Looking for a scholarship to help cover the college tuition bill this fall? If you can speak Klingon, areleft handed or are willing to go to prom wearing nothing but duct tape,you're in luck. There are plenty wacky scholarships, and PersonalFinanceAnalyst highlights five of them.

It just goes to show there is free money out there forcollege -- and you don't have to be valedictorian or captain of thefootball team to get it. The average private scholarship is about$2,000. See Free Money for College for tips on where to look and how to apply.

If you're heading off to graduate school this fall, consider these ways to cover the bills.

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Cameron Huddleston
Former Online Editor, Kiplinger.com

Award-winning journalist, speaker, family finance expert, and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.

Cameron Huddleston wrote the daily "Kip Tips" column for Kiplinger.com. She joined Kiplinger in 2001 after graduating from American University with an MA in economic journalism.