Everyone surely wants to have a college education. Whether you are a normal student or a person with disability, nothing would hinder you from pursuing your dreams of attaining a college degree. For students who are facing financial problems regarding funding their college education, they can seek assistance from the government or private organizations for scholarship grants to help them finish college. Aside from the common scholarships for academic excellence, you can also find other unusual scholarship for special case students, one of which is the scholarship for tall people.
The Tall Clubs International (TCI) Scholarship was developed to provide financial aid to tall students who want to pursue a college education. The program was started by the Tall Clubs International, which was founded in 1938, to provide scholarship grants for tall people who have shown exemplary performance in their academics as well as in other fields such as in athletics and community service. Membership to the organization is open to all men and women under 21 years of age with a minimum height of 5’10” for women and 6’2” for men. The scholarship grant is given annually during the TCI Convention in which incoming college freshmen who are members of the organization receive up to $1000 worth of financial aid to support their education.
Qualifying to the TCI scholarship program is not limited to the age and height of the student. Eligibility to the financial aid program also requires an endorsement from an authorized member of the organization. The applicants should be nominated by a TCI member and at the same time be qualified to the criteria set by the scholarship board. You can expect the TCI member to visit your college or university looking for tall students that can be nominated for the scholarship grant. The organization hold scholarship drives with the purpose of choosing deserving students as participants for the program. The chosen applicants would compete with each other in order to win the scholarship grant.
If you have the characteristics that qualify to the standards of the TCI Scholarship program, make sure you are able to take advantage of this student financial aid. Application forms for the TCI Scholarship can be acquired with the help of organization members on your area.










































