athletic talent. Some are based on special circumstances (e.g., one of your parents is a cancer survivor) or even where you live (e.g., community-based scholarships). Some are based on demonstrated financial need. Then, there are some whose unique prerequisites defy categorization. Talk show hosts like David Letterman have popularized the use of top ten lists, so it is only fitting that the David Letterman Scholarship appear on the following list of most unusual scholarships.

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On May 22, Fastweb celebrated its 15th anniversary since first bringing scholarships to the internet in 1995. Since its founding, Fastweb has helped over 50 million students pay for school, and today there are more than 9 million active members.

To celebrate this milestone, we sat down with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb, to answer the top questions parents and students need to know about planning and paying for college (third in a series):

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On May 22, Fastweb celebrated its 15th anniversary since first bringing scholarships to the internet in 1995. Since its founding, Fastweb has helped over 50 million students pay for school, and today there are more than 9 million active members.

To celebrate this milestone, we sat down with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb, to answer the top questions parents and students need to know about planning and paying for college (second in a series).

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On May 22, Fastweb celebrated its 15th anniversary since first bringing scholarships to the internet in 1995. Since its founding, Fastweb has helped over 50 million students pay for school, and today there are more than 9 million active members.

To celebrate this milestone, we sat down with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb, to answer the top questions parents and students need to know about planning and paying for college (first in a series).

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