The hunt is on among seniors for “free” money to pay for college, and there is no shortage of places to look for scholarships.

While much of the attention is focused on writing essays, filling out forms and bragging about academic accomplishments, there are other — more unusual — options out there to score financial help. From lefties to video game players to those with low GPAs, there are scholarships available for all kinds of weird or offbeat categories.

While they might not be as commonly available in all parts of the country, they are still something worth checking out, College and Career Counselor Sarah Simmons said.

“Any scholarship is worth your time you just have to be able to stick to it, and hope for the best,“ Simmons said.

Recently some e-sports scholarships have recently appeared at a few college campuses throughout the country in an attempt to attract students with certain skills.

Some colleges have players that compete in collegiate e-sports leagues, playing games such as League of Legends. For example, Columbia College in Missouri offers a partial scholarship to students who are enrolled full-time and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, according to an article on Daily Dot.

When Robert Harris found out that colleges are offering scholarships to students who play video games competitively he said he was thrilled.

“I have played video games my whole life since I was raised on video games,” he said.

Special talents like dance, poetry and creative writing are another type of scholarship. One popular contest awards prospective fashion designers up to a $10,000 scholarship for making a prom suit and dress out of Duck Tape.

Scholarships also exist for a wide variety of people from specific backgrounds, including religion, hair color and race. Many scholarships exist for the primary purpose of promoting the growth of minority students who attend college and earn a degree in specific fields.

Senior Crystal Mendieta said she is currently applying for seven different scholarships, which is consuming a lot of her time outside of school.

“It takes a long time to apply for scholarships because first you have to research what kind of scholarships apply to you because there’s so many different criterias and things you have to meet to apply for certain ones,“ Mendieta said.