Scholarships for Tall People
Are You Tall?
If you never thought that being tall was of any advantage to you- you may just be wrong. There is an international group of social clubs that caters just to tall people and their concerns. Tall Clubs International is an organization for just that- tall people. Each year many of the individual, regional Tall Clubs award a scholarship to a tall teen in their area. The scholarships are as much as $1000 to tall students under the age of 21. The students selected are generally in their first year of college, or it can also be awarded the fall after the first year.
Requirements
Those who can be eligible for the scholarships must be at least 5' 10" for women, and at least 6' 2" for men.
In addition to the height requirements, the eligible teen must be nominated by a TCI member who lives near the tall teen requesting the scholarship. The club prefers that the member live within 100 miles from the scholarship seeker. The only way to be considered for the scholarship is to secure that candidacy with a local member. Not all local chapters of TCI participate in the scholarship program, but if the club nearest to you does no participate, the local club can still appoint you as their candidate to the international club for consideration.
How to Apply
Every year the local TCI clubs gather their information on students seeking the scholarships. Sometimes a local member will hold a scholarship drive, and sometimes a tall student known to the club is chosen during a club meeting. The international group has no firm rules on how the candidates have to be chosen- only that, as with Highlanders, there can be only one.
The chosen candidate will have their name submitted to the executive committee for their decision. The TCI website has forms that can be downloaded by a TCI member and given to the executive members. The executive group decides on the scholarship winners, which are kept a secret until an awards banquet at the next TCI convention. Students interested in the scholarship should inquire in January of each year.
Do's and Don'ts
TCI will not accept emails to its main website about scholarship requests or for any other information about the scholarship program. If you want to email about the scholarship, you must email your local chapter of the club. If there is no TCI chapter within 100 miles of you, you are not eligible.
Don't try to slip in if you do not meet the height requirement. The height requirements are set in stone and TCI takes them very seriously. It will garner you a bad reputation among people you may someday want to network with if you attempt to lie about your height.
The TCI Foundation is a completely separate group. This group is a non-profit organization that funds the scholarships, but they do not make the decisions, and they do not accept emails or phone calls regarding them.
